Cannot install Vista OEM after replacement of equipment

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• Satellite L300 - cannot install Microsoft updates after replacing HARD drive

  I am repairing a Satellite L300, which had a dead HARD drive. I replaced death 160 GB of HDD with a 500 GB WD, then used the recovery disks to install Windows Vista SP1 at the exit of the State of the box.

  Now, Windows update does not work, won't install autonomous not of Vista SP2 I downloaded, MS Security Essentials moved there also.
  Then I borrowed a 160 GB of work and went through the same process and everything works fine.

  To make it work with a 160 GB HARD drive, but not a 500 GB HARD drive. Why?

  > ... Standalone Vista SP2 I downloaded will not be installed
  Usually after installing recovery image, you have just to connect laptop to internet and after a short period of time, you will get messages about available Windows updates. Just install the offered updates process automatic Waterer and install important updates only.

  Let the system to install all the updates and don t force the installation of some own downloaded stuff.
  Last month I've updated HARD drive (320 GB I think) and installed Win7 on friends L300 and I didn't noticed any problem here.

• Impossible to reactivate XP Pro OEM after replaced motherboard

  As the title says, I'm unable to reactivate a copy of XP Pro (OEM) after replacing a dead motherboard. I did have problems in the past when replacing hard drives.  I reinstalled the operating system three times in the last 24 hours, does not. OEM drives are SP2.  Download and install SP3 and IE8.

  I wonder not to enter the product key on installation/set upwards (although I seem to think that I was the first time and ignored). There is no option to validate through start programs etc because there is no such thing as the "Activate windows" option.  The validation simply said the key online tool is not valid and directs me to a page to buy Windows 7. I tried the phone... free license key number by selecting personal user... but after the long string of numbers, the 'voice' says that the key is not valid. [I'm not sure if it is relevant, but in the part of this page Web where it says change key if the instructions (or words to that effect)... the key already indicated in the boxes is not the same as the one I have.] Is it because it's what they would say to change it too or what MS thinks that my key is already?]. The options trying to activate via the warning in the system tray do not help either.

  I think at present to remove the hard drive, which is the one that came with the pc and already partitioned if not used (I replaced it with a larger immediately after you have configured the pc), delete partitions and reformat before you try to reinstall and activate again... but I was wondering if it is simpler and less time-consuming option.

  Any help is appreciated.

  Update (a few hours after the original post): I read a few topics where it is explained how to talk to an operator.  I'll try later today that before anything else.  However, all the other advice always welcome.

  Replacing the motherboard outside the warranty terms invalidates an OEM license.

  You will need to purchase a new license for Windows - and it will take a full commercial license.

• Cannot install vista SP2. Go back to step 3 of 3 error E_FAIL (0x80004005)"?

  original title: cannot install vista SP2. Resets the return on step 3 of 3.

  I tried to install SP2 for vista, it fails. automatic update failed he proceeds to step 3 of 3 and go back. I tried the manual download, that there is too much. He is gone to step 3 3 100% and then looked back. has given an E_FAIL (0x80004005) error code please help because I can not install msn live messenger without SP2.  I have Service Pack 1 installed.

  IAM running windows Vista 32 bit, home premium.

  Try these institutions.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/971204/

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/313222

  Go to control panel-> Windows Update control, click "Edit settings", then select "Allow all users to install updates on this computer" and click OK. Restart, then install SP2.

• 0xC8000247 error, cannot install Windows Update after change of hard disk.

  Error code original title: 0xC8000247

  I just replaced the hard drive in two laptops.  Set to launch on the third.  After replacing the hard drive by using EZ gig cloning software iv install the new drive hitachi that I tried to run windows update and received this error message.

  Hello

  Method 1:

  I suggest you to perform a System File Checker scan.

  Click on the link mentioned below for more information about the System File Checker analysis

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929833

  Note: you may be prompted to insert the Windows Vista installation DVD, if all files are proven to be absent or corrupt.

  Try to install the update once the scan is complete.

  Method 2:

  I also suggest you to follow the steps mentioned in the link and check.

  Follow the steps listed in the article mentioned and check.

  Important:

  How to back up and restore the registry in Windows Vista

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/back-up-the-registry

  Cannot install updates in Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/2509997

  If the steps do not contribute not to proceed to method 3:

  Method 3:

  How to perform an upgrade on the spot on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 & Windows Server 2008 R2

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/2255099

  Note: After the upgrade on site, your personal data and installed programs will not be deleted, but you may need to run Windows Update to install all the updates that are available for your system to update these files system to the current version.

  If your installation DVD disc is prior to Sp1, and you have the SP1 is installed on your computer, you will need to uninstall SP1 to finish the upgrade on the spot and then reinstall the necessary windows updates. This applies if you have SP2 also.

  Try to install the updates once the installation is complete.

  Hope this helps and keep us posted.

• Satellite L350 - cannot install Vista and how can I backup my data?

  Hi all

  I have a Satellite L350 and recently I installed Vista Home Premium in another language (the OEM Vista was in English) in the hope I could activate it with the OEM key, but I did not.

  When I tried to re - install the Vista OEM of WinRE I realized I can't access it, and then I got a "brilliant" idea that will format the C partition with Acronis Disk Director he could boot to WinRE. There can be no.

  Fortunately, I have burned before recovery disks. The only problem is that the whole HARD disc recovery disc formats and I have data on the second partition that I would like to recover.

  I tried to install Vista retail again to save the data of the second partition (Yes, I'm a fool, I did not before) but it stops after the first reboot. I get a black screen with an underscore will blink.

  I really need that data, please help!

  Hello!

  I can tell you why you can t install a version of Vista with product key. It's pretty easy because the button on the lower side on the laptop belongs to the preinstalled OEM version and t can be used by a commercial version.

  However, I think the best way to back up your data would be that you put the HARD drive in an external HARD drive enclosure, and then you can back up your data on another PC or laptop.
  These cases of disc HARD external are cheap but very useful.

  Good bye

• Satellite P200D - cannot install Vista SP1

  I tried times serval update to Service Pack 1 of Vista. After that time of serval downloads, laptop installs Service Pack 1. After that serval hours windows update gives an answer that update is not possible with a message that is not explained by Windows.

  What is the problem with the update?

  Hello

  If you cannot update the SP1 then your Vista is confused upward or SP1 is already installed.

  How have you tried to update the SP1? Have you downloaded it from the MS page made one then you perform the update or have you used the Windows Update option in the Panel?

  In your case, I recommend to check first if SP1 is installed.
  If it was not installed, then rub the BONE using the free CCLeaner tool.

  If you want to update the SP1 version, and then try again.

  If that does not help then retrieve the operating system using the Toshiba drive and then try to upgrade Vista to the last State.

  Good bye

• Satellite L300 PSLB0E - cannot install Vista and Win XP

  Hello

  I have a L300, model number PSLB0E sat. \
  It was originally loaded with vista home premium, but it starts now not at all.
  I made a disc of vista Home premium and the number to go with it, but it gets as far as "windows installation" but then it stops.

  I tried to new hard drive, same loading XP pro not working!
  I think it's Bios, but after the download from Toshiba on this PC and transfer it to a memory stick, my laptop can't see it?

  Please can someone point me in the right direction?

  A big thank you in advance Paul

  Hi mate

  Please check in the BIOS if the disc is visible.
  If so, then set compatible SATA to AHCI mode and then try to boot from the Vista or Win XP disc.

  But if the HARD drive is not visible in the BIOS then it would mean that the HARD drive is dead and so you cannot install the operating system.

  Check it!

• Equium A100-147: cannot install Vista because of startup configuration problem

  Equium A100-147 (Windows MCE) bought compatible Vista and bought my promised copy of Vista... used Toshiba step by step DVD ROM upgrade and also updated the Bios.

  Tried to load Vista Home Premium and after going through all the steps, it came with this message...
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  How should I proceed and what is useful to load Vista.
  Thanks in advance for any help.
  Considers that Howard.

  Hello

  How have you tried to install vista on the laptop?
  Have you tried to switch the MCE to Vista or were you running the new clean install of Vista?

  In my opinion, you must perform a clean installation. Don t updated the existing MCE of Vista.
  In such cases, you can join different installation problems

  If you are an owner of an original MS windows XP CD try to run the console of your windows XP CD recovery.
  Demarrer start from the CD at startup, and then press R to access the recovery console after loading the driver.

  In the recovery console, typefixbootand then restart your laptop.
  Then insert your Vista installation and restart.

  This should solve your problem.

• Install Vista OEM giving no end of trouble

  So, I have two computers right now, and I am trying to install the version of my Vista OEM on the first computer.

  The first computer I bought from dell on 3 or 4 years back, and he came up with an OEM version of windows vista and a disc re - install. It's the computer, on that I try to install Vista, but that's the problem. This computer has 4 SATA ports, but 3 of them are broken, so I can connect only 1 SATA, my CD-ROM drive or HARD drive device. In addition to this, I can't boot from a USB device on this computer, so I can't install the operating system on the hard drive of this computer using this motherboad of computers.

  So I thought ok, I'lll just use my other computer to install the operating system. So I plugged my HDD from my work computer and installed the OEM of Vista version on the hard drive, it starts on this computer. I took the hard drive and put it back in the 1 sata port on my other computer to work, and I get a BSOD... I read that the OEM of Vista version cannot synchronize a motherboad, but this is ridiculous. I bought vista for this computer, I ran vista on this computer for 4 years now, until I temporarily used this drive in my other computer. Now, I am very disappointed to find that I can't install vista on the computer vista was originally bought for...

  [b] for a long time, has not read [/ b]

  I have a product key to do this, so I wonder if there is a legal Vista download, that I can install on my HARD drive using a computer, then put the HDD on another computer and activate with my code product, without getting a blue screen of the dead...

  I tried everything, short of resorting to piratebay, which is looking very tempting right now.

  Hello

  OEM licenses are tied to the card mother original and as part of their installation

  If you can't use OEM license in another machine

  and even if you get another disc of vista around and install on the other computer in enslavement to a hard drive and then move you still incorrectly installed the motherboard drivers problem

• Vista key after replacing motherboard

  HP Pavilion 2419US motherboard went bad and we replced, everything is going well until, after we have installed vista on the recovery partition and he said the key to the BONE would not work. That's Vista Home premium and the replacement motherboard was obtained from eBay, the original and this motherboard have AMD procs.

  Maybe a good time to look at upgrading to Windows 7 ?

• Cannot install Vista Business on Portege M400 - IDE issues

  Hi guys... I am looking for your help.

  I downloaded all the new Vista drivers avaiable from Toshiba in support of the new installation of Vista business on my old Portege M400, that came preloaded with a version of XP Tablet and kept their loan on a CD.

  I also upgraded the version of the ACPI BIOS to the latest available 3.80.

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  I am faced with an error message "no disk has been found. "Click on load a driver to provide a device for installing mass storage.

  Looks like Vista is not able to see the IDE drive to the edge and it's a driver problem.

  I touched the "Rescan" button available on the windows installation and another message appears: "no device drivers were found. Make sure that the installation media contains the correct driver, and then click OK. »

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  Pls tell, what new drivers since available downloads of drivers Vista for my model 400 ML PPM40E, should I choose here for my Vista installation recognizes the disk available?

  Hello

  It is very easy to solve this problem.
  If you would look on the page of the European driver Toshiba (Portege M400 section), then you will notice that a RAID driver is available for this model of laptop.

  Impossible to install Vista because it cannot find the HARD drive due to lack of RAID driver!

  You must install the RAID driver first and then you can proceed with the installation of Vista.
  As far as I know the Vista installation accepting the USB flash key you can use this key to include the RAID driver.

  Hope I could give some useful advice.

  Cheers mate

• Qosmio G50 - 10J - cannot install Vista Ultimate again

  Hello

  I just bought a G50 - 10J with Vista Home Premium (German) installed. I tried to install Vista Ultimate Edition (in English) and formatted the C: drive (where vista was preinstalled); When installing, it freezes at the part "Complete Installation" and after waiting an hour, black screen appears and nothing changes (I tried 3 times and still had the same problem).

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  New portable Toshiba does not come with recovery DVD media and the recovery image is saved on the HARD drive. This means that the laptop owner must create recovery media only.
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• ThinkPad R60 cannot install Windows XP After erasing the HARD drive using the lenovo diagnostic utility

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  Welcome to the forum!

  Go into the BIOS (F1 at startup), set the "compatible" SATA mode (NO AHCI), then press F10 to save and exit, and you should be all set.

  Good luck.

• Cannot install vista updated or the updates of the application.

  I can't install all updates for vista and some applications. I was not able to install updates for about a year and I'm behind about 50 of them!  Here's what happens: I can select a (generally smaller) update download it and at what stage him "create restore point" appears nothing DON'T is PAST!  After 15 to 20 minutes, I'll try to close and the blue/green screen informs you that installing update 1 of 1.  The system hangs in this State for hours - if I leave - and usually pull the plug.  I disabled Norton antivirus, before and get the same result!  It's nerve racking.  Oh yes, I can't remove programs either!  I WAS able to install SP2.

  Hi Bill,

  No. , the "discussions" over attempts to solve the problem and I was excited about some of the suggestions of Ryan t...  The problem persists and I designed a word document to post on the site of s 'Windows BBS"asking for their HELP.   If I can get a consensus, this is what I intend to do.  The D partition on my machine is a picture of the machine "birth" @ gateway about 2.5 years ago.  Once I trust that I have my data backed up and all the DVD application on-site I'll reformat the C with D, operation of the gateway info.  Once I did this, I intend to install Win 7 and put Vista out of its misery!  I intend to install the 64 bit version of 7 and use the C partition for the operating system.  I understand that this is possible and should reduce to naught the tedious task of reinstalling the applications and data if a cleaning are always required again!

  Also, I have a second physical hard disk with partitions E F & containing my temp folder, data and photos.  As side note, I paid MSFT $60 a year ago, and their conclusion was re - install Vista - or punt if all else fails.   NOT THE ANSWER I WAS LOOKING FOR!

  Don't know when I will be able to jump through all these hoops and obstacles, but will post my 'experience' here!

  Thank you for your question and now know I'm NOT the only victim.    OH YES, have you TRIED SUGGESTIONS of RYAN T? THEY CAN WORK FOR YOU!

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