Vista Home Basic ISO - No Serial Required

[mac_shinobi]

Have a hp laptop G7000 - the hard drive is dead , have another hard drive ( Serial ATA ) but it did not come with any OS Installation cd / dvd or any of that, it has the serial key on the windows sticker on the laptop itself so I just need a windows vista basic edition ISO

 

Is anyone able to help me out ?

 

Thanks

 

P.S Laptop is out of the warranty so can't go down that route

[TheMan100]

This should help you:

How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs, and replace product manuals

[mac_shinobi]

Thanks for the suggestion but with the laptop being at the very least 3 years + old, there is no proof of purchase that I am aware of and I just wanted the iso of vista basic , as stated above I have the serial key. If that does not work then I should be able to use nlite for vista or if not xp

 

HP G7000 Installing XP on Hewlett Packard (Hp) Laptop / Notebook - XP Drivers

[TheMan100]

Surely your serial key could be used as proof of purchase,

"Proof of purchase can be:

PID Number/CD Key number".

 

Also, I've just read some where that it's not illegal to download Windows if you have a valid serial key; it's illegal to crack Windows or bypass the activation technologies. However, I'm unsure of that.

Edited May 8, 2011 by TheMan100

[Jamman960]

Any vista iso should do the trick - all vista discs have every version on them, the serial determines what you can install.

 

I'll see if I can find a disc at work tomorrow

[andrew_91090]

try this site

 

Download: Windows Vista x64 Recovery Disc &#x2014 The NeoSmart Files