Help vista install

I had probelms with my laptop, not running my broadband connection, without
thinking, i install xp instead and wiped the partition with vista on it, now
i can't load motorboard drivers etc etc, and cannot detect modem to search
the net.

Any suggestions, or do i need to buy vista, which i don't want to do as i
have a licence when i bought laptop.

Contact your manufacturer and purchase a set of install disks from them.
They will be able to use the license product key that is on a sticker
located on the bottom of your laptop.
"JOH" <JOH DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I had probelms with my laptop, not running my broadband connection, without
> thinking, i install xp instead and wiped the partition with vista on it,
> now
> i can't load motorboard drivers etc etc, and cannot detect modem to search
> the net.
>
> Any suggestions, or do i need to buy vista, which i don't want to do as i
> have a licence when i bought laptop.