Activation of Windows Vista after replacing the hard drive

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• How can I reinstall windows 7 after replacing the hard drive?

  How can I reinstall windows 7 after replacing the hard drive? do I have to call microsoft or I can retrieve it somehow to the old hard drive?

  Well, that certainly puts a different point of view on this subject.

  There are data recovery services that can recover data from disks that have suffered from various types of failures. However, they are quite expensive. Unless the data is particularly useful, it is generally not useful.

  If your Windows 7 is an OEM version, installed on the computer when you bought it, the manufacturer could have a recovery disk on sale. If it was a retail copy and you always have the appropriate product/serial number, you can get a DVD of their team of parts replacement.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/326246

  Tom Ferguson

• How to reinstall the upgrade of Windows 7 after replacing the hard drive

  I have a few problems and decided after many hours of nowhere to replace my hard drive, I am running Win7 installed via an upgrade disk, because it doesn't seem to be a startup disk (I want to run repair to try to recover the missing files / corrupted etc.) what I need to install Vista first and then use the upgrade disk?

  There are likely to be problems with activation etc as in the past, that a new hard drive has been regarded as the same license is installed on a different machine?

  * original title - hard drive replacement, Q on installation of Windows

  Thanks for both answers, but as I could not reinstall Vista due to the lack of drive & key - I put my system together myself have so do not the sticker supplied with the systems, pre-built, I moved twice since the departure of Vista installation, the disk may or may not be somewhere in this House.

  My solution was to take the opportunity to upgrade my CPU and add that extra RAM so bought a win7 disc at the same time (which I'll keep somewhere safe). Yes, I've probably lost money by doing it this way, but it's my money to waste.

  The end result is that the PC works well which is what matters in the end for me.

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• Cannot install a version upgrade of Windows Vista after changing the hard drive.

  Original title: my computer gives me a warning... saying backup.

  My hard drive is bad.  I can feel it.

  Keep the system lock up and rebooting message says cable and BAD status.

  I took the hard drive... put in a new one... and now it says I can't install vista.

  I have the version upgrade.

  I put XP on this drive and upgrade again.  Y at - it something I can do.

  I want to just reinstall windows vista on a new drive.  How can I accomplish this.

  The bad hard drive still works and is accessible it is not stable and keeps locking up.

  The full version of XP that I have is out of licenses.  Help Help

  Hi Rob,

  You must install first Windows XP and upgrade to Windows Vista.

  If you have a genuine copy of Windows XP, after you install Windows XP you can contact support for Microsoft's Activation to activate the copy of Windows XP.

  For more information, you can consult the following articles:

  Upgrade Windows XP to Windows Vista

  How to activate Windows XP

• Notice - the upgrade to Windows 7 after replacing the hard drive

  I am replacing the failed hard drive in my Presario V6305NR & considering the upgrade to 2 GB of Ram.  Should I try to reload Vista or can I switch to a new total installation of Windows 7?

  If the upgrade to Windows 7 is feasible, how & what problems can be expected?

  1-Yes, the next step I would try is remove the card and start once without him.

   

  2 - Yes, there were numerous reports of failure wireless and/or the chip Nvidia dv graphics and v made two or three years before. Unfortunately, most of the people seems to result from the motherboard. There is even an American in effect now colony for many models (US). www.nvidiasettlement.com  

• Unable to activate Windows Vista after upgrading the hard drive.

  install on HD replacement

  HD crashed.  Bought the new HD 2 t.  installed Vista with system recovery disks.  Operating system will not work.  What should I do?

  Unfortnunately - since it is a process of recovery provided OEM - only help you can really get is OEM themselves.

  Windows XP can have trouble with the size of the player (depending on the installation media level of service pack that you use) or controller drivers.

  Are you sure it was your hard drive crashed and nothing else has been damaged?  Could be a bad controller, bad memory even a poor diet.

• Can I install OEM windows 7 pro license on a preinstalled computer comes with windows vista after formatting the hard drive

  There is a HP machine purchased with preinstalled windows vista home premium and now I want to format the computer so that I can load a license OEM windows 7 on it. I just want to know after the formatting and the license of windows 7 OEM loading if my system will work and also if the windows are enabled.

  Please, your urgent response is needed here.

  Hello

  You don't say where you got the OEM Windows 7 license of.

  If you got it from another computer, the answer is no.

  If you bought from Microsoft, you can.

  Go to your computer / computer laptop manufacturer Web site and see if Windows 7 drivers are available for your make and model computer / laptop.

  If this is not available, Windows 7 will not properly work for you.

  Run the "Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/en-US/Download/details.aspx?ID=20

  Check if your specifications are compatible for Windows 7:

  "Windows 7 system requirements"

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/products/system-requirements

  "Windows 7 Compatibility Center" for software and hardware:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/compatibility/Windows-7/en-us/default.aspx

  Windows 7 upgrade paths:

  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd772579 (v = ws.10) .aspx

  «Installation and reinstallation of Windows 7»

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/installing-and-reinstalling-Windows-7

  See you soon.

• Need to reinstall Vista after replacing the hard drive

  Microsoft website has confused me! Help please! Should I just buy and install vista again?

  * original title - I got my computer fixed and a new drive hard put, I could not find the disks from acer with what he came or the vista disk. Acer disks I found, but how do I buy windows vista? *

  Microsoft website has confused me! Help please! Should I just buy and install vista again?

  Hey LauraR1991

  If you have your acer recovery disks, you need not buy new vista

  you already have a license of vista

  The acer recovery disks are to reinstall vista on how you purchased your computer

  If the disks from acer that you aren't below recovery disks link is to buy vista directly at acer recovery disks

  they sell them at a nominal cost

  Acer Recovery Media purchase program

  https://secure.TX.Acer.com/rcdb/main.aspx?brand=Acer

  Walter, the time zone traveller

• How can I reinstall windows after replacing the hard drive? Laptop did not come with a disc.

  My internal hard drive went bad in my laptop, easy to replace and relatively inexpensive. However, the laptop came not with the windows disk. So, how can I reinstall windows once I replaced the hard drive?

  Basically, you have two choices. You can communicate with the person who made the computer and see if they can provide either a set of Windows Vista restore disks (I would assume) or an installation for Windows Vista (probably OEM) DVD. If the second choice, determine if you will need to download device drivers or software packages from their web site. OR, you can purchase the operating system of your choice, retail. The wisdom is that, if this is your choice, you see if you will need the device drivers and get those of the web site of the manufacturer.

  Once you have the disks, install in the usual way.

  Tom Ferguson

• System Restore to factory settings after replacing the hard drive?

  I have a Lenovo ThinkCentre A52, which recently required a change of hard disk and the removal of a defective RAM 1 GB stick. When I bought my computer, it came with Windows XP Pro and the new hard drive that the updated computer has Windows XP Pro, but it seems to be missing a large part of the software (drivers and programs) that originally came with the computer, and even if I downloaded and installed most of them since the Lenovo Web site There are still some problems related to software that I can't fix. Ideally, I'd like to go back just to restore the system to the factory settings using the ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery program, but I don't know if it will work. All programs and the necessary drivers will be installed again, even if my current hard drive is not 'knows' thereon? I need to get a Windows XP Pro installation CD, if I want to keep my operating system? Also, is it important that my current hard drive is half the previous, or that I now have half as much RAM?

  Thank you

  After replacing the hard drive, the only way to restore it to the State of the plant is using the Lenovo installation diskettes. You can also ask if Lenovo has a solution to your problem without having to reinstall Windows.

  You can download Lenovo drivers if they are not included on the installation disk. The size of your hard drive does not matter.

  Lenovo - call to order recovery disks:
  http://support.Lenovo.com/en_US/product-and-parts/detail.page?&LegacyDocID=YaST-3P2QYL

• Cannot access through desktop remote after replacing the hard drive

  After replacing the hard drive, I can't access the computer via desktop remotely.  running Windows 7.  Settings of remote desktop access.  The firewall is disabled.

  Hello

  I appreciate the efforts that you put to publish the query on this forum.

  I suggest that you post the application on Microsoft TechNet forum because we have experts working on these issues. You can check the link to post the same query on TechNet:

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/Windows/en-us/home?category=w7itpro

  Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have other questions related to Windows.

• This copy of Windows is not genuine after replacing the hard drive

  Hello, I bought a copy of windows 7 Home. My hard drive crashed. replaced the hard drive, now it tells me that windows is authentic noty. How can I fix it?

  So that we can analyze and solve a problem of non-genuine notification you can experience, download and run it Microsoft Genuine Advantage diagnostic tool . 

  After you run the tool, click on the button continue, then click on the copy button, then paste the report into your post.  In addition, please include a brief question or relevant information that might be helpful in our efforts to help you.

  Thank you!

  Carey Frisch

• Windows 8 license after replacing the HARD drive

  Original title: change of equipment (HARD drive)

  Good night, I have a computer laptop windows 8 and I fear that the HARD drive (malfunction) he'll need replacement.

  My question is, what will happen to my windows 8 license, once my current HARD drive stop working (because the key is encrypted in the bios)?  
  Please note that in the country where I live customer support is, at best, ineffective, so personal attention is not an option.
  Thank you before hand.
  Send you my best regards.

  Hi, Caesar,

  Activation pairs your product key in your hardware configuration and helps to verify that your copy of Windows is not been used on more computers than to allow the 3668Microsoft Software License Terms.

  If you change the hardware on your PC, you must contact support to activate Windows by phone.

  As you have decided to replace the hard drive, you could face an activation/Windows not genuine error.  You can follow these steps to make a phone activation.

  a. press Windows key + X , then click run, then type: slui.exe 4

  b. press the ENTER key

  c. Select your country from the list.

  d. choose telephone activation .

  e. stay on the phone (do not select/press all options) and wait for a person to help you with the activation.

  f. explain your problem to the support person

  See the article:
  How to activate a Microsoft product using Microsoft Product Activation Center

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929/en-us

  In addition, refer to this topic:
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_8-windows_install/hardware-changes-no-more-activations-available/ed283ad6-D462-478f-a1a0-8922226ce82b

  Hope this information helps.  If you have any other questions, we would be happy to help you.

• Reinstalling Windows 8 (or 10) after replacing the hard drive

  I need to replace the hard drive on my Inspiron 13-5323.  It came with the factory "injected" Windows 8 on the motherboard. Subsequently, I've upgraded to 8.1 Windows, then Windows 10.  With no Windows disk and no product key, how can I reinstall Windows on the new drive?

  Illinichip

  The product key is embedded in the UEFI BIOS, it will automatically be entered with Windows 8.1 (with update 2 media) or Windows 10 TH2 installation media. Follow the instructions here to download and create a Bootable USB (for UEFI BIOS):

  https://www.YouTube.com/playlist?list=PL1RkaknDn7v-Ucth4gt0U3BHVSY7oNkWr

  http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/download-Windows-10-OEM-and-retail-ISO/

• Restore questions after replacing the hard drive

  I have created a backup image and restore full of my computer after getting the hard drive errors via the MS utility on a USB key.  I replaced the hard drive internal and restored Vista using recovery disks.  Now when I want to restore the backup, Windows is not recognize files of backup/recovery.  What am I supposed to do?

  Hello

   
  Since you have replaced the hard drive and you try to install Windows on the new drive. Whenever the hard drive is replaced, the operating system must be reinstalled and restore all data you have saved
  
  You can check out the link and check if it helps:
  Restore files from a backup
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/restore-files-from-a-backup
   
  If the previous step fails, then try to restore the files by using the Windows recovery options using the link below.
  Restore your computer from a system image backup
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/restore-your-computer-from-a-system-image-backup

  Also check out the link:

  Recovering your files in Windows 7
  http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2009/11/12/recovering-your-files-in-Windows-7.aspx