I must agree; it's not right for companies not to offer a DVD just in case. However, you should be able to make a DVD from the recovery portion; instructions should be included on the manual or from the manufacturer's website. Keep in mind that a recovery DVD will make your PC just as it was when you first turned it on. So if you installed additional software or created some documents; the recovery partition won't help you to recover them. Make sure you have System Restore turned on.
I wanted to add something that may work or not. I have not tried it with Vista, but have worked with XP. If you can burn a copy of a Vista DVD, for example from a friend, you should be able to use your product ID to install Vista using that burned copy. It will be legit as long as you install it on the same laptop using your original product ID.
Last edited by felix8406 : 11-30-2007 at 09:22 PM.
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