Due to the hard drive failing, I purchased a solid state hard drive.
I tried creating recovery media on the computer but it wasn't working. I purchased the Dell OS Recovery and Restore USB key - part # OKFWKP-74287-56E-0048-A00 which was Windows 8 Professional.
Dell Inspiron 660S. I noticed that the original operating system was Windows 8 Home though not Professional.
Installed Windows 8 via the Dell OS Recovery and Restore USB key ok. Only problem is it won't activate. I'm guessing it's because the computer came with Windows 8 OEM (Home). I don't see the purpose in purchasing the Dell usb key then.
I'm guessing I'll have to follow the directions at this link to be able to activate if I want to go to Windows 10 for example.
dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/download-windows-8-1-retail-and-oem-iso
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