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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ussnorway" data-source="post: 676189" data-attributes="member: 60912">then we have a problem because they are all different... in any event (assumes no warranty is still covering this machine) I'd recommend taking this laptop to a shop | friend that does repairs and asking them to insert a new hdd then install Windows onto it... your Current windows 8 key should kick in automaticly as long as you use the same version as it came with which is almost always just a standard home edition.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">if you can't afford the hdd thats up to you but a fresh one will be much better because the old one may still have some data you'ld like to keep and it almost always is formatted during the new install.</li> </ul></blockquote>