Quote Originally Posted by matador View Post
Isn't red tape fun? For your own personal use, Microsoft will allow you to download a copy of the operating system from their site with your product key.
That really isn't true for most people. It appears that if you have a retail version of windows you can download a copy from MS. If you have a copy installed by HP, Dell, ect... and enter the product key the site will direct you to the hardware manufacturer.