Dell reinstall disks

[Gregry254]

Is there anywhere I can get a copy (if legal) of the disks that come with Dell's to allow you to reinstall?

I have had a couple of times I have needed to reinstall windows on someones PC and they don't have the disk that came with their PC.

I have one for XP Pro and one for XP Home too I think, I would just like to have them all incase the situation arises again. So looking for Versions of Vista and Windows 7.

I would just like to clear my own name by poiting out that they will only install and auto activate on a Dell machine that came with that OS installed anyway so I don't see how having a copy of it to use on a customers PC is illegal?

 

[Gregry254]

Hmm thats a good point

So I could get an all in one installer for windows 7 OEM and install what ever version was needed and just use the code on the PC?

I thought it changed in Windows 7 and the code has to be used with the braded disk or something? I could be completly wrong though