I need a Dell Vista recovery DVD

[Repsol47]

My Dell laptop got a virus and I need to format and recover OS.
Dell wants to charge and send out the disc....but I need my laptop in working order ASAP. :(
It was suppose to have Vista basic DVD included.


I have an Dell OEM XP Pro to trade...XP is great to use until ALL the Vista updates are provided.
This Pro disc came with my Dimension tower.

[yamahonda]

Damn, sorry about your virus. I dont have the disc you need but I do have great advice for the future........dump the pc and get yourself a mac!;) You will have far far fewer problems if any.

p.s. please dont take my remark as a snide one, I truly believe getting a mac would make your life easier:)

[mark986]

Do you not use system restore?

[Repsol47]

I never use system restore anymore...tried it a few times in the past and it didnt work for sh*t.

The partition that Dell puts on the hard drive was lost when I wiped the drive clean once I got the laptop.
I dont like all the unnecessary programs and junk that they put on their machines.

All I run is the OS, Office, Nero, PowerDVD, and a couple other programs.

[Repsol47]

Disregard request...I found someone local to help me out.

[hondapowered]

Woops I came in late on the thread, for the future need I do have that type of gear hanging around:D

[Repsol47]

Thanks bro,
Good thing I found a local guy just down the road with what I needed.
My laptop is up and running again.

FYI, if any of ya need a Dell restore disc to get your Dell computers running...I have all the OS versions.
XP home
XP Pro
Media Center
Vista

I got them via Dell after buying 4 computers over the years.