Need a little help replacing my broken laptop internal hard drive and installing OS

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BrenDsantos

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Windows is not loading after the sign-in part. I got it checked and they said the reason was because the internal disk drive wasn't working properly. I have a broken internal hard drive right now sitting at my old laptop and am planning to replace it due to it's incapability to run all my files inside.

When installing a new internal hard drive, do I need to buy a new OS or can I retrieve my OS somehow?

Reminder: The laptop was bought back in 2011
 
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CountMike
All you need is same Windows as you had originally, make install disk/USB with it and install on new HDD. It was probably OEM version so it should activate. The should also be a sticker with registration numbers somewhere on the laptop or possibly under the battery.
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All you need is same Windows as you had originally, make install disk/USB with it and install on new HDD. It was probably OEM version so it should activate. The should also be a sticker with registration numbers somewhere on the laptop or possibly under the battery.
 
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BrenDsantos

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I tried downloading the windows to use it on the installation but I keep getting error on the Windows website whenever im entering my product key. I've doubled check my product key as well. Any remedies to that?
-[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows7]
 
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