Vista Installation Disks?

PermaBanned · 9 Sep 2009 at 21:23

Well i got Vista with a pre-built, now i'm going to want to do some upgrades and i've heard that it's best to reinstall windows. Also i'd like it on my Raptor and not the PATA drive it's currently on. Anyway, it didn't come with any disks. It didn't even come with a recovery disk, so what do i do? Should i find somebody to borrow them from and use the code i already have on the case? Is there a 'legal' download or torrent somewhere? Thanks for your help

raptormonkey · 9 Sep 2009 at 23:06

What version of Vista is it?

PermaBanned · 10 Sep 2009 at 17:16

32 bit, 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1 Build 6001.

raptormonkey · 10 Sep 2009 at 18:56

PermaBanned · 10 Sep 2009 at 21:26

What, of the manufacturer or of where i bought it from?

raptormonkey · 10 Sep 2009 at 22:05

Does it say OEM on the product label on the case?

PermaBanned · 11 Sep 2009 at 17:57

Windows Vista Home Premium OEMAct

Faustus · 11 Sep 2009 at 19:17

Is the OS not on a partition on the HD then? If not and no disks you have to be asking the question is it a legal copy?

PermaBanned · 11 Sep 2009 at 22:44

Yes. I have the code on a certification sticker. It was a pre built... most of them are backed up this way. Makes it hell for upgrading though...

raptormonkey · 11 Sep 2009 at 22:57

It is easy mate. As long as you have a genuine Vista disc, or copy of a disc then you can use that with your serial number to format and install. Done it quite a few times for mates who had lost the original disc.

PermaBanned · 12 Sep 2009 at 16:08

That may be true, but the question i asked was where do i get said disks from. Or is 'your option' the only way?

raptormonkey · 12 Sep 2009 at 22:21

Well, you may have to 'buy' it from a reputable store then. As i said, you could borrow a copy from a mate as all the discs are relatively the same. Nothing illegal about that. You have your product key so you just enter that then.

PermaBanned · 12 Sep 2009 at 22:35

Well thanks for your help, i'll ask around.