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Come Honor Face · 10-01-2009, 11:26 AM

I bought the laptop used. It had windows vista home premium on it before the Hard Drive died. I have no Windows disc, How do I get windows on the new hard drive? Do I have to buy it? If so, that's gay! Is there another way? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

food for thought · 10-01-2009, 11:41 AM

Windows is commercial software- meaning u have to buy it.

i had a bootleg version and got locked out my computer after updating.

u have to buy it unless u know someone who has copies. like in my colleges business school, we have a professor who has copies of all that shit- student versions, so we can get that shit free from him.

i doudt u have connections like that so,

u can install Linux - its an OS like windows but its free.

it works just as good, u just have to get used to it becasue it looks a little diferent

it beats paying $170 for windows though...

Hollow Dartz · 10-01-2009, 12:01 PM

Yeah, like he said, unless you have a good connect, you gonna have 2 pay up.

food for thought · 10-01-2009, 05:27 PM

i just picked up a Windows XP boot disc from ole dude today

and finally fixed my punk ass desktop

i had to delete everything on my shit.

but now i have a fully functinoing joint and u will see me on here a lot more now....

anyway,

im willing to send you the XP disc that i used, along with the product key.

not Vista but i dont why u would want to use vista neway lol that shit has alot of bugs and bullshit problems with it

anyway holmes,

whats it worth to u kid?

check two · 10-01-2009, 06:49 PM

Do you got a copy of Windows ME?

food for thought · 10-01-2009, 06:56 PM

are u trying to make some kind of joke, shit stains?

the fuck is ME?

check two · 10-01-2009, 06:58 PM

Windows Millenium Edition. smh

Mr. X · 10-01-2009, 07:04 PM

You need the recovery disc that come with laptop. He should have given them to you.

food for thought · 10-01-2009, 07:11 PM

lol

nah i dont.

Poetic Wun · 10-01-2009, 08:34 PM

like thought said, try Linux (Ubuntu)
depending on the laptop, if you get XP you might not be able to downgrade... well you can but it'll be a bitch and a half to find all the driver fixes.

also try Windows black. only issue i had with it is WMP but you can mos def find a fix for that... but it's free.

or just use the 7RC for right now till you can come up with 100 to buy it.
(if you hate on 7 for it being like vista you're lame)

lastly if you have the green sticker on there still you can go to the manufactures website and order a recover vista disc for bout $15.

i've gone through formatting/partitioning/new HD's millions of times and no matter what OS there's no "hard reset" button lol

Frailhorse · 10-01-2009, 10:12 PM

the best way is to back it up right away

WARPATH · 10-22-2009, 01:07 PM

There is way to crack the activation on windows xp and vista. Just get a re-install disc from any computer.... and.... fuck you pay me

WARPATH · 10-22-2009, 01:08 PM

I second old boys suggestion of installing linux. Windows sucks anyways. I run linux on everything. EVERYTHING.

10-01-2009, 11:26 AM	#1
Come Honor Face Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,831 Rep Power: 14	Just installed new hard drive on my Sony Vaio laptop......... I bought the laptop used. It had windows vista home premium on it before the Hard Drive died. I have no Windows disc, How do I get windows on the new hard drive? Do I have to buy it? If so, that's gay! Is there another way? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

10-01-2009, 11:41 AM	#2
food for thought Think about it. Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Head anointed. Cup runneth over. Age: 26 Posts: 16,222 Rep Power: 90	Windows is commercial software- meaning u have to buy it. i had a bootleg version and got locked out my computer after updating. u have to buy it unless u know someone who has copies. like in my colleges business school, we have a professor who has copies of all that shit- student versions, so we can get that shit free from him. i doudt u have connections like that so, u can install Linux - its an OS like windows but its free. it works just as good, u just have to get used to it becasue it looks a little diferent it beats paying $170 for windows though... __________________ We do it for the people.

10-01-2009, 05:27 PM	#4
food for thought Think about it. Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Head anointed. Cup runneth over. Age: 26 Posts: 16,222 Rep Power: 90	i just picked up a Windows XP boot disc from ole dude today and finally fixed my punk ass desktop i had to delete everything on my shit. but now i have a fully functinoing joint and u will see me on here a lot more now.... anyway, im willing to send you the XP disc that i used, along with the product key. not Vista but i dont why u would want to use vista neway lol that shit has alot of bugs and bullshit problems with it anyway holmes, whats it worth to u kid? __________________ We do it for the people.

10-01-2009, 06:49 PM	#5
check two N.I. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 26,323 Rep Power: 110	Do you got a copy of Windows ME? __________________ Elite Status

10-01-2009, 06:56 PM	#6
food for thought Think about it. Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Head anointed. Cup runneth over. Age: 26 Posts: 16,222 Rep Power: 90	are u trying to make some kind of joke, shit stains? the fuck is ME? __________________ We do it for the people.

10-01-2009, 12:01 PM	#3
Hollow Dartz Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Philly Age: 23 Posts: 13,844 Rep Power: 0	Yeah, like he said, unless you have a good connect, you gonna have 2 pay up.

10-01-2009, 06:58 PM	#7
check two N.I. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 26,323 Rep Power: 110	Windows Millenium Edition. smh __________________ Elite Status

10-01-2009, 07:04 PM	#8
Mr. X La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,545 Rep Power: 14	You need the recovery disc that come with laptop. He should have given them to you. __________________

10-01-2009, 07:11 PM	#9
food for thought Think about it. Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Head anointed. Cup runneth over. Age: 26 Posts: 16,222 Rep Power: 90	lol nah i dont. __________________ We do it for the people.

10-01-2009, 08:34 PM	#10
Poetic Wun Non-Ignorants Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lamest City, Earth Posts: 2,227 Rep Power: 17	like thought said, try Linux (Ubuntu) depending on the laptop, if you get XP you might not be able to downgrade... well you can but it'll be a bitch and a half to find all the driver fixes. also try Windows black. only issue i had with it is WMP but you can mos def find a fix for that... but it's free. or just use the 7RC for right now till you can come up with 100 to buy it. (if you hate on 7 for it being like vista you're lame) lastly if you have the green sticker on there still you can go to the manufactures website and order a recover vista disc for bout $15. i've gone through formatting/partitioning/new HD's millions of times and no matter what OS there's no "hard reset" button lol __________________

10-01-2009, 10:12 PM	#11
Frailhorse penalty boxed user Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 5,439 Rep Power: 0	the best way is to back it up right away

10-22-2009, 01:07 PM	#12
WARPATH Dinosaur Hunter Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shadowland Age: 32 Posts: 7,150 Blog Entries: 2 Rep Power: 37	There is way to crack the activation on windows xp and vista. Just get a re-install disc from any computer.... and.... fuck you pay me __________________

10-22-2009, 01:08 PM	#13
WARPATH Dinosaur Hunter Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shadowland Age: 32 Posts: 7,150 Blog Entries: 2 Rep Power: 37	I second old boys suggestion of installing linux. Windows sucks anyways. I run linux on everything. EVERYTHING. __________________

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