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• Need to reinstall Vista after that hard drive has been replaced

  Hi I just got a hard drive go dead on me and replaced with an upgrade but when former tha died it took the OS with it how I restart the computer now or do I have to buy a new operating system

  * original title - drive fried *.

  Hello

  read this

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

  If that does not work contact packard bell and get them to send you to the model computer recovery discs

  they do it for a nominal cost of $

  http://www.PackardBell.com/index.html

• Reinstalling Vista on a hard drive blank

  How to bring back the Vista program?  I am buyer of the computer that was installed with Vista.  I have no recovery disks.

  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.

  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.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Need to replace the hard drive, Vista can be reinstalled with a different copy, then what came with the PC?

  A friends Vista Home Premium PC is in a horrible State - chkdsk repairs tons of "bad sectors".

  If I get a new hard drive, can I use my CD of 'Upgrade' from Vista Home Premium to re - install the Vista, using its product key?

  If this isn't the case - what other options can I?

  * original title - I need to reinstall vista - can I use my 'upgrade' with other people product code drive *.

  No, you can't. Its product key is OEM and linked to the Windows that is installed on the computer. Your option is to buy a new Windows software.

• Reinstalling Vista on a new hard drive in a Dell XPS420

  I have been using my Dell XPS 420 for years, but lately the C: drive (with Windows Vista Home Premium and the recovery partition) are dead. I had to reinstall Vista on a new hard drive. It went well until Vista was finished all the updates that are accumulated. He says that my Windows is not genuine, and he refused to go further than the connection. The Windows CD is Dell and it came with the computer. My Dell warranty expired a long time ago. Can anyone help?

  Using the recovery process of the manufacturer normally does not require activation. It will activate itself during the recovery process.

  Product key and product ID are two different things

  Read this about AV Avast which causing 0xC004D401 error Code

  http://social.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/genuinevista/thread/a3145e58-EAEA-43e5-B2DB-c15885076c48

  And read this topic to report diagnosis by Christmas Paton.

  http://social.Microsoft.com/forums/is/genuinevista/thread/a3fda1a0-6199-41a4-b3d6-5be62cae3d79

  And if necessary, repost in the Vista install, upgrade, and activate forum (this one).

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_vista-windows_install?page=1&tab=all

  Noel Paton, he will come here.

  This is the right forum, but it may not read fine on the information contained in the header not mentioning not activation problems

  See you soon.

• Hard drive used with reinstalled Vista asks you username and password

  I replaced my hard drive damaged by a second-hand and reinstalled Vista. At the start he is now asking for the user name and password. I have a password on the original hard disk, and it did not start. I tried my old user name with blank password, but it didn't work. How can this be repaired?

  I installed Windows again using the original installation disc of Vista came with the Dell laptop. Installation worked fine, but ask some 'Other' user name and password to the launch of Windows. Tried to my 'old', but would not work.

  So I erased opportunity newly installed using the DBAN program and reinstalled Windows Vista hard drive. That did the trick. I was able to launch Windows and create a new username and password. Once I got into Windows, I've updated the drivers from the Dell website using my Service tag. Work now - great Amen!

• After reinstalling vista and get the updates, I've "lost" more than 10 GB on my hard drive

  can anyone help? After reinstalling vista and by then setting automatic updates, I find after the download and installation of updates that I "lost" more than 10 GB on my drive hard, why is that?

  Updates must be stored somewhere, and installed somewhere 10 GIG is in the normal range.  Did you do a disk cleanup?

  have you saved or set a restore point?  It has been a decade since I used Vista, but I think that any time you install something made Vista a restore point.

• can I reinstall vista, removed hard drive?

  I bought a laptop computer with a hard drive deleted, if I get a new hard then re - install vista if they product key sticker is on the bottom of the laptop?

  Hello

  Licenses, Activation and hardware drivers problems do not work how the other poster tells you

  If this hard drive was put in another computer, it would not work for 2 reasonns.

  1, it will NOT be activated until the preinstaled license OEM, a computer brand, DELL, HP, etc, is related to the original machine it was installed on

  2. it would not in all the probability of starting as this removed hard disk motherboard drivers required in order for it to work on your laptop, not another machine

  many people take a hard drive out so that they can keep them on private data they sell laptop

  also with regard to what the other poster told you about the recovery partition:

  It won't work that on YOUR laptop, NOT another machine, the hard disk may be implemented

  Here's how to reinstall Vista on your laptop:

  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 $

  or borrow a vista microsoft dvd; not a HP, Acer recovery disk etc and use your product key

  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

• Reinstall vista again HARD drive now PC don't can not boot from the DVD drive I can copy vista external hard disk drive, and then install on the laptop

  Duplicate info wire - running kill disk, vista disappeared and my laptop does not see my dvd/cd drive and I can't reinstall vista OS because of this problem

  Have to reinstall vista on a new HARD drive now PC can not boot from the DVD drive I can copy vista external hard disk drive, and then install on the laptop?

  The DVD player worked before HARD drive went bad now, it won't work.

  And I just replaced the HARD drive, but now cannot load an operating system that he...

  Help, please...

  Hi dynamitenews

   

  1. are you able to boot to the desktop?
  2. what happens when you try to start the computer?

   

  You must have the DVD drive to start the computer using the disk, you cannot use the external hard drive to do the same thing.

  Also I suggest you to make sure you have defined the start as CD/DVD-Rom as the first choice option in the BIOS. See below the help link-
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/BIOS-frequently-asked-questions

  If nothing is done, then you can contact the manufacturer support for assistance on setting up the correct boot sequence and check.
  
  BIOS WARNING-
  Change (CMOS) BIOS/complementary metal oxide semiconductor settings can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the configuration of the BIOS/CMOS settings can be solved. Changes to settings are at your own risk.

   

  I hope this helps.

• Reinstall Vista clean after replacing hard drive

  Hard drive crashed in my Acer Aspire 3680-2682. I replaced the hard drive with a larger HARD drive and did a clean reinstall of Vista Basic to my CD anytime upgrade. My computer did not come with recovery discs and the recovery partition of course disappeared as well.

  Can I use my same product key that is on my COST base sticker of Vista?

  If you want to reinstall Vista to how you purchased the computer, use the ORIGINAL product key that was on the computer to do.

  It was what was my original advice.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Need to reinstall Vista after replacing the hard drive

  Microsoft website has confused me! Help please! Should I just buy and install vista again?

  * original title - I got my computer fixed and a new drive hard put, I could not find the disks from acer with what he came or the vista disk. Acer disks I found, but how do I buy windows vista? *

  Microsoft website has confused me! Help please! Should I just buy and install vista again?

  Hey LauraR1991

  If you have your acer recovery disks, you need not buy new vista

  you already have a license of vista

  The acer recovery disks are to reinstall vista on how you purchased your computer

  If the disks from acer that you aren't below recovery disks link is to buy vista directly at acer recovery disks

  they sell them at a nominal cost

  Acer Recovery Media purchase program

  https://secure.TX.Acer.com/rcdb/main.aspx?brand=Acer

  Walter, the time zone traveller

• Reinstalled Vista access denied on external hard drive

  I reinstalled Vista and now I can't access my external hard drive.  I tried to do a right click on the drive and to allow access for all users on the Security tab with no luck.  Help, please

  Please see how appropriating a file or a folder in Windows XP , which also applies to Windows Vista and Windows 7. Boulder computer Maven
  Most Microsoft Valuable Professional

• Reinstall Vista after hard drive failure

  My hard drive crashed and another was installed by a tech where I took the laptop Dell Inspiron 1525.  The tech installed Vista Home premium on my computer, but it wasn't my reinstallation DVD, I had Dell when I buy the system.  I need to reinstall Vista using my DVD.  Questions: 1 - do reinstall it without losing my existing data?  How do I know if the reinstallation DVD contains Service Pack 2?  The version of the technology used included SP2.  I guess it would be a problem if the DVD of resettlement was not SP2.  Thank you

  It depends on how long you had your Dell notebook about what SP you have and what Dell which you are provided.
  For any questions about the version of the recovery of the Dells software, contact Dell:

  http://support.Dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/DellCare/contact_us

  Playback information Dell at the link below on how to use their recovery DVDs.

  Each manufacturer has their own way to do it.

  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.

  Back up your data: read link above.
  

  See you soon. Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Reinstall vista premium on acer 5720

  The machine became very slow. Advisable to reinstall vista. Make a backup set of disks (11 off CD). During the reinstall the 160 GB drive HARD failed. Bought a new Seagate 250 GB HDD REF.st500lt012 9ws142.  Charge of 11 CDs but at the end of the 11th invited to reload the first disc. Seems to progress, but finally get the message that windows cannot be loaded. Borrowed a 250 GB HDD from a friend - not loaded no problem. (temporarily using this now). A friend used machine desk top to try the new HARD drive. Loaded Vista of a genuine Microsoft disk without problem. I'm a novice, but I guess it's a "simple" problem (I hope)' can someone help me please. I don't know what to do next. (new HARD drive has been verified by an audit of seagate program - all OK)

  John O

  Hello

  Why don't borrow you Microsoft Vista DVD your companion to reinstall on your machine, IF it's a Microsoft DVD, not a DELL, HP, DVD etc.

  It's a legal way to do it.

  You can borrow and use a Microsoft Vista DVD, which contains the files for the different editions of Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and Ultimate) must be installed. The product key on your computer / Laptop box determines what Edition is installed.

  Other manufacturers 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

  Here's how to do a clean install of Vista using a DVD of Vista from Microsoft:

  "How to do a clean install and configure with a full Version of Vista '

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/117366-clean-install-full-version-Vista.html

  And once the operating system is installed, go to your computer manufacturer's website and get the latest drivers for your particular model or laptop computer.

  And phone Activation may be necessary when you use the above installation method.

  "How to activate Vista normally and by Activation of the phone '

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/84488-activate-Vista-phone.html

  See you soon.

• Reinstall Vista

  Hi, I need to reinstall Vista on a Compaq laptop that came with Vista pre-installed. I have an office work of HP with Vista, with recovery disks. These discs work on the laptop? If this is not the case, can I transfer Vista laptop desk? I have registration for the two data.   Thanks Geoff

  Hello

  Not preinstalled Vista licenses can be transferred from a HP desktop to a laptop HP Compaq computer, for so you can not use the recovery disks from the desktop to reinstall Vista on the laptop, because these recovery disks are specifically for the office.

  And preinstalled (Dell, HP, Acer, etc.) Vista OEM licenses licenses are and are not transferable from one computer to the other.

  OEM licenses are tied to the first machine on which they are installed and the OEM license dies when the machine dies.

  If you never received a disc or make your own recovery disc for the laptop, press F11 at startup on your laptop to start the process of recovery for her.

  Here is the HP Compaq information on how it works:

  "Performing a recovery of the system HP (Windows Vista)"

  http://h10025.www1.HP.com/ewfrf/wc/document?CC=au&LC=en&DLC=en&docName=c00809678

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  You can contact your computer manufacturer and ask them to send you a set of recovery disks.

  They should do this for a small fee.

  To reinstall Vista using their recovery disk/s, you start from the 1st recovery disk they provide and follow the manufacturer's instructions to reinstall:

  You need to change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order:

  How to change the Boot order in BIOS:

  http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/SS/bootorderchange.htm

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

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

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  And if you do not score a manufacturer of recovery on your hard drive, you should be able to make your own recovery from her disks to reinstall the operating system.

  Go to programs > name of the manufacturer of your computer > then their system or recovery tools software topics for them, depending on how it is formulated.

  If you can't find any reference to it, contact the manufacturer for advice on how to make these recovery disks.

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  Some manufacturers have more available Vista recovery disks.

  If this happens, you may need to try this instead:

  You can also borrow and use a Microsoft Vista DVD, which contains the files for the different editions of Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and Ultimate) must be installed. The product key on your computer / Laptop box determines what Edition is installed.

  Other manufacturers 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

  Here's how to do a clean install of Vista using a DVD of Vista from Microsoft:

  "How to do a clean install and configure with a full Version of Vista '

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/117366-clean-install-full-version-Vista.html

  And once the operating system is installed, go to your computer manufacturer's website and get the latest drivers for your particular model or laptop computer.

  And phone Activation may be necessary when you use the above installation method.

  "How to activate Vista normally and by Activation of the phone '

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/84488-activate-Vista-phone.html

  See you soon.