"Really the only way to do a proper installation of Windows anymore is to pirate a disc and use the license key on the sticker on the case, or buy a whole fresh copy. Almost no prebuilt manufacturer will actually give you a real Windows disc anymore; you most likely get "recovery discs" or in the case of HP a "recovery partition" that will erase itself when you try to use it, or that you can burn to CDs or DVDs—but either way it still sticks you with the crapware that was on it to begin with. Buy from a proper custom-builder or a company that you can verify will give you an original Windows disc, or just build your own PC." - Jesse B. Hannah