my copy was lost due to a failed hard drive.

Not from Microsoft it isn't. Ask a friend or scour the WWWeb(at your own risk).

Just reinstall it using the DVD that you burned from the original download.

Yes, if you have a TechNet or MSDN subscription (or if you are a beta tester registered via Microsoft Connect). Beware of copies on the web. as they may contain all sorts of nasties.Mark Wilson (MVP Virtual Machine) - http://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/

mark-wilson said: Yes, if you have a TechNet or MSDN subscription (or if you are a beta tester registered via Microsoft Connect). Beware of copies on the web. as they may contain all sorts of nasties. Mark Wilson (MVP Virtual Machine) - http://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/ This happened to me, also. And before I could burn my DVD, I had a fatal crash... what crash isn't fatal! I think I registered when I downloaded????? So now what?

What a ridiculous thing to say. If someone had a disc with it on, then they wouldn't be asking how to redownload it, would they? Think, McFly, think!

I would not recommend downloading it. That is fraud.

Just get your copy from technet.