No Windows Vista Basic DVD but I do have a Product Key!

WinDroid

Hi

 

I am using a borrowed Acer E625 eMachine that shipped with Vista Basic.  It obviously has a product key underneath but the Vista installation and recovery partitions were both formatted to Linux.  This is not satisfactory as the Linux OS is not mature.

 

There is nowhere I can find a DVD to install from. Acer does not even recognize this machine's SN or SNID as underneath; it probably is too old.  Being dependent upon a state disability grant, I cannot afford a Vista CD.

 

Can I perhaps download it and make my own DVD, then install from there and activate using the actual product key?  If so, please share the link with me.

 

Thanks a million

laurent_14

Hello WinDroid,

 

In which country do you live?

You can't download the eRecovery medias.

WinDroid

I am in South Africa and very far from Johannesburg, which makes it rather difficult.  Most PC vendors are based there and have unsatisfactory representation elsewhere, as they only depend upon retailers.

 

In a culture where people just throw things away because it is old, nobody wants to add some effort to anything and courteous service is not their priority.

laurent_14

Hello,

 

You can order the eRecovery media DVDs on South Africa Customer Service:

 

1. Recovery using CDs or DVDs
2. Click on the link Customer Service
3. To send an e-mail click on Customer Care
4. Normally, you see this page Ask a Question

Windows Vista is always supported by Microsoft and Acer too.