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My laptop's internal hard drive failed and I have to replace it. My question is: I didn't get an installation disc for Vista when I bought my laptop as it was already installed on it…but I have a serial key for Vista on the bottom of my laptop. Is there any way I can download a trial version of Vista or something, install it, and then use the serial key to upgrade it to the full version? Or do I have to buy another copy of Vista?
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Hi typhus89 Contact the manufacturer of your laptop (DELL, HP etc.) Tell them the situation, and they will usually ship you a installation CD. Regards

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