It depends on the vendor. Most stick you with recovery discs that are full of useless garbage. I know Dell actually gives you a near unmodified Windows DVD. The only thing they really change, is to add a small program that detects a Dell BIOS and then activates Windows if found. I don't know if Toshiba is the same or not, but probably the best way to find out is to call them up.
HI all,
I will buy a Toshiba (laptop) Satellite L 645-1018x and comes with the OS pre-install, so no diskette.
Would it be possible to make a copy of (ONLY)Win7 home premium operating system to a DVD or Flash Disk?
I know I can make a recovery disk, but what about if the all OS has to be re-installed. Can it be done by using the recovery disk only?
Thanks for your answers.
G/L

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