Recovery disk has vista on it?

I need a new hard drive and Im buying a new one this week. I dont have a vistA disk bcoz my LAPTOP had VistA oN it wHEN i first got it. when I run the OUT OF THE BOX using the RECOVERY DISK on my new hard drive will it also INSTALL my ORIGINAL OS (VISTA)

i must be reading it the same as you brad. yes it will return it to exactly the way you got it when you first took it out of the box.
-civicman4-
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Hi arunghk, and welcome to the HP Support Forums!
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