Is it possible to reinstall Vista OEM on the HP laptop after using the Norton Ghost software?

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  You should have no problem as long as you keep to the following points.

  1 use a detail (or a created DVD from an ISO downloaded) which is the exact version the same as the original OEM installation - IE if your laptop comes with Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit is retail (or your own drive created) you need to use.

  2. you need to use the activation key on the COA sticker on the base of your laptop.

  3. you generally (although whenever I did) need to use the 'method of phone' to activate the operating system once the installation is complete - see a guide on this here.

  This is a perfectly legitimate process and is supported by Microsoft for Windows 7 - see here.

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