Need to reinstall Vista after replacing the hard drive

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• 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

• Activation of Windows Vista after replacing the hard drive

  I'm unable to activate windows after having my hard drive replaced. The portable station to my Windows Vista Home installed school, when my computer was originally Windows Vista Business. When I try to use Windows Activation, all options tells me that my product key is not valid for Windows Vista Home Edition. However, the steps to find a phone number to call for the activation require me to enter a product key, and then find the phone number from there. Because I can not clear the checkpoint, I can activate Windows or find a phone number to call. My computer has been purchased through my school, so I don't have a Windows Vista Business install disc, it automatically installs through the recovery disks. I could back up everything and then use the recovery disks, but I was wondering if there was another way to use the product key, I have, or to communicate with Windows. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

  Hello

  the product key you have is for Vista Business, not the House

  without a product key for home which must be provided by your school or purchased by you (no longer sold) will not be activated

  as you bought the computer and operating through your school system, these are the people to talk about this

  and if they provided you with recovery disks when you bought originally, they are used to boot from to reinstall the original operating system

• Can I reinstall Lightroom after replacing the hard drive?

  I previously installed LightRoom on my laptop in 2013. The hard drive has failed recently and I had a new installed. What I have to buy LightRoom again, or is - it possible to reinstall with the previous license? How do I do that?

  Of course, you can reinstall using the previous license.  Download the application at the bottom of the link installation, install and during the installation process, enter the serial number,.

  Download Photoshop Lightroom

  No need to buy again.

• How can I reinstall Windows after replacing the hard drive? I don't have the disk.

  Windows Vista Edition Home Premium

  My daughter has a computer with Windows Vista Home Premium.  His hard drive went bad and I will install another.  I would like to reinstall Windows Vista Home Premium, but can not find the disc.  I don't have the license code information, but I can't find where I can download the program.  Can someone help me?

  Hello

  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 $

  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 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

• 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.

• 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

   

• Cannot open my files money 2005 after replacing the hard drive

  Hi, I had to replace the hard drive in my computer and now I am unable to open my money (Version 2005) files. I get an error message indicating "Money cannot locate C:\~~~ or cannot open it, possibly because it is a read-only file or you are not allowed to change it or your hard drive, it is write protected etc.» I tried uninstalling and re-installing the money, but it has not solved the problem. The problem may be to do with the regional settings during installation of money, but when I re - install the money it is not giving me the option to set the perameters during the installation process for a reason any. My OS is XP Home edition Service Pack 3. How can I solve this problem?

  So your real problem is not that the files are missing or read-only, but that the money does not recognize the format the files are in.

  Even if you reinstalled Money, maybe you don't have also downloaded and installed some updates have been released for your version.  See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320193:

  If you are using Microsoft Money 2005, and you receive this error message after you have reinstalled Money, the behavior may be caused by not having money is not all installed updates.

  See methods 4 and 5 in the article.

  If this does not help, Veritas Aquitas had the right answer: ask in the forum of the money:
  http://social.Microsoft.com/forums/is/money/threads

• Error: 150:30 after replacing the hard drive

  After replacing my hard drive of Apple iMac (Apple remember), I get an error code 150:30 when trying to open Photoshop CSCS4. Spin OSX 10.11.1

  All solutions?

  John

  150:30 errors mean that the licensing mechanism is broken, usually because the software moved instead of being re-installed.

  Uninstall, reinstall from the disc or download then enter your serial number.

  Download the CS4 products

• Failed to retrieve after replacing the hard drive on my DV6

  I replaced the hard drive on my DV6.  Insert the recovery discs, I had done and went through the process.  At the end it rebooted and was told that he failed.  Says to put 1 recovery disc in and try again, but just a loop even message.

  Hello

  Assuming that it's just a problem with the recovery media, here's another solution, you can try.

  Before you try the following, make sure that you can always read the character product activation key 25 on your label Windows COA (5 blocks of 5 alphanumeric games).

  An example of a COA label can be seen here.

  You can create a Windows 7 installation disc yourself using another PC - just download the good Disk Image ( this must be the same version that originally came with your laptop - it is listed as Windows 7 Home Premium ) from the link below and use an app like ImgBurn ( Note: you can deselect additional software offerings when you install ImgBurn) to burn the ISO correctly on a blank DVD - a guide on the use of ImgBurn to write an ISO on a disc is here.  The source of the Windows Image is Digital River.

  Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit SP1.

  Use the disk to perform the installation, enter the activation key of Windows on the label of the COA at the request and once the installation is complete, use ' 'phone Method' described in detail in the link below to activate the operating system -this made method supported by Microsoft and is popular with people who want to just have a new installation of Windows 7 without additional software load normally comes with OEM installations.

  http://www.kodyaz.com/articles/how-to-activate-Windows-7-by-phone.aspx

  All pilots additional and the software, you may need can be found here.

  Kind regards

  DP - K

• Failed to load a backup disk after replacing the hard drive.

  Until I replaced the hard drive, I backed up everything on a disc using the Vista backup program. Now I am trying to get at the way it has been, but I don't know how. Help?

  Start, programs, accessories, System Tools, backup status and Configuration.

• 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