Reinstalling Vista on a new hard drive in a Dell XPS420

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• Reinstalling Vista on a new hard drive after the accident.

  Hi, I bought a laptop Lenovo, which came with Windows Vista SP2. Recently, my hard drive crashed and I got a new hard drive. In this case, can I re - install Vista with product key provided on my laptop? If it is possible, how can I get the operating system to install. Appreciate any kind of answers to my question. Thanks in advance.

  Hello

  Yes

  This is your vista license to reinstall on the same machine

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

  http://www.Lenovo.com/us/en/index.html

  they do it for a nominal cost of $

  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

  Then go to the lenovo Web site and download the latest drivers vista of your particular computer

• How to reinstall Vista on a new hard drive in a HP Pavilion dv6-1128tx Entertainment Notebook PC

  Original title: ok, so I have a HP Pavilion dv6-1128tx Entertainment Notebook PC

  I have a HP Pavilion dv6-1128tx Entertainment Notebook PC right... and my hard drive crashed just completely, I had a new hard drive and now I want again to install windows Vista on it, but I don't have a restore cd but I have a back on my old operating system... What can I do? Help?

  is there anyway that I can restore my operating system...?

  Hello

  What do you mean by: "I have a return upwards on my old operating system?"

  You make an image and with what program?

  If this is not a picture read more.

  Contact HP and ask them to send you a set of recovery disks.

  They should do this for a small fee.

  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.

• Reinstall Vista on the new hard drive

  I bought laptop acer new with windows vista operating system license (registered internet), after 1 year, my hard drive was damaged, recovery is not possible and also my laptop has no guarantee more (more than 1 year used) so I replaced it with a new hardisk, can I install back under license of windows vista by using the previous serial number licensed vista O.S.? I know that I can reuse previous serial number, but I can't do windows update over the internet because microsoft detects my windows as not genuine, since I registered my new laptop on windows website, so I could turn on the automatic updates of windows. Please help me.

  The license of Vista is up to you to reinstall on the same laptop.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/940315/en-AU

  How to activate Windows Vista, if necessary.

  How to get the recovery media Vista to make it back to factory settings .

  There is no Vista free download legal available.

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

  Contact Acer 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, 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):

  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

• Reinstall Vista on a new hard drive and with a new motherboard

  Hello

  recently my desktop hard drive crashed, tried several times to use the REPAIR option from the drive to install Vista, but without success. Seems that my old drive hard ide is no longer usable. Wanted to know

  (i) the question of if I cud activate my Vista authentic with the same key on a new SATA hard drive with a new motherboard.

  (II) after the Vista installation disk, I wud get updates? Since only Vista with SP 2 is supported for updates below. I bought Vista before SP 1 is out.

  Hello

  You can read the article given below to get more information about the copy of Windows activation after re-installed Windows.

  Activating Windows: Frequently asked questions

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/activating-Windows-frequently-asked-questions

  Once you have completed the installation of Windows will ask you all the updates that are applied to your computer.

  For more information follow the links below.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/install-Windows-updates

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/updates-frequently-asked-questions

  Hope this information is useful.

  Amrita M

  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• I reinstalled Vista on a new hard drive and after installing the drivers Bluetooth, the icon will not be displayed in the control panel

  A few weeks ago my drive hard out crapped on me and I bought a new one. I installed Vista on it and thought that I installed all the drivers. Yesterday, I had to use my bluetooth and noticed that it has not been installed. After knowing that I need a patch for it, I was able to connect my phone to my computer. But now the icon is not in the control panel so that I could easily adjust settings or view paired devices. I can only adjust the settings of the icon in the bottom left of the taskbar. Whenever I try to view paired devices I get the icon of waiting and then nothing happens.

  Macuahuitl salvation,

  Ø what service pack is installed on your computer?

  If you don't have SP2 on your computer, you may not be able to see the icon in the control panel. Try to install SP2 on your computer and check the status.

  OR

  You can uninstall the device blue tooth from the Device Manager and restart the computer that will install the generic drivers, then check if the icon is listed in Control Panel.

  Please post back the result.

  Bindu S - Microsoft Support
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• Satellite L40: Can I use Toshiba DVD to install Vista on a new HARD drive

  Hi people,

  I'm new to this forum... I don't know that there, can someone advise me.
  I replace my Satellite L40 HDD with a bigger drive, the current is only 80Gig.

  And my question is, can I use my Toshiba recovery Disc to reinstall Vista on the new HARD drive, or is it a hidden partition on the original HARD drive?
  If someone has done this, would appreciate an idiots guide to doing the same thing.

  Cheerzzzzzzzzzzz...

  Dave

  Of course you can do it.
  The DVD of Vista recovery Toshiba help you install Vista, all the drivers Toshiba and tools, and it automatically creates all the partitions.

  So what you have to do is to boot from the recovery DVD and follow the instructions on-screen ;)

  Check it out!

• Installation of Windows Vista on a new hard drive?

  I install a new hard drive in my Dell Dimension E520. I installed the hardware and you want to load the operating system (Windows Vista Home Premium 32 Bit) on the new drive. I have the OS program disks provided by Dell, however I am not prompted to enter the product key when you turn on the computer, and when I follow the steps, I get an error message that the program cannot find the disks on the original disc. How to accomplish this task? I have two drives. One is marked with an OPERATING SYSTEM, and the other is marked drivers and utilities. Help, please!

  Hello

  With the manufacturer's recovery disks most are you have framed a product key as it will be triggered during the process if it is reinstalled on trhe same licensed computer

  This is the information of Dell for the manual installation of Vista of their records;

  http://support.Dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/KCS/document?c=us&CS=19&l=en&s=DHS&docid=DSN_339949&isLegacy=true

  If the problem persists, contact Dell;

  http://support.Dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/DellCare/contact_us?c=us&CS=19&l=en&s=DHS

  Or try the Dell Support Forums:

  http://en.community.Dell.com/support-forums/default.aspx

  See you soon.

• I got my product key Windows 7 enabled on my computer, then my hard drive crashed, so I had to reinstall Windows on a new hard drive. He is now not letting me turn it back on.

  original title: activation problem

  -I got my product key Windows 7 enabled on my computer, then my hard drive crashed, so I had to reinstall Windows on a new hard drive.  He is now not letting me turn it back on.  What should I do?  I don't want my computer or Microsoft thinks I use a version of Windows

  It is Windows 7 Home Premium, and I my here in front of me activation code.  But it is to say that it is not valid.

  Skip entering your product key Windows 7 and complete the installation.

  When you reach the desktop, click Start, right-click on computer

  Click on properties

  Scroll down to the Windows Activation

  Click the link x days before activation.

  Click on the link that says: "show me other ways to activate.

  Enter the product key

  Click next

  Select the Activation of the phone

  Click Next when you enter your key page

  Select your country

  Click Next, call the number listed

  Be sure to explain your situation to the Appeals Officer.

  Provide the installation generated when ID requested by the call agent

  They give a confirmation ID in return, enter it

  Click next to complete the activation.

  However, the requirements for the media upgrade is that you have an operating system already eligible such as Windows XP or Vista installed to use it. Since the Windows 7 end user license agreement.

  15 UPDATES. To use upgrade software, you must first be licensed for the software that is eligible for the upgrade. After the upgrade, this agreement takes the place of the agreement for the software that you upgraded. After upgrade, you can no longer use the software that you upgraded.

  So, if you are always denied, you will just have to reinstall Windows XP or Vista and let it do the verification of eligibility.

• Loading Vista on a new hard drive

  I would like to re - install Windows Vista on a new hard drive on a laptop HP Pavilion DV6000 of portable entertainment is since 2007.  Now, the laptop came with Vista pre-installed.  The laptop came with a system recovery disk.  My question is: this disk contains Windows Vista I need to load new hard disk?

  GaryRob

  Yes assuming that the new hard disk is at least as large as the former, system recovery disk is exactly what you need to restore the PC as long as you plant. Simply tap on F9 you turn on with the disc in the drive and select the DVD as a source of start-up and follow on-screen prompts. You'll need to do a lot of updates, but you will have a working computer.

• I bought a new hard drive as an upgrade for my previous hard disk which had no space and I want to put vista on my new hard drive. I have a sony notebook and cannot find a way to do

  new hard drive

  I bought a new hard drive as an upgrade for my previous hard disk which had no space and I want to put vista on my new hard drive. I have a sony notebook and cannot find a way to do thanks in advance

  How to pass windows 7 to a new hard drive using Acronis True Image Home 2011:
  http://www.PAGESTART.com/acronisnewharddrive01.html

  The same technique should also work for Vista.

  Note: Acronis now sells their 2012 for the UI version may be slightly different.

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• Problems installing vista on a new hard drive

  I just finished installing vista on a new hard drive, and now the computer is unable to find internet connections. any suggestion would be great!

  Go to the website of the manufacturer of your computer/notebook > drivers and downloads Section > key in your model number > look for it last network adapters Vista drivers > download/install the.

  The computer you are using now if you have an Internet connection with the other > download / save drivers > copy them into Flash Drive > transfer / install on another computer/laptop.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• I installed a new hard drive for my dell Inspiron 1525 and try to install windows 7. He asks me to install the driver. How to do it

  I installed a new hard drive for my dell Inspiron 1525 and try to install windows 7. He asks me to install the driver. How to do it

  Using the Dell recovery disks to reinstall?

  The origonal drive failed?

  If you are using a real MS win dvd during the first part of the installation it can not find a drive or ask a driver, then the driver is obtained from Dell, specific to your model, its likely the driver sata, you need to download to say a USB and then point to this file when the installation application the third-party driver.

• I need to reinstall Windows Vista on a NEW hard drive

  I need to upgrade my hard drive a 500 GB to a 2 TB hard drive. I want to keep the old hard drive as what without having to format. I'll put it on in the case where I never need to access the data that's out there. I have the key Windows Vista Home Basic 32-bit disk and license. Is it possible to just install it on the hard drive again without any license validation error or the old hard drive must be formatted to remove windows. Desktop PC. Thank you

  Hello

  Legally, you must save your data > wipe this most hard > re - install your data, and then use this drive hard as you would normally use an external hard drive. namely for data only.

  One license is for a single installation.

  _______________________________________

  You can have activation issues with the new hard drive and reinstall anyway.

  If you do, then use phone Activation > do not follow Auto prompt > but brace yourself for a real person explain to the.

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

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

  See you soon.

• reinstallation of vista on the new hard drive without disc

  my hard drive failed completely and I replaced it but I do not have a disk of vista product. How to get a vista disk to reinstall on a new hard drive. I have the product key

  Hello

  There is no Windows Vista downloads available from Microsoft.

  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.

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

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

  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.