My Pc crashed and I need to reinstall windows, but it indicates the product key is already in use

It gives me the msg of error that my product key is already used, but I do not use the old hard disk which is crushed for anything other than back up now, so it doesn't matter if I can't start Windows on this drive.  I bought a new drive and want to install windows on it.  My question is: How do I disable my last windows installation so that I can activate it on the new?  I am running windows 32-bit Home Premium.
Thanks for any help.

You can reactivate your Windows Vista installation by doing the following:

1. click on the Start button and in the box, type search: slui.exe 4

2. press the Enter key on your keyboard.

3 select your country.

4 follow the instructions for the activation of the telephone (toll-free).

Carey Frisch

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