Lost my copy of Windows Vista. Help, please

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• My Windows Vist shows error 8024402f update code, impossible to update windows. Help, please.

  My Windows Vist shows error 8024402f update code, impossible to update windows. Help, please.

  Hi you can try the following...

  Click on Start >
  Type in CMD > 
  Right-click on the result, and then click on run as administrator >
  Then type sfc/scannow , and then press ENTER.
  Reboot your PC and try it a few times.

  Download and install the update tool of the system for Vista (Windows Update hotfix)

  • Updated preparation system tool for Windows Vista (KB947821) [February 2012] 32-bit
  • System Update tool for Windows Vista for x 64 based systems (KB947821) [February 2012] 64-bit
  "This tool is being offered because an inconsistency was found in the maintenance shop windows which can prevent the installation of future updates and service packs software."

  Microsoft technical support suggestions:

  Configure the connection to obtain an IP address automatically

  1. Click on «Start», enter "NCPA. CPL"(without quotes) in the search bar and press"Enter. "
  2. Right-click on the network connection, and then click "Properties". If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
  3. Click Select "IP Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)" and then click "Properties".
  4. Check "obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically".
  5. Click on 'OK '.
  6. Click Select 'Protocol Internet Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)' and then click 'properties '.
  7. Check "obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically".
  8. Click on 'OK '.
  9. Restart the computer.

  Other Solutions for error 8024402F

  You can view these articles the Microsoft KB to fix the problem:

  • You may encounter temporary connection related errors when you use Windows Update or Microsoft Update to install updates
  • Code error Windows Update 80244016, 8024402f, or c80003fa
  • or see this thread

• I have the genuine product key genuine microsoft windows vista business but I have lost the cd/dvd of the windows disk, how to manage another copy of windows vista professional?

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  If you bought the retail of Windows 7:

  How to replace Microsoft software
  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/326246

  If Windows is preinstalled with the computer:

  If you do not install disks:

  Contact the OEM computer manufacturer and ask them to send you an installation to your computer disk - they may charge a small fee. Contact information for the manufacturer of your computer can be found here:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/oemphone/

• I have a legal copy of windows Vista Home Basic, but I lost my registration key. What should I do?

  I have a legal copy of windows Vista Home Basic, but I lost my registration key. What should I do?

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• I lost my media for Windows Vista Business. How do I replace it?

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  I had windows vista Professional installed on my computer, I lost my copy of windows. I have HP 4600 workstation had the partition recovery due to hard drive failure I lost that too. is it possible to get windows vista copy of the company I have Moose key sticker stick on my pc? Please help me I am desperate to use my computer

  Hello

  If Vista came preistalled contact HP and then ask to send you replacement discs.

  They do normally for a fee.

  http://WWW8.HP.com/us/en/contact-HP/contact.html

  Read also:

  http://h10025.www1.HP.com/ewfrf/wc/document?LC=en&cc=us&DocName=bph07143

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

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

  You can also borrow and 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 32-bit and 64-bit editions come on different DVDs

  See you soon.

• Where can I get a free copy of Windows Vista Home Premium for a laptop Sony Vaio I have my product key, but need to the floppy?

  where can I get a free copy of windows vista edition Home premium? I tried to restore my laptop without success. I think I need a copy of the installation disc so that I can reinstall it with my current product key

  Hello

  There's a photo guide based on the recovery of your model here...

  http://www.Sony-Asia.com/support/tutorial/381906/product/VGN-fz18g

  If you cannot use this method because what did your friend, your options are...

  • Pay Sony for media recovery
  • A base Windows installation followed by installing specific Sony drivers and software from their Web site.

  If you walk down the road of the latter, I would say that, if possible, before you begin reinstalling Windows you download at least the Ethernet drivers and wireless and save in, for example, a USB key. Start your drivers to search for them (and other) here...

  http://www.Sony-Asia.com/support/product/VGN-fz18g/FAQ

  .. everything will be difficult to download if drivers that allow access to the internet are not native to a new installation of Windows.

  Your principled stand against Sony charges for media recovery is, in my opinion, wrong. As I already said twice...

  If Sony did not provide recovery media that they have provided the means to create them

  If you lost or do not burn them and messed up your recovery partition, it's not for lack of Sony.

  My serious recommendation is to accept a fee of Sony for the recovery media. It will make life much simpler for you. For this reason alone, it is probably useful tax, especially considering that you're obviously not a user advanced. Otherwise, why ask the help of a friend and ask for help on this forum?

  I suspect that the links I've seen on this website are actually only valid for Windows 7 media images. If you do not buy the recovery media and go with an iso image download Vista Home Premium, I have to warn about the following...

  • The legality of this is, at best, questionable
  • If it's not genuine Microsoft media you might end by in an even bigger mess (if it works at all)

  Tricky

• Is it possible for me to load my copy of windows vista on a second computer?

  I had a computer I bought Windows Vista to computers and installed. A few months later, the computer crashed (I think that the power supply has failed and chips to the motherboard somehow, don't know what happened). I'm pretty sure that the hard drive has survived, but I don't have money to buy/build a new computer to put it in. However, I got another computer on my father, but my hard drive is not compatible with it, so I can not just hard drives. The computer that I got from my father has a virus on the hard drive and I thought just re - format, but we do not have the original copy of Windows XP that was on it. Is it possible that Microsoft won't let me use my copy of Windows Vista is already installed on my useless hard drive on the computer, I received of my father?

  -Thaddeus Grudniewski

  Your copy of Vista can be used on one computer at a time.  If it is an OEM copy, it can only be used on the original computer on which it was installed.  If it's a retail copy, it can be moved to another machine but only one at a time.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

  Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / has + - if this post solves your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' button at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

• Can I get a new copy of Windows Vista?

  Hello

  I'm fixing a PC from one of my friends, unfortunately it has formatted the C drive (I guess he thought it was a good idea?). Anyway, he doesn't have his original copy of windows vista that came with the PC, but the product key is on the side of the tower. Is there a way to get a new copy of vista that works with the product key?

  Any help is appreciated.

  Thank you!

  Vista Media recovery obtaining and/or using the Vista recovery on your computer Partition to 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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

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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

• Can I sell my copy of Windows Vista retail?

  Hi, I have a full commercial copy of Windows Vista.  Having just upgraded to Windows 7 I would like to sell my copy of Vista.

  My installation of Vista was activated several times (I tend to reinstall my OS frequently enough).  It is no longer installed on any machine anywhere.

  What should I take special measures (e.g. to inform Microsoft) until I sell on my copy of Vista?  Or I'm ok just sell what with drive, box, manual, and CD key?

  Hi Kaporikawn,

  Thanks for posting. If you preferred the full versions of these two media you can sell the license to someone else. They call activation to finish it however.

  I hope this helps!

  Shawn - Support Engineer - MCP, MCDST
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think

• After 4 years of use my computer without any problems at all, I get a message saying that my copy of Windows Vista is NOT activated.

  Original title: Vista Activation issue

  After 4 years of use my computer without any problems at all, I get a message saying that my copy of Windows Vista is NOT activated.

  Of course, he was and has been deleted now tile view! I made no changes to anything on the computer, so I did a little research

  and found that it could be a virus trying to get 'paid' for a new activation code. I did a complete reinstall of Vista to remove

  such viruses or errors and it still say my copy of Vista is not activated. When I try to follow the steps to activate Vista,

  I got nowhere! Everything I've read say s do the activation of the phone, but my computer doesn't give me the option of phone!

  It gives me only 3 options - "Buy a new online product key", "Enter a different product key", "Contact Hewllet Packard to help solve this problem."

  I called HP and of course my warranty has expired and they even want to talk to me about $100! I'm going crazy trying to figure this out! Help someone?

  Thanks for the reply, but I tried ALL the links you've posted over and over again until I've already posted my question here! The links you suggested sent me round in circles! They say all "choose the Activate by phone option" but I was not getting the phone option on my computer for some reason any.

  I have corrected the problem and HERE IS HOW - 1-800-Microsoft

  It was as simple as that! Now, if only they post this number somewhere here on the site it might save people hours or days of research! After calling the number, work your way through the automated system until you get a man! The guys at Microsoft that answered the phone was great and had activated me and up and running in minutes!

• Why can I not use my old genuine copy of windows Vista on my new pc?

  Windows vista on new pc

  Why can I not use my old genuine copy of windows vista on my new pc?
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  If your Vista came pre-installed in your old PC, then this is an OEM license that cannot be transferred to your new PC.

  To analyze and solve problems for Activation and Validation, we need to see a full copy of the report produced by the MGADiag (download and save to the desktop - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012 ) tool
  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!
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• Not able to see the images in the Windows Vista Help file

  I use a Windows Vista operating system and I'm not able to view the images in the Windows Vista Help file... ! Here are the troubleshooting steps I tried to solve the problem:-

  1. I tried sfc/scannow and chkdski/f/r.
  2. Tried to clean boot.
  3. Tried to create a new user account.
  4. Tried in safe mode.
  5. Downloaded and installed the WinHlp32.exe file from http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=5143
  6. Tried running the http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2006/09/04/739820.aspx SubinACL tool
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  Could you please temme then what to do? I look forward to hearing from you soon.

  Hello
  Try this for this issue:
  Equip your Windows recovery disk, then select "Reinstall partial '.»
  Check the "Winhelp" since the consolidation of program.
  Next
  Finishing
  Then restart.
  Which solves the problem?
  hope this helps,
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• I lost my recovery for Windows Vista disk. How can I restore the computer to its original factory State?

  I lost my recovery for windows Vista disk. How can I restore the computer to its original factory State? I can't find how to create recovery discs, I did not have this option in the Recovery Manager

  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 F10 or F11 or Alt + F10, 0 at startup to start the recovery process according to the manufacturer

  Ask them of the exact key sequence

  or 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

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

  Save all data, because it will be lost, do the above

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

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