Windows has license KMS. Can I clean install?

I have a HP dv2416us laptop which is running Windows 8 (preview?). It began as a Vista system and is not compatible with Windows 8. I've had this laptop second hand and have since discovered that there license KMS. Can I legally do a clean install of Vista (or 7) about this or have I just threw the money? I had never heard of KMS until I had this laptop and I'm not knowledgeable enough to know what to do about this. I'm a little worried about this and any help would be appreciated of course.

Thank you

Hi Bat,

Thank you for your response.

You can go ahead and reinstall Windows Vista on your computer. As you have the Windows activation key, you can activate windows.

You can restore the system to factory settings.

Please let us now if you need more help.

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