Installing Vista after replacing hard drive in a Toshiba Satellite L45-57423

The hard drive in my old Toshiba laptop went bad and had to be replaced. I no longer have (and am unsure I ever had) the Windows recovery disk. Do I need to purchase a new Windows Vista recovery disk for this computer or is it better to buy a Windows Installation disk? 

One post is sufficient. See my reply.
-Jerry

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