Product key bad for recovery disk.

I replaced the hard drive of my laptop and lost my own recovery disk. I borrowed a drive off a friend to reinstall windows. I now get a message saying that I have a non-genuine version of windows. I was running Vista Home Basic Edition, but the recovery disc was home premium. I understand that it is part of the problem. The computer came with windows pre-installed on a hidden drive that is obviously not there more. The microsoft site does not accept the original product code written at the bottom of the machine. I don't mind losing additional orders of home premium because I do not use any of it. The shop I brought the machine of not is trading is no longer, so no support it. I'm not able to buy a new operating system right now, but need a PC to work.
Any ideas?
Yours hopefully,.
Mike

You must install the CORRECT Vista version to be able to activate it.

You do not get the recovery media in the store where you bought it, but the manufacturer (unless it was a computer built Custom Shop!).
You can also use a Microsoft Vista DVD(not Dell, HP, etc Recovery disks) to install your Vista Basic by using your product key correctly.

Read the information below:

How to get Vista recovery Media.

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.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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.

See you soon.

Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

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