jaybee
Ultimate Member
Dell puts the Windows key sticker on the outside of the machine. Unfortunately the key does not usually work with a standard OEM disk, or I would loan you mine. A lot of manufacturers lame out these days and "let you" burn your own recovery disks when you get the new system.
that's what I had to do with one I just bought and they give no literature. You have to download and save it or print it out on your paper
do you have an external hard drive with a usb connector. If so, try the F12 thing, then back it up
I wouldn't trust or keep the old hard drive thereafter