Originally Posted by Flow

My wife's Dell laptop died a few weeks back. The Hard Drive is toast. So being sick of this, I got her a Mac.

Question is, if I replace the Hard Drive on her Dell Laptop can I just install Windows 7 on it without needing the Backup Disk (as I don't think I have one - it was on the computer I think) or do I need a bunch of other stuff to make the laptop work again (for my daughter to use).

Thanks for any help!