installing windows 7 on new harddrive

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emarcoe

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A friend gave me her Toshiba Satellite L655D-S5050 laptop. The hard drive died and I am going to replace it. My question is, she did do not have any operating disks. Do I have to purchase windows 7 or can I get it from Toshiba using the Product Key?
 
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geofelt
You can borrow or download any windows 7 dvd and use that to install.
Select the original version, presumably home premium, and you can use the product key on the laptop to activate.

May I suggest that this would be an opportune time to install on a SSD. It will absolutely transform the performance of the laptop.

You will need to install many Toshiba drivers to get it fully working. They should be available on the web site.
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You can borrow or download any windows 7 dvd and use that to install.
Select the original version, presumably home premium, and you can use the product key on the laptop to activate.

May I suggest that this would be an opportune time to install on a SSD. It will absolutely transform the performance of the laptop.

You will need to install many Toshiba drivers to get it fully working. They should be available on the web site.
 
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The above answer should work, I did it myself using XP for the same reason. I did the "call Microsoft" option to Activate. I got an Automated response and things went smoothly.

I do however suggest you contact Toshiba Customer Support to see if you can get discs. Many laptops have one-year Warranties after which Customer Support basically won't even talk to you so you probably are out of luck.
 
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