Q:

New Vaio laptop, performing a fresh install

I just purchased a new Sony Vaio laptop (z-series) but being a bit of a power user I really want to get rid of the software which is installed on it. 
I can go through the Programs and Features and manually select each item I want to get rid of, but it's a really tedious process.  I'd much prefer to have a clean Windows install which I can then tweak from the get go. 
But it doesn't appear that I received a Windows 7 install disc (I bought it through a large reseller so it isn't dodgy as far as I know).  I do have the Windows 7 licence key on my laptop underside, will this be valid if I use a Windows 7 install disc from work?  Or should I have the Windows 7 disk and I need to go back to the reseller? 

A:

Yes, you can install Windows from a retail DVD and use OEM key on your laptop.  
The only thing you have to be careful of is the fact, that the DVD has to be of the same language as your OEM license key is.