Toshiba Satellite with Windows Vista preinstalled, have the product key. How do without paying a new license of Windows Vista?

Original title: preinstalled software

I have a Toshiba Satellite that had Windows Vista preinstalled.  My hard drive crashed and all software was lost.  I have the product code provided with Windows pre-installed.  How to get Windows Vista without having to pay for a new license because, in my view, the installation of drives should be issued with the computer but were not!

I have a Toshiba Satellite that had Windows Vista preinstalled.  My hard drive crashed and all software was lost.  I have the product code provided with Windows pre-installed.  How to get Windows Vista without having to pay for a new license because, in my view, the installation of drives should be issued with the computer but were not!

Contact Toshiba.

The starting point for all Toshiba Recovery option is the Toshiba Acclaim self-service page, which includes a link to recovery media .

If your recovery partition is intact, you can get detailed instructions of two separate pages:

  • To restore the original configuration of Windows using the Toshiba Recovery Wizard, follow the instructions of the support Bulletin 98082971.
  • To use the Toshiba Recovery Media Creator utility to create your own reinstallation disks, see support Bulletin 98082984.

If none of these options is viable, go on the recovery of Acclaim support page and enter your serial number to begin.

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