the windows disk did come with the computer
i currently have vista home premium on this computer, thats what it came up
once the new HD was put it, i received it with the restore and windows installed
i have the following third party softwares:
bitdefender 2009
hijack this
itunes
k-lite codec pack
mkv2vob
fire fox
CCleaner
Utorrent
quicktime
windows live messenger
winrar
*sidenote*
when i go to folder options under control panel and UNCHECK the "Always show icons,never thumbnails" option
i only receive "COM Surrogate has stopped working" messages