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Dell Inspiron 1545 reinstall

cosman9373 · 2012-03-10 20:26:41

hope someone can help. Hdd went on my dell. I installed a new one and downloaded and installed win vista home premium, same as was originally installed. It would not recognise the key and i realise now it's because i used a standard windows cd and not the original dell oem install cd. Is there any way around this, can i…

10-03-2012 8:26pm

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cosman9373

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hope someone can help. Hdd went on my dell. I installed a new one and downloaded and installed win vista home premium, same as was originally installed. It would not recognise the key and i realise now it's because i used a standard windows cd and not the original dell oem install cd.
Is there any way around this, can i use any oem cd or does it have to be the one that came with it as i dont have it.

The recovery partition is gone too with the old hdd.

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#2 11-03-2012 12:20am

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Sorry, you can't use an OEM license key with a retail version of Windows. Contact Dell for a Vista DVD.

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