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The thread discusses a user seeking a Windows Vista Basic ISO for an Acer E625 eMachine with a missing recovery partition and unrecognized serial number, aiming to reinstall and activate Vista using the existing product key. A contributor suggests visiting specific online resources, providing links for potential ISO downloads or alternatives, while another user comments positively on the usefulness of the first recommended site. Overall, the users are collaborating to find a solution for reinstalling Vista on the affected laptop.

WinDroid

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I have an Acer E625 eMachine with a Vista Basic product key underneath.

There is no recovery partition on the hard drive as it was formatted by the owner.

I went to Acer's website but they do not even recognize my machine's serial number or SNID as printed underneath the laptop.

Where can I get an ISO image downloaded so that I can install it and then activate it with the product key underneath the laptop?
 

whs

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See whether you can find something here:

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This may also be useful if you don't find the Basic version:

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