I need a new boot disk

What I want is a boot disk, I need to reinstall windows, I have the key to product on the side of my computer. I tried to call for help, but I am sent to dell (I don't know why because the computer was delivered to Cyber Power and I do not have the recovery disc that came with her computer because my friend lost). It's my friends computer, but it is in the marines about to be sent to Afghanistan, and he hang on to it for my own personal use until he gets back. It has been formatted, and I thought the disc was in the box, but there is no disc. I just need a new disk of vista, and I don't want to call microsoft for a second question 2 and pay an arm and a leg of a sudden phone. I have genuine Windows Vista Home Premium and you want to reinstall. So simple, and yet so much to ask for from microsoft.

How to get Vista recovery Media and/or to use the Vista recovery Partition on your computer.

There is no Vista free download legal available.

Contact your computer manufacturer and ask them to send a recovery disk/s Vista set.

Normally, they do this for a cost of $ small.

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In addition, ask them if you have a recovery Partition on your computer/laptop to restore it to factory settings.

See if a manual provided with the computer or go to the manufacturer's website, email or you can call for information on how to make a recovery.

Normally, you have to press F10 or F11 at startup to start the recovery process...

Another way I've seen on some models is press F8 and go to a list of startup options, and launch a recovery of standards of plant with it, by selecting the repair option.

But, as your friend received a disc, you will not have a recovery Partition

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Or borrow a good Microsoft Vista DVD (not Dell, HP, etc).
A good Vista DVD contains all versions of Vista.
The product key determines which version of Vista is installed.

There are 2 disks of Vista: one for 32-bit operating system, and one for 64-bit operating system.

If install a cleaning is required with a good DVD of Vista (not HP, Dell recovery disks):

Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu

http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/918884

MS advice on the conduct of clean install.

http://www.theeldergeekvista.com/vista_clean_installation.htm

A tutorial on the use of a clean install

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_install_03.asp

Super Guide Windows Vista Installation

After installation > go to the website of the manufacturer of your computer/notebook > drivers and downloads Section > key in your model number > get latest Vista drivers for it > download/install them.

Save all data, because it will be lost during a clean installation.

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http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/326246

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

See you soon.

Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

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