Windows Licence Question.

[slipd]

Hi guys,

I want to reinstall windows on a mates acer laptop but I don't want to use their 'recovery disc' because its full of all the acer junk - the primary reason why I'm reinstalling windows in the first place...

I've got a clean windows vista disc that came with a machine I got rid of a couple of years ago, would this disc work with the license sticker that is attached to the bottom of the laptop? Is there a way to check before I waste my time flattening the laptop

I recall trying to do something similar with an xp instal a few years back but the clean disc I used was manufacturer specific and didn't like the license key I gave it!

Thanks.

 

[slipd]

Thanks guys! I'll give it a go then

Pretty sure I only got 1x disc with the machine when I brought it; windows basic 32bit...

 

[slipd]

OEM or Retail?

It was oem I guess; no box but it came with all the retail paperwork etc. The disk looks like retail

I'll dig it out later in preparation, the disc will have oem/retail on it won't it?