Satellite C660 - how to install Windows on the new drive?

I have an old C660 of 14 months (2 months warranty!) and the HARD drive died quite suddenly.

* 3 days works great
* 2 days, got stuck at the "starting Windows".
* Tried to fix with a System Repair (DVD) boot disk, but could not solve the problem (ran all night)
* Start of DVD today and now the prompt of commands, each command "dir" on c: takes 20 seconds and try to copy files gives IO error.

I'm going to buy a new HARD drive and install, but is there a way to get Windows 7 on the drive?
There is no Windows disk supplied with the notebook... THERE is a recovery partition, but it died too.

I don't want to buy a new copy of Windows when I already have a license.

(I never have a backup complete incl. system, like the one and the only time that I tried to do that it was unable to complete the process, killing of many Virgin DVD-R in the process).
I have most of my personal files backed up.

Thank you

The situation is quite clear. You don t have created the recovery disk and you have only two options now:
(1) you can order the original Toshiba Recovery disk and install the original recovery image
(2) you can get the original installation disc from Microsoft and install own OS

In the first case, check it please http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/TSB0202TA0000R01.htm

If you take the decision to use option 2 Please note that your product key is useless and you have to pay for the new activation of license and the code. The sticker product key Microsoft belongs to the recovery image only.

If you have any other questions you are welcome.

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