Hi, I bought a laptop from a dealer, 8 years ago. It had a Vista windows on. When it crashed a few days ago, I realized I did not get a windows and word C.D. with it, it was loaded on to my laptop. The code nr. at the back of my laptop is: Windows XP Professional SP2: K2KB2-BDBGV-KP686-D8T7X-HDMQ8 How can I get this loaded back on to my laptop, with out the C.D. please? Joan.

I'd suggest you install Linux in some form, check out Ubuntu Netbook Remix, (google it, it's a free downloadable operating system) you can quickly install it onto a memory pen or cd and run from that to test it, try and I bet you'll be surprised and love it! Ignore what people say about linux just check it out for yourself, what have you got to lose?
If you dont like it, you can ask around local IT shops to see if one will borrow you an OEM XP Disc which may work, or for a fee they can reinstall it and it should be cheaper than you buying the operating system.

When I say 'should be cheaper', I am referring to Microsoft Authorised Refurbishers (like me) - we get licenses for a fraction of the cost to refurbish with so it should work out a lot less than buying a retail version and doing it yourself. Be sure that the shop is a Microsoft Authorised Refurbisher though, don't get caught out by dodgy dealers! If in doubt let me know your area and I can reccomend one to you, and hey you might even be in our area in which case I'll do the job for you! I'd suggest you install Linux in some form, check out Ubuntu Netbook Remix, (google it, it's a free downloadable operating system) you can quickly install it onto a memory pen or cd and run from that to test it, try and I bet you'll be surprised and love it! Ignore what people say about linux just check it out for yourself, what have you got to lose? If you dont like it, you can ask around local IT shops to see if one will borrow you an OEM XP Disc which may work, or for a fee they can reinstall it and it should be cheaper than you buying the operating system. When I say 'should be cheaper', I am referring to Microsoft Authorised Refurbishers (like me) - we get licenses for a fraction of the cost to refurbish with so it should work out a lot less than buying a retail version and doing it yourself. Be sure that the shop is a Microsoft Authorised Refurbisher though, don't get caught out by dodgy dealers! If in doubt let me know your area and I can reccomend one to you, and hey you might even be in our area in which case I'll do the job for you!