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• can I download vista if I have the product key

  Remember - this is a public forum so never post private information such as numbers of mail or telephone! I have my product key Ineed help

  
  

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  Hi ramin60,

  Sorry, but there is no download free vista. You could try an OEM installation disc (if you have an OEM product key) borrowing from a friend, however.

• How do I get a Windows Vista disc, already have the product key?

  original title: Windows vista

  Hey I have windows Vista Home Basic, but I lost and I've only had the key to the left somehow get the program without having to pay becous I have the key?

  Hello

  Here are the different ways to reinstall vista

  Contact the computer manufacturer and ask them to send you to vista recovery disks to reinstall the operating system back as it was when you bought it

  they do it for a nominal cost of $

  also ask them if you have a recovery partition on your hard drive to get back to the way you bought

  you would normally press F8, F9, F10 or F11 or Alt + F10 or 0 to start to start the recovery process according to the manufacturer

  Ask them of the exact key sequence

  or borrow a vista microsoft dvd; not a HP, Acer recovery disk etc

  Make sure that you borrow the correct 32-bit or 64-bit microsoft dvd to your computer

  they contain all versions of vista

  This is the product key that determines which version of vista is installed

  http://www.theeldergeek.com/Vista/vista_clean_installation.html

  How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and replace product manuals

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/326246

• Lost XP installation disc, but have the product key

  I uninstalled Windows XP Home Edition on my Compaq Presario SR1320NX and put Linux out there. Now I regret it and plan to reinstall XP. The problem is that I lost my installation disc. Can I still get one with my XP license key? And what other info I will have to provide (if I can see if I still have it / pick.) If my computer needs to be under warranty, how will I know if it is or not?

  Here are the specifications of your Compaq Presario SR1320NX desktop computer. It was introduced in December 2004 and is about 7.5 years old. HP ensures that most of their products to use for a period of one year. Therefore, your computer no longer under warranty.

  The key on the COA XP is not really designed for activation, as HP has delivered the computer already activated with a diiferent HP OEM on the computer key. The computer came with the installation of any kind discs. This computer required (as most modern computers) do you re recovery discs - install the original HP image. As HP keeps is more these discs, please order from ComputerSurgeons.com for $27.

• Download Windows XP OS. I need the installation disc. Have the product key number but no disc

  I checked on the Microsoft website in the world, it seems that Microsoft has decided to abandon its customers on their own once they declare an "obsolete" product (they need to sell newer versions) So stop the previous support helps to encourage (force) people to migrate to Windows 7

  Now more to the point does anyone know how to be a person who has lost the original installation CD, but still holds a legitimate property right with a number of product key of Windows XP to download a copy of the operating system must be able to move back into the original computer?

  I'd appreciate knowledgeable answers.

  Thank you kindly

  The key you press on varies considerably according to the computer on which model Dell you have.  Some models do not have this option.  Now, your next logical step would be to download the manual of your Dell computer, that will give you specific instructions for your model on how to reinstall the operating system.

  Go to <> http://www.dell.com >
  On the homepage at the bottom under "Support", click on the link "drivers and downloads".
  Then click on the link "Support for Home Users" on the next page.
  You will be asked to identify your computer model.
  After that, click on "Manuals" in the left border, and follow the instructions to download the manual for your computer.  These manuals contain instructions that you need to reinstall Windows.

  HTH,
  JW

• have the product key, no disk, need to reinstall xp.

  A XP Home Edition, but had bad virus. cleared pc and installed vista. wish I didn't. hogwash. PC not come with xp disc but have the product key. How can I download xp home on cd to use with my original product key and get rid of vista?

  You can not;
  If came preinstalled winxp either you should have a recovery cd or a hidden restore partition. Only PC manufacturer can provide a restore disc.
  If you purchased a retail version of Windows XP, you must provide proof of purchase, i.e. a receipt until you receive a replacement disc

• I want to install Windows XP on my iMac, but I can't find the installation CD. Is it possible to get another disc, since I already have the product key?

  I just bought an iMac and want to install windows xp on it with bootcamp. I want to load all my old files, photos, etc. on the Mac. I have the product key but cannot find the installation cd. Is it possible to get a cd without having to buy the whole program, or the upgrade again?

  original title: iMac pc

  How to replace hardware or lost, broken, or missing Microsoft software:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/326246/en-GB

• I have toshiba laptop and I have the product key and I do not know what windows is I can find it with the product key

  I have toshiba laptop and I have the product key and I do not know what windows is I can find it with the product key or any body help, I can't use it

  You must order a set of recovery disc for the computer from the manufacturer - this will install the appropriate drivers for your system automatically, as well as packaged applications.

  If you have not formatted the disk (or replaced) existing partition recovery may still be present - see your manual for details.

  It is possible to download Vista - see here for more details - http://www.heidoc.net/joomla/technology-science/microsoft/57-windows-vista-direct-download-links -, but note that it is not a simple process!

• Reinstalling Windows Vista, but do not have the product key. How can I find?

  Install Vista on two machines
  OK, so one of my friends has Ubunto Linux installed on their system and they want Windows Vista back. I said I would do and use my disks of Vista OS (16 in total).

  Now, the fun is that it doesn't have the product key to its original copy of Vista so how I get it back?

  It had Vista installed on it before Linux, however based on a virus that Vista should be completely removed and Linux has been installed as an operating system that is temporary until we find Vista once again, since I'm the one with the OS disk, then we re-install it.

  So I'll be able to have my copy of Vista on two different computers?

  ALSO: Vista came with the computer when he brought it but no recovery disk (as they did with XP) has been provided.

  Hello

  1 No. you cannot use your product key on his computer and your computer: Installation is permitted with a license.

  And if yours is preinstalled (OEM license), you could not even give it Vista and consider your computer off.

  2. you can't find the product key for the operating systems pre-installed when the product key on the sticker is missing or lost; read this Information:

  The way around this is to contact the computer manufacturer and ask them to send recovery discs to reinstall the operating system properly. They should send records for a small fee.

  While they are in contact with the Manufaxcturer of the computer also ask them if there is a way to reinstall the operating system on a recovery partition on the hard drive of your laptop, allowing them to save money.

  Either of these methods of recovery normally does not imply that you have to insert a product key as factory Setup key is automatically used to activate this process.

  See you soon.

• recently I formatted my windows XP PC. after update to show that it does not allow the genuine.but when I brought it was authentic. I have the product key with me.Please,help help find the solution

  recently I formatted my windows XP PC. after update to show that it does not allow the genuine.but when I brought it was authentic. I have the product key with me.Please,help help find the solution

  Please visit http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/ and click the Validate Windows button, then restart your computer.

  If you were not able to validate, follow these steps:

  1. Download this diagnostic tool, save it to your desktop: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=56062

  1B. double-click the executable file to run the tool.

  2. after running the tool, click the Windows tab, and then click copy in the Clipboard.

  NB: You can open a new file in Notepad, paste the contents of the Clipboard in it & keep for future reference.

  3 start a new thread in the following forum and paste the results of the WGA diagnostic data in a post detailing the problem: http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/genuinewindowsxp/threads

  4 Troubleshooting specialist will analyze the data and recommend an appropriate solution.

  ~ Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (that is to say, mail, security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ WARNING: MS MVPs represent or work for Microsoft

• Hard drive is dead, it was loaded with a play version of XP, I have the product key but don't have XP disc and need to get a

  Hello

  My title says about the history. My hard drive (XP) died and the local tech confirmed is not a replacement value (it's an old machine).

  I have a MacBook and that you have loaded Parallels on it so that I can run Windows. Now I want to install XP on the MacBook, but I don't have the installation disc.

  1. is there somewhere I can download it from?

  2. once I have it loaded, my product key will work?

  3 anything else I should be aware of when to load XP on a MacBook?

  Thank you

  
  

  Thanks for the reply.

  I bought the laptop used on ebay from a company that has sold thousands of refurbished machines. I know that she buys lots of companies that no longer need them, wipe data, reinstalling Windows and then sell them. Installing XP is legitimate, because the laptop has a certificate of Authenticity on the back Microsoft.

  So I suspect that the Windows installation is not related to the motherboard.

  Other thoughts?

  Thanks again.

  It is quite possible that XP has been reinstalled on your computer using an OEM disc "generic" as well as your product key from the computer.  However, the product key itself is linked to the motherboard.

  For example, my son recently bought a used computer from a friend.  The friend had removed the original hard drive and replaced it with a smaller.  The computer has been a mess, but that's another story.  No installation disk came with the computer, however, it doesn't have the product key on the back of the case.  I replaced the hard drive with one more great I had on hand and then used an OEM disc 'generic' to reinstall XP, which works perfectly with the product key of the computer.  However, this computer must die, product key can be moved to any other computer.  The product key is the original computer motherboard.

  In short, a product key of your laptop if it is by the OEM product key, will not work on another computer.  No matter how legitimate the software's product key will not work on another computer, it is not transferable.  Product keys for the full retail version of Windows can be moved to another computer; However, the key to product can only be used on one computer at a time.  If the computer in question is delivered with Windows XP preinstalled, it is extremely unlikely that nothing else than the version the manufacturer OEM has been used.

• Have PC, hard drive, is gone wrong, need to reload Windows XP Home edition, have CD, but have the product key on PC that he had instructed. Is there a way I can download it again?

  I have a PC Emachine that I bought with Windows XP Home Edition loaded on it, hard drive went bad and had to be replaced, I don't have a CD to reload my Windows, still have the product key sticker on the PC to save it. Is there a way I can download it? I have XP Pro on another PC, thought I could load and use the product key for my original PC, but who doesn't. Any ideas on what I can do

  Borrow an OEM Windows CD (it must be OEM) and install it using your product key. (You can make a copy of it for your future use - this isn't the CD you pay because it's the product key). A generic OEM CD maybe not some or all the drivers you need you would be safe to download from the website of the provider first.

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• Where can I download Windows 7 Pro ISO? I have the product key

  Where can I download Windows 7 Pro ISO? I have the product key

  For 5 years, Microsoft made it fairly easy for users of the Windows 7 operating system to get reinstall media. If you have lost your support disc or installation retail collection; either it has been damaged or defective; You can download a copy of the edition that you have licensed from a membership site called Digital River. More recently, Microsoft ended the availability to reinstall media that you can download as a. File ISO in Digital River, which is a digital reproduction of an optical disc.

  It was particularly convenient for people who could not easily get the manufacturer's recovery media, did not want to pay the fees required to get or preferred a clean configuration without the software packaged manufacturers or even a recovery partition does not work. It's easy to use, all you had to do was reinstall and reactivate using the product key located on the certificate of authenticity and download all the drivers on the manufacturers website.

  Given that this option is no longer available, what are your options? See the article for more details:

  How to: What are my options for Windows 7 reinstall media?

  Make sure you scroll down and read the section:

  What to do if you cannot get your manufacturer recovery media, refuse to use or to buy it or the Microsoft Software Recovery Website does not work?

• I have the product key for Windows 8.0 Pro. How can I download?

  Original title: Windows 8.0 Pro download

  I have the product key for Windows 8.0 Pro.  How can I download?

  Windows.com/nfrdownload is no longer displayed.

  Help, please

  I didn't think (I could find not, actually) that there is a legitimate link that leads to a download of windows 8

  If you want to download the ISO of 8.1 of Windows which is readily available.

  http://www.askvg.com/official-tool-to-download-Windows-8-1-Setup-ISO-and-create-installation-media/

  The product key for 8.0 also works for 8.1

• How can I get xp system professional replacement cd. I broke mine, but still have the product key

  I broke mine, but still have the product key and product id #. can I buy a replacement of microsoft cd.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/326246

  Replace Microsoft software or hardware damaged, defective, or lost.

  To request the replacement of hardware or software, contact the Microsoft Supplemental Parts team at the appropriate number provided in the section "contact information". You must be in possession of the product (if it is damaged or defective) and be able to provide proof of purchase. Service representative customer will notify you of any costs of replacement or shipping and handling fees that may be charged. If a product is no longer under warranty, the replacement item may no longer be available.