How can I reinstall Vista Home Premium?

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• How can I get Vista Home Premium 64 SP2 to Windows 8 without installing Windows 7, first?

  Advisor to upgrade Windows 8 indicates that the HP updates are available. When you go on these pages updates are only for Windows 7.  Is it possible to go without first purchase Windows 7 to Windows 8?

  Windows 8 is still a pre-release version of the software.  Please use the forum Windows 8 Preview Release

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_8-windows_install?page=1&tab=no

  for questions regarding the migration to Windows 8.  Microsoft has not announced the final upgrade matrix for Windows 8, but extracts did not support the upgrade of Vista without having to reinstall your programs.  Microsoft has announced also not if there will be upgrade for Windows 8 licenses either.  You must ask in the forums of Windows 8.

• Can I download Vista Home Premium somewhere and use the product key I have now?

  Original title: ACER GRRRRR!  Can I download Vista Home Premium somewhere and use the product key I have now?

  I need to reformat my laptop Acer Aspire 5520, but Acer WON'T provide me with the disks required to do... so my question is this; How can I reformat without having to buy a new drive for Windows Vista?  I went to the site of the Acers and downloaded all the drivers, applications, and the bios, but I can't find anywhere on Windows.  Can anyone help?
  Thank you in advance for your help!

  Hello

  It s no vista for free and legally download

  with an acer you never drives with him press Alt + F10 when you see the Acer start at startup screen

  who should begin the process of recovery back to factory settings

  Acer has do provide you with a way to reinstall vista, either way or a recovery (Alt + F10) on your disk partition hard or using recovery discs

  and read this:

  or borrow a vista microsoft dvd; not a HP, Acer recovery disk etc

  Make sure that you borrow the correct 32-bit or 64-bit microsoft dvd to your computer

  they contain all versions of vista

  This is the product key that determines which version of vista is installed

  http://www.theeldergeek.com/Vista/vista_clean_installation.html

  How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and replace product manuals

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

• How can I reinstal vista without cd

  Im having trouble with my computer and want to reinstal vista Home premium to solve the problem I can't remove all explore 9 beta how.r - This is a public forum so never post private such as e-mail or telephone information

  • You have problems with programs
  • Error messages
  • Recent changes to your computer
  • What you have already tried to solve the problem

  Your computer came with a partition "Recovery"? Check the owner's manual.

  You can also contact the manufacture to obtain a recovery media.

  JS
  http://www.PAGESTART.com

  Never be afraid to ask. This forum has some of the best people in the world to help.

• How can I reinstall vista on my laptop without a disc.

  How can I reinstall vista on my laptop without a disc. I have an acer aspire 4520 and INF files are missing, umbrella I don't have a disk to reinstall. without these files, I can't update any driver...

  Hello

  You can reinstall vista without a drive on an Acer if you never received a disc when you bought

  try to press Alt + F10 at the Acer splash screen after power on to start the relocation process

  Here are the different ways to reinstall vista;

  Contact the manufacturer of the laptop computer and ask them to send you to vista recovery disks to reinstall the operating system back as it was when you bought it

  they do it for a nominal cost of $

  also ask them if you have a recovery partition on your hard drive to get back to the way you bought

  you would normally press F8, F9, F10 or F11 or Alt + F10 or 0 to start to start the recovery process according to the manufacturer

  Ask them of the exact key sequence

  or borrow a vista microsoft dvd; not a HP, Acer recovery disk etc

  Make sure that you borrow the correct 32-bit or 64-bit microsoft dvd to your computer

  they contain all versions of vista

  This is the product key that determines which version of vista is installed

  http://www.theeldergeek.com/Vista/vista_clean_installation.html

  How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and replace product manuals

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

• I have a computer laptop advent who got a license key for vista, but is running xp how can I reinstall vista?

  How can I reinstall vista on a coming under xp?

  Hello

  Here are the different ways to reinstall vista

  Contact the computer manufacturer and ask them to send you to vista recovery disks to reinstall the operating system back as it was when you bought it

  they do it for a nominal cost of $

  also ask them if you have a recovery partition on your hard drive to get back to the way you bought

  you would normally press F8, F9, F10 or F11 or Alt + F10 or 0 to start to start the recovery process according to the manufacturer

  Ask them of the exact key sequence

  or borrow a vista microsoft dvd; not a HP, Acer recovery disk etc

  Make sure that you borrow the correct 32-bit or 64-bit microsoft dvd to your computer

  they contain all versions of vista

  This is the product key that determines which version of vista is installed

  http://www.theeldergeek.com/Vista/vista_clean_installation.html

  How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and replace product manuals

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

• How do you get VISTA home premium install on hard drive replacement

  I have a laptop HP which came pre installed with windows vista home premium WITHOUT install disks. (The license key is located on the sticker on the machine). The hard drive has crashed and had to be replaced. How can I get the disks to reinstall vista?

  You can request a HP disk to reinstall Vista.

  HP - order of the recovery disc for Windows:

  http://h20000.www2.HP.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/document.jsp?objectID=c00810334

  Restore Vista on HP computer with installation disks:
  http://h20000.www2.HP.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/document.jsp?objectID=c00809678#RestoreWithDiscs

• How to: fix Windows Vista Home Premium SP2

  I don't have a CD or DVD containing the operating system I use now. I DO NOT WANT TO REINSTALL or RECOVER the operating system.  I would lose a lot of valuable information.

  I would be sincerely grateful to find a 'repair' for this operating system. Microsoft offers a service to REPAIR an existing installation of Vista Home Premium?

  Jeff

  Hello

  Microsoft does not include disks for OEM preinstalled computers, Acer, HP, brands etc.

  a repair install is performed from a vista operating system

  you will need to borrow a Microsoft dvd vista not an acer, HP etc. recovery disk and do a repair installation

  read the below tutorial on how to perform a repair installation

  and note the part about uninstalling Service Packs, if necessary

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/88236-repair-install-Vista.html

  And if you need to do a startup repair and that you do not have a Vista DVD from Microsoft, read this:

  the link below is how to download and get a vista disk startup repair, which you can start from the

  http://NeoSmart.net/blog/2008/Windows-Vista-recovery-disc-download/

  Here's how to use startup repair system restore command prompt, etc. to bleepingcomputers link below

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial148.html

  to boot from the dvd drive to be able to you will see a way to get into the bios Setup at the bottom of the screen or command menu start

  It would be F2 or delete etc to enter the BIOS or F12 etc. for the start menu

  Change boot order it do dvd drive 1st in the boot order

  http://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/change-boot-order-XP-Vista/

  If you ever reinstall Vista

  Contact the computer manufacturer and ask them to send you to vista recovery disks to reinstall the operating system back as it was when you bought it

  they do it for a nominal cost of $

  also ask them if you have a recovery partition on your hard drive to get back to the way you bought

  you would normally press F8, F9, F10 or F11 or Alt + F10 or 0 to start to start the recovery process according to the manufacturer

  Ask them of the exact key sequence

  or borrow a vista microsoft dvd; not a HP, Acer recovery disk etc

  Make sure that you borrow the correct 32-bit or 64-bit microsoft dvd to your computer

  they contain all versions of vista

  This is the product key that determines which version of vista is installed

  http://www.theeldergeek.com/Vista/vista_clean_installation.html

  How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and replace product manuals

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

• Reinstall Vista Home Premium 32 bit SP2

  Not good with computers... need help... very much appreciated... I ran into the horrible black screen problem... I can't start in safe mode, no problem, but can only access via the normal and Task Manager normal mode still doesn't work well... internet and other programs will not work... I tried many options and now looking to do a reinstall of Vista Home Premium 32 bit SP2

  Question is how can I do reinstall without deleting all my personal files? Is this possible? If Yes, how should I do it... as very detailed information is appreciated as I'm not tech savy... Also, if it is not possible, what is your recommendation to save my files before reinstalling? External hard drive?

  I appreciate any help I can get. Thank you!

  A resettlement removes all the info.

  If Safe Mode does not and you do not have a Vista DVD from Microsoft, do a repair disc to do a Startup Repair:

  Download the ISO on the link provided and make a record of repair time it starts.

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

  At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu.

  When you have changed that, insert the Bootable disk you did in the drive and reboot.

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial148.html

  Link above shows what the process looks like and a manual, it load the repair options.

  NeoSmart containing the content of the Windows Vista DVD 'Recovery Centre', as we refer to him. It cannot be used to install or reinstall Windows Vista, and is just a Windows PE interface to recovering your PC. Technically, we could re-create this installation with downloadable media media freely from Microsoft (namely the Microsoft WAIK, several gigabyte download); but it is pretty darn decent of Microsoft to present Windows users who might not be able to create such a thing on their own.

  Read all the info on the website on how to create and use:

  http://NeoSmart.net/blog/2008/Windows-Vista-recovery-disc-download/

  ISO Burner:http://www.snapfiles.com/get/active-isoburner.html

  It's a very good Vista startup repair disk.

  You can do a system restart tool, system, etc it restore.

  It is NOT a disc of resettlement.

  And the 32-bit is what normally comes on a computer, unless 64-bit.

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  Data recovery:

  1. slave of your hard drive in another computer and read/save your data out there.

  2. put your Hard drive in a USB hard drive case, plug it into another computer and read/save from there.

  3 Alternatively, use Knoppix Live CD to recover data:

  http://www.Knopper.NET/Knoppix/index-en.html

  Download/save the file Knoppix Live CD ISO above.

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  http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm

  Download the Vista software from the link above.

  After installing above ISO burning software, right click on the Knoppix ISO file > copy the Image to a CD.

  Knoppix is not installed on your PC; use only the resources of your PC, RAM, graphics etc.

  Change the boot order in YOUR computer/laptop to the CD/DVD Drive 1^st in the boot order.

  Plug a Flash Drive/Memory Stick, BOOT with the Live CD, and you should be able to read the hard drive.

  When the desktop loads, you will see at least two drive hard icons on the desktop (one for your hard drive) and one for the USB key.

  Click on the icons of hard drive to open and to understand which drive is which.

  Click the icon for the USB drive and click on "Actions > Change the read/write mode" so you can write to disk (it is read-only by default for security reasons).

  Now to find the files you want to back up, just drag and drop them on the USB. When you're done, shut down the system and remove the USB key.

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  Vista recovery media obtain and/or use the Partition Recovery Vista on your computer to the factory settings .

  There is no Vista free download legal available.

  Contact your computer manufacturer and ask them to send a recovery disk/s Vista set.

  Normally, they do this for a cost of $ small.

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  In addition, ask them if you have a recovery Partition on your computer/laptop to restore it to factory settings.

  See if a manual provided with the computer or go to the manufacturer's website, email or you can call for information on how to make a recovery.

  Normally, you have to press F10 or F11 at startup to start the recovery process...

  Another way I've seen on some models is press F8 and go to a list of startup options, and launch a recovery of standards of plant with it, by selecting the repair option.

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  Also ask them if it is possible to do the recovery disk/s for the recovery Partition in case of a system Crash or hard drive failure.

  They will tell you how to do this.

  Every computer manufacturer has their own way of making recovery disk/s.

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  Or borrow a good Microsoft Vista DVD (not Dell, HP, Acer, recovery disk/s etc).
  A good Vista DVD contains all versions of Vista.
  The product key determines which version of Vista is installed.

  There are 2 disks of Vista: one for 32-bit operating system, and one for 64-bit operating system.

  If install a cleaning is required with a good DVD of Vista (not HP, Dell recovery disks):

  At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/918884

  MS advice on the conduct of clean install.

  http://www.theeldergeekvista.com/vista_clean_installation.htm

  A tutorial on the use of a clean install

  http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_install_03.asp

  Super Guide Windows Vista Installation

  After installation > go to the website of the manufacturer of your computer/notebook > drivers and downloads Section > key in your model number > get latest Vista drivers for it > download/install them.

  Save all data, because it will be lost during a clean installation.

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  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/326246

  'How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and upgrades, and replace product manuals'

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Should I reinstall Vista Home Premium?

  My problem started when I downloaded a few new files for a game, I run on my Vista Home Premium.  The game is Left 4 Dead 2, I've been looking for a good map editor for game cards included with the game, and in my research on the web, I found a few new cards that are in zip (compressed) format, and after reading the instructions I have to use my 'open with... " command through Vista and the value of Left 4 Dead 2 as well as the program to open these files with..., now on my system, I have a lot of space (500 GB HDD with about 75% of free space), I have a quad-processor, 2.40 GHz Pentium 4, 4 GB of RAM.  Now for the problem; When I select Left 4 Dead 2 as the program to use in the "Open with...» " window and click OK, nothing happens, Left 4 Dead 2 does not appear in the"Open with... " list of programs and it happens with all types of file/program type on my system.  So I ask, can I reinstall Vista once more?  It has been replaced once before, and honestly, I didn't like the process of resettlement.

  Resettlement took my old Windows subfolder and placed in another directory on the operating system reinstalled.  I can see why he does it, but honestly, it's a royal pain in the neck to find out what to do with the new directory, I ended up just removing all together.  So I ask you, should I reinstall or not to solve this problem with 'open with... '. »?

  Hello

  Thank you for using Microsoft answers.

  It is not necessary to reinstall your operating system to Vista.

  Using third-party software, including hardware drivers can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the use of third-party software can be solved. Software using third party is at your own risk.

  Try the instructions below that may help you resolve the issue.

  Method 1:

  Follow the instructions below to restore your computer to a previous state.

  1. Click Start, type system restore in the search box, and then click System Restore in the list programs.
  2. If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type your password, or click on continue.
  3. In the System Restore dialog box, click Next.
  4. In the list of restore points, click a restore point created at least a week before the current date, and then click Next.

     Note: If you do not find a restore point that is aged for at least a week, select the first point of restoration that is available.

  5. Click Finish.
  6. The computer restarts. The system files and settings are returned to the State they were when the restore point was created.

  Check whether the problem is resolved.

  Method 2:

  Follow the instructions below that may help you.

  1. right click on the file.

  2. select open with

  3. click on choose program.

  4. Select the game.

  Check whether the problem is resolved.

  Method 3:

  Try to uninstall and reinstall the game and see if the problem is resolved.

  Please post back and let us know if it helped to solve your problem.

  Kind regards

  KarthiK TP

• How to install Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit?

  Hello! Can someone tell me how can I make Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit to 64-bit?

  Here's my question: -.

  1. I bought a version of Windows Vista Edition retail family Premium, the package has only the 32-bit support (DVD). I found a few website say that the product key for the retail version of Windows is for 32-bit and 64-bit, as long as we use 32 - bit or 64 - bit on a single computer at a time. If I'm wrong, anyone could answer my question?

  2. now, I plan to move from 32 bit to 64 bit, my problem is that the version sold at retail of Windows that I purchased only contain 32-bit media:-

  (a) is there a way I could install the 64-bit Windows?

  (b) is it possible I could get 64-bit support?

  (c) could I use media in Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit retail a friend to install on my computer? And after installation, I can activate Windows with my product key?

  Looking forward to the responses, thank you.

  Do you a clean install from 32 bit to 64 bit.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/windowsvista/1033/ordermedia/default.mspx

  Link above is how you get 64 bit DVD, if you have a retail license.

  You can use any Microsoft Vista 64-bit DVD and use your 32 bit key as you say it's Vista Retail

  Or borrow a good Microsoft Vista DVD (not Dell, HP, etc).
  A good Vista DVD contains all versions of Vista.
  The product key determines which version of Vista is installed.

  There are 2 disks of Vista: one for 32-bit operating system, and one for 64-bit operating system.

  If install a cleaning is required with a good DVD of Vista (not HP, Dell recovery disks):

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

  At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu

  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/918884

  MS advice on the conduct of clean install.

  http://www.theeldergeekvista.com/vista_clean_installation.htm

  A tutorial on the use of a clean install

  http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_install_03.asp

  Super Guide Windows Vista Installation

  After installation > go to the website of the manufacturer of your computer/notebook > drivers and downloads Section > key in your model number > get latest Vista drivers for it > download/install them.

  Save all data, because it will be lost during a clean installation.

  See you soon...

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• New hard drive - drive no. - how to install Windows Vista Home Premium on the computer?

  I have an Acer with Windows Vista Home Premium and someone took the hard disk of the computer. They said that it has been damaged and it will not work. I wasn't here when they took out the hard drive. But I went bought a new. It is said that he needs a boot disk to start so I used my Windows XP because it says you can do a dual boot. So now how to make a copy of the Vista startup disk so I can get the version original back on my computer? It's actually my husband and he uses it for his work if any help would be great. I went through the help files and I was told to call Acer. Acer has said that they do not have a boot disk for mine over because it's out of warranty. So now I have no disc and it never even came with one. So, what should I do to get Windows Vista back there? Please please help me. I'm trying so hard to get this information, but nobody seems to have all the answers. Please let me know as soon as possible. Thank you very much.

  I have an Acer with Windows Vista Home Premium and someone took the hard disk of the computer. They said that it has been damaged and it will not work. I wasn't here when they took out the hard drive. But I went bought a new. It is said that he needs a boot disk to start so I used my Windows XP because it says you can do a dual boot. So now how to make a copy of the Vista startup disk so I can get the version original back on my computer? It's actually my husband and he uses it for his work if any help would be great. I went through the help files and I was told to call Acer. Acer has said that they do not have a boot disk for mine over because it's out of warranty. So now I have no disc and it never even came with one. So, what should I do to get Windows Vista back there? Please please help me. I'm trying so hard to get this information, but nobody seems to have all the answers. Please let me know as soon as possible. Thank you very much.

  Hey Amanda Ekker

  Acer would normally you sell records recovery vista for a nominal cost of $

  If they do not have their read below

  borrow a microsoft dvd vista

  Make sure that you borrow the correct 32-bit or 64-bit microsoft dvd to your computer

  they contain all versions of vista

  This is the product key that determines which version of vista is installed

  Walter, the time zone traveller

• I need help to reinstall vista Home premium on hp 2000 Pavilion we

  I am ing try to reinstall windows vista Home premium on my hp pavilion dv2000us. I have delivered my Hp disc 5. When I insert the disk I get message saying that I need to install device drivers. To install the driver, you need to access the hard disk, insert the instillation media containing the driver files, and then click OK. Could be on a floppy disk, CD, Dvd, or USb flash drive.  I don't have anything with this information. I also met a message saying saying that the Boot Manager is missing or damaged.  During the instilliation, it says that I need device drivers.  Can you help me find the drivers and reinstall the Boot Manager.

  Hello

  Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.
  You can check the link: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00809678&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=1817074#N530
  If the issue is not resolved, you can contact HP support for help.

• After you have reinstalled Vista Home Premium 32-Bit with Service Pack 2. Windows recognizes only 958 MB 2G of Ram. The processor is AMD Turion 64 X 2 1.80 GHz 32 bit

  Hello
  I have a hp Pavilion notebook PC with a new motherboard.  After you have installed Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit, I noticed that Windows only recognizes 958 MB 2 GB of RAM installed.  No one knows why this is happening and how can I fix or troubleshout the problem?
  Thank you, PD777

  Hello

  How is your memory configured? that is, what is 2 x 1 GB modules or module 1 x 2 GB. If the former I would check the physical installation of the modules on the MB memory.

  Vista 32 bit should see up to 3 GB, I doubt that it is Vista the cause.

  Another thought, are your shared graphics? in some BIOS, it is possible to ask the system to use a fixed amount of RAM the GUI system, this memory will not be included in the complete system.

  See you soon

• Can I install Vista Home Premium with my product key?

  I have Toshiba Satellite A300-146, model No.: PSAJ0E, 1 GB RAM, Intel Dual core 1.87 processor, chipset Mobile Intel (r) 965 family with * vista home premium *...

  But it's in the recovery disk... If I install it, my hard drive will be formatted and become the only partition...
  If I install the vista Home premium (downloaded from the internet) and enter my laptop product key, * is it make real *... ?

  Hello

  To be honest, I don't understand what your question is.
  Why you want to install downloaded Vista Home Premium if you already have one with your laptop?

  Recovery image is complete with all the drivers, tools and utility, but if you install OS naked, then you have lots to installing of all Toshiba stuff in the hope, everything will be OK.
  Installation of recovery can be done on two tracks:

  Help of created recovery DVD *.
  In this case the whole HARD disk will be formatted and all your data will be gone, but you certainly get it with two partitions. Folder HDDRecovery there again on the second partition.

  * Using the recovery disk (F8) procedure *.
  If you do this just first partition (C) is deleted. All the data on the second partition will be there again.

  So please let me know what is your problem exactly and what you want to do.