Dell windows 7 reinstallation dvd for clean install

[luckypig444]

I have a dell laptop 5150N. I replaced the hard drive with a new, wiped clean hard drive identical to the one i replaced. On ebay, they sell Dell windows 7 reinstallation dvds, but they have no product keys/ COAs. I do have a product key/ COA underneath my laptop. Will one of these dell dvds work for me?
I need a reinstallation just so i can restore my original system via my recovery dvds from the previous hard drive.

 

[J_E_D_70]

Maybe... I'd call Dell for a replacement disk.

 

[wifiwolf]

Probably it's in the digital certificate. Just install with no product key and select activate when online. In case you have problems with activation after that, talk to Dell

 

[luckypig444]

my warranty expired so they wont really help unless I pay like $60 to talk to them live. Oddly, it was there site that crashed my laptop while I was updating a driver!
Digital Certificate? is that located in the motherboard somewhere?

 

[luckypig444]

ok looked it up myself, it's in the registry and is placed there by web browsers.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Will one of these dell dvds work for me? < yes the dell ebay media will work fine,just make sure the os matches your oem sticker.