Hello, I have a question in regards to reinstalling windows on a clean hdd. A week ago my hard drive failed out on me, causing me to lose everything. I checked the box, and there was no back-up disk. Since my product is out of warranty, I'm also unable to request any backup media from Dell. Dell's customer support line was also very unhelpful.
Is there any way to reinstall windows without buying it again? I've already spent a good deal of money on the new hard drive, and considering the holidays are coming up, I can't really afford to sink any more money into an OS. I'm a college student and need to get this up running soon, before I go back to school.