Help... VISTA HOME PREMIUM PREINSTALLED, NO DISK, SYS. RECOVERY DID NOT WORK...

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• have to reactivate Vista Home Premium (for the second time), but did not have the product key - thinking that I had to upgrade to Windows 7 instead.

  Now, I had recover and restore to factory settings on my PC for the 2nd time in 2 years (I think a problem for Vista?).  Rather than activate Vista Home Premium (which I did not anyway-25 character product code), I thought it would be beneficial (and relieve another instance) upgrade to Windows 7?  I would appreciate any thoughts. Is that what I do online and Windows 7 will work around the Windows Vista Home Premium?  No risk of problems since Windows 7 is new?  I basically use it for home, but like following applications.  Windows 7 is having the same issues that has Vista?

  You cannot switch to windows 7 since Vista without activation of Vista.

  For any question on Windows 7:

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/category/Windows7

  Link above is Windows 7 Forum for questions on Windows 7.

  Windows 7 questions should be directed to the it.

  You are in the Vista Forums.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• I had to reinstall the operating system on the computer of my cousin... Windows Vista Home Premium and now the activation key does not work... Message is already key indicators

  the computer in question is anAcer Aspire 4720Z activation key is: * Remove *.

  Hello dandy175,

  This is perfectly normal. Using just the telephone option to activate.

  See this link from my Web site: http://vistasupport.mvps.org/product_key_already_in_use.htm

  Either way, edit your message and remove the key data product until someone steals! Never enter the details key product or email addresses in the messages of the forum. It's for your own safety.

  This forum post is my own opinion and does not necessarily reflect the opinion or the opinion of Microsoft, its employees or other MVPS.

  John Barnett MVP: Windows XP Expert associated with: Windows Expert - consumer: www.winuser.co.uk | vistasupport.mvps.org | xphelpandsupport.mvps.org | www.silversurfer-Guide.com

• Cannot download or installed WinHelp32.exe using Vista Home Premium. Fix provided by Microsoft does not work

  Windows has a fix for this.  I get the message that the download does not apply to my machine.

  Are you sure that is the right platform installation?

  Trying to install 64-bit...

  This site contains two versions:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=6EBCFAD9-D3F5-4365-8070-334CD175D4BB&displaylang=en

• Windows Vista Home Basic preinstalled on my Compaq laptop will not accept code provided with the computer installation.

  Windows Vista Home Basic preinstalled on my Compaq laptop will not accept code provided with the computer installation. HP can't help. Your say talking to HP and HP technicians say they are unable to help him. I'm now using valid XP. HP say that conflict with Vista. Can anyone help?

  original title: VISTA VS. XP

  Your technicians say talk to HP

  Sorry, this is not Microsoft.  This is a public forum from user to user hosted by Microsoft on its servers for the comfort of its clients, and we all here are volunteers.

  You say you use XP.  What is your question?  What do you mean 'conflicts with Vista?

  I suggest recovery discs you order from HP for your computer.  If HP is no longer the issue of stocks you can order such a third of Recovery - Disks.com.  There are several of these companies.  If you are going to use XP, you need to install XP from scratch and this means that you need XP drivers for your brand and model.  If HP has no XP drivers on your computer you must not try to use XP on it.

  Remember that Vista Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium and Ultimate out of Microsoft support on 10 April and there will be more updates, including critical security patches after that date.  Only Vista business and company will continue to receive updates.  You might consider this a good time to upgrade to Windows 7.  You must download and run the Windows Update Advisor once you restored Vista successfully.

• Windows vista home basic original dics32bit sp1 product key will not work say code invalid disc P/N N353G

  Windows vista home basic original dics32bit sp1 product key will not work say code invalid disc P/N N353G

  I reinstalled my windows vista.made a clean install removed windows xp sp3 when I try to activate my windows vista Home Basic sp1 it say not validates the code supplied with the disc, the code is below my laptop and the cd is in the package with my laptop, I used the key once when I re-installed my operating system once and it worked perfectly

  If you get this message before you try to turn it on, it means generally that you must not read or wrong entered the key.

  Use a magnifying glass and a bright light to read the key (or ask someone else to read it for you)

  In particular check the characters B/8 and G/C/Q.

• Windows Vista Home Premium-reinstall using disks OEM, error file missing

  My existing plant from my factory installed DVD Windows Vista Home Premium will not reinstall reinstall disks.  I get a missing file error.  The existing facility is a Service Pack 2 (service pak 2 update).  This software has been installed on my 2007 Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop.  Looking for suggestions, i.e. request a new copy of DVD disc?  Request a download from the microsoft Web site?  Should I use program reformat to remove the installation of the plant and try to reinstall?

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  Hey renbob91

  Microsoft cannot help you with acer dell oem vista DVD replacement etc.

  Contact dell for them to send you an if necessary REPLACED recovery disk

  and you are using a recovery disk dell, you will need to contact dell for recovery vista problems as is the process of recovering dells not microsofts

  http://support.Dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/DellCare/contact_technical_support?c=us&l=en&s=Gen

  Walter, the time zone traveller

• Windows vista home premium displayed "startup initialization failed" recovery/repair could not fix

  Gateway Laptop preloaded vista home premium displayed "startup initialization failed" launched the recovery/repair utility and was not able to repair.  now when you start the computer it will launch recover through process then the screen from windows with dots streaming on bottom is gets.   matter of fact that the screen is still and only way to stop it is to unplug the power.  a recommendations there...?  friends computer so HELP!

  E-mail address is removed from the privacy *.

  Hello

  Go to the website of your computer manufacturer > search your computer specifications > know brand of hard drive > access the Hard Drive manufacturer's Web site > find and download hard drive Diagnostic software and make a record of start of it on the computer that you use to get here, following their instructions > test your hard drive to see if it has failed.

  And see if the hard drive tools help you.

  "7 free disk hard test Programs.

  http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/TP/tophddiag.htm

  See you soon.

• Vista Home Premium suddenly said that my product is not authentic...

  I bought my laptop years ago, it came with Windows Vista Edition Home Premium preinstalled. It was working fine up until a week or two ago when it suddenly appeared saying that my product is not authentic. Help me please!

  Thanks in advance.

  To analyze and solve problems for Activation and Validation, we need to see a full copy of the report produced by the MGADiag tool
  (download and save to the desktop - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012 )
  Once saved, run the tool.
  Click on the button continue, which will produce the report.
  To copy the report in your response, click the button copy in the tool (ignore the error at this stage), and then paste (using r-click and paste or Ctrl + V) in your response.
  -* in your own thread *, please

  Please also state the Version and edition of Windows cited on your COA sticker (if you have one) on the case with your machine, but do NOT quote the key on the sticker!
   http://www.Microsoft.com/howtotell/content.aspx?PG=COA

• Installed Windows Vista Basic instead of Home Premium and now my product key will not work. What can I do?

  I have purchases product code for Vista Home Premium. I couldn't find the disk, so I installed Vista Basic. Microsoft does not authorize the premium code to record the "basic" program How can I get the two to work together on my machine? MS will not let me get the program of upgrading without registering to the basic version... and on, and it will.

  original title: update windows

  Hello

  Microsoft is correct; you need the correct product key for each specific edition of Vista.

  These information from Microsoft about replacing lost software should help you:

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

  Then you can install it properly.

  See you soon.

  PS If you use a Microsoft Vista DVD, which contains the files for the different editions of Vista must be installed. The product key determines which Edition is installed.

  Builders recovery DVDs are should not be used for this purpose.

  And you need to know the version of 'bit' for Vista, as well as 32-bit and 64-bit editions different DVD lights.

• free upgradation of geniune vista home premium to Windows 7 is possible or not.if yes how

  Sir, I bought acer 5738 laptop G 3 months ago with vista Home premium pre-installed.i am in India. I heard that microsoft provides for free upgradation of windows 7 at all its vista users.i am badly in need for upgradation to win 7. Please guide me how detailed and easy for the same.can it be done online. I'm not an IT professional.

  Hello avinash kumar singh,.

  Welcome to the Microsoft Answers Forum!

  There is an upgrade if you acquire a product as packaged at retail of Windows® Vista between June 26, 2009 and January 31, 2010, you are eligible to receive product upgrade Microsoft Windows 7 corresponding to the cost of shipping and handling ($9.99). Count 6 to 8 weeks (depending on the availability of inventory) for delivery following the release of Windows 7 on October 22, 2009.

  Here is a link that will give you information on the upgrade option:
  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/buy/offers/upgrade-option.aspx

  Please go through it and check if you have an eligible Windows Vista to take advantage of the upgrade to the cost of shipping.

  Here is a link that will give you information about the terms and conditions:
  https://OM2.one.Microsoft.com/OPA/validation.aspx?storeid=127971aa-ac70-438F-9304-4bd05de66415&LocaleCode=en-us

  I hope this information helps. Please get back to us if you have any other questions on this subject.

  Thank you
  Irfan H, Engineer Support Microsoft Answers. Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know.

• Windows 7 upgrade failed - disk HARD recovery does not work

  I just received my Windows 7 upgrade disc, followed the procedure and he managed to upgrade Vista 64 bit for Windows 7 32 bit! Some drivers also seem to, were charged more than once.

  I tried to do a system restore from the recovery of HARD drive partition - and it won't!

  Can someone, please?

  Hello

  Drive HARD recovery does not work because Win 7 ran the Boot Manager and maybe the HDD partition has been affected.

  I guess you want to roll back to Vista preinstalled Toshiba.
  I think in your case, only the recovery disc will help you.

  Welcome them

• Installed Windows Vista Home premium sp2 by using the recovery disk, need to activate product key

  Hi-

  I recently partion on my computer hp laptop and installed windows vista family premium with the recovery disk I got with the laptop I have this laptop for about 4 years, I have the product ID-89578-oem-7332157-00204. If possible can I get the product key to my email * address email is removed from the privacy * because that's what I was told by hp when I asked them why they said that my warranty is over, but my windows cd must be functional and ask microsoft. If you could really help me, I really need because I am a user of autocad as a computer architect, it's the only thing that I have money on working hard.

  Hello

  the HP recovery discs do not normally require an input key product on your part

  It's a good idea to always write it down in a safe place and away from the computer

  Unfortunately, these stickers wear away very easily

  and good luck with it

• Cannot start XP installation on Vista Home Premium preinstalled Satellite L40-139

  Here's the problem:

  I bought a new Toshiba Satellite L40-139 in Austria and comes preinstalled Vista. OK, Vista is in German, and I don't know German. But I made a choice to learn German and to start using a Vista. After a month Vista drives me crazy (no language, just for Vista) and I want to just install XP. I didn't need something more.
  I spent more then five days trying to archive this, but without success and I am disappointed, much.

  I put aside all types of teaching and I did a lot of things, but none of them helped me.
  So the problem is like this:
  I made the partition for XP, so I have two partitions as: Vista (C), (D) XP and Datas (G) and my CD/DVD (E :).
  I activated just boot from the CD/DVD, but when I insert the CD and start the installation of Vista it tells me something like this:
  Press any key to boot from CD...
  When I do that, I get a message, which is very fast where it says something like that, (I'm not quiet sure what it says because it's fast):
  Checking your configuration...
  After that, nothing happens, don't know why, I just get black monitor and CD/DVD does not work anymore?

  It's driving crazy me and I can't install XP.
  It seems that does not recognize the CD/DVD, and I tried with several XP bootable CD/s and they work on my desk.

  Can someone help, please, because I'm going crazy?

  If you have installed XP on this notebook L40 Vista you need a BIOS update to the XP version. All that s

• My 4 year, Dell inspiron 1525 laptop with Vista Home premium preinstalled windows keeps freezing almost as soon as it starts

  about the only way I can do anything, it is to run in SafeMode w / Networking command. When this first happened I thought maybe he had a virus an update of windows at first, so I updated & ran security essentials about 6 times when, which did not find anything, I then tried to install the defenders but could not install said I needed Silverlight installed so I tried to install it but who did not want to install so finally after more than a month of try me several times a day to give me a try. My fiancee and another roommate both said that it had to be a virus. And that one of them fix it since I couldn't.  Then they both tried for a week each so he can not constantly freeze as soon as it would boot up to the windows system screen system restore when I haven't tried had no restore points when I tried this return back.

  And now, it freezes not as quick, but when they did a system restore it says now that I need to reactivate my copy of windows but now here's my new problem when the laptop was sent to a new hard drive that they also gave me a new external case but am not currently able to read my key product code at the top of the bottom of my laptop , And it came with a copy preinstalled and stupid, I didn't find the product key code when I bought the laptop from Best Buys. And they gave me a bundle of discs pack but their was not a code product key on anything.

  Hello

  Defender will not work with Microsoft Securiy Essentials installed

  It was designed that way

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  and key Finder programs won't help you with your product key that you have a version of preinstalled vista

  If you reinstall vista again using a Dell recovery method, you normally won't need a product key

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  Malicious software can cause non-genuine problems

  Download update and scan with the free version of malwarebytes anti-malware

  http://www.Malwarebytes.org/MBAM.php

  You can also download and run rkill to stop the process of problem before you download and scan with malwarebytes

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/anti-virus/rkill

  make it work above in safe mode with networking

  Windows Vista

  Using the F8 method:

  1. Restart your computer.
  2. When the computer starts, you will see your computer hardware are listed. When you see this information begins to tap theF8 key repeatedly until you are presented with theBoot Options Advanced Windows Vista.
  3. Select the Safe Mode with networking with the arrow keys.
  4. Then press enter on your keyboard to start mode without failure of Vista.
  5. To start Windows, you'll be a typical logon screen. Connect to your computer and Vista goes into safe mode.
  6. Do whatever tasks you need and when you are done, reboot to return to normal mode.

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  and read this in order to determine what recovery to factory settings method, you can use if necessary

  Dell recovery options:

  http://supportapj.Dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/DSN/en/document?journalid=67E9C215C4BABD6CE040AE0AB5E14F05&docid=339949

  above is Dell to reinstall vista from the DVD on your computer.

  http://supportapj.Dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/DSN/en/document?journalid=67E9C215C4BABD6CE040AE0AB5E14F05&docid=336966

  and that way if you have a recovery partition on your NEW hard drive. (if you used Dell for repairs they CAN put a hard drive from the factory with a partition recovery for this model)