Restore MBR from Vista using the XP disc

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  I lost my laptop computer restore disc and it is no longer supported by the manufacturer. Can I use the installation disc for my desktop with my laptop serial number?

  My title says it all. I have an old HP laptop that they do not send to restore the disc more (I don't know yet I had one; his old laptop from my brother) and I have an installation disc for my new PC. I have a Windows XP Home edition SP2 installation disc. However, as the hard drive of my laptop broke down, I don't know what version of windows it was. I think it should have been an OEM version and the sticker says it was Windows XP Home Edition.

  Now, anyway I tried to install my installation on laptop computer disc, offering series of laptop computer but now it asks me to activate. Will it work if I activate it?

  Thank you

  Unless you are lucky enough to know someone who has a generic OEM drive, which you can borrow, I don't see a practical solution for you.  I advise you to spend the money to buy one, even if you could find one to buy from a reliable source (not eBay!).  Although a generic OEM disc should work with your product key, there is no guarantee that it will work with your product key.

  If your laptop can be retrieved through a restore partition, and you can't borrow a disc that will work with your product key, then you have pretty much exhausted all reasonable or practical options.

  I finally did! I borrowed a copy of a generic OEM drive, through activation and it is!

  Thank you much for the help...

  Now I've done could you help me more? Say now, I returned the drive OEM back (don't want to make an illegal copy) and want to be able to use my current system installed to generate a system disk that will allow me to avoid all the problems I've had up to now. What would you recommend? I've read a few articles on other forums (I did some research!) but is a little confusing. I hope you could help.

  Thank you

  @Carey Frisch - positive Get... you want to help here not only your view of what I would do with my money!

• Want to downgrade from Windows 7 to XP using the upgrade disc

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  Hi Allen,.

  You will not be able to install XP on Win 7 using the upgrade disc. You will require your original operating system disk and you will have to boot from the OS installation disc, once installed you can use the disk to upgrade XP on this operating system. Another way is out to install your system disk and the boot of Winxp.

  I hope this helps.

• Smart card reader does not correctly connect once the virtual machine is restored from sleep using the vmrum controls

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  2 initiate a prompt suspension of the VM toolbar

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  Kindly help with this problem.

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  Dear all,

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  VID & PID is respective ID of the device that can be seen in the properties of the Device Manager "Device Instance path".

  For more information about this, visit VMware KB: automatic connection of USB devices to the virtual machine power on

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  Hello

  1. Since when are you facing this problem?
  2. You did any recent changes?
  3. What version of Windows is installed on the computer?

  I suggest that you go into recovery options and try to perform system restore and see if it helps:
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/what-are-the-system-recovery-options-in-Windows-7
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/what-are-the-system-recovery-options-in-Windows-Vista

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  It will be useful.

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  Here are the options of relocation:

  How ro reinstall from the Dell recovery partition:

  http://www.Dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/04/KCS/KcsArticles/ArticleView?c=us&l=en&s=BSD&docid=DSN_336966

  Reinstalling the printer Dell supplied disk:

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  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.

• error code cooD11BA... lost all my audio after I used the recovery disc 4

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  Hi fluffy444,

  Step 1: We recommend first to install the sound card driver and check the result.
  a. check the sound card manufacturer or system to download the driver.
  b. Once you have downloaded the correct driver for your windows, install successfully.
  c. restart the computer and check the result.

  Step 2: If the problem persists, try running the troubleshooter from his Microsoft and check the result
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  See also: Troubleshooting Audio in Windows
  

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

• When I insert my recovery disk its Blanck, but if I used the same disc in another computer I can see the content inside

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  Hello

  The drive came with the laptop or you did it yourself in the recovery Partition?

  And you're supposed to boot from the recovery disc to start the recovery process.

  You change the Boot order to make the CD/DVD drive first in the boot order. Then, you start from the disc.

  How to change the Boot order in BIOS:

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

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  Could you provide your system specifications?

  1 disable any security software before attempting to upgrade

  2. make sure that your computer is updated (devices and applications)

  3. disconnect all external devices before installing.

  4. check your hard disk for errors:

  Click Start

  Type: CMD, according to the results, right-click CMD

  Click on "Run as Administrator"

  At the command prompt, type: chkdsk /f /r

  When you restart your system, your computer will be scanned for errors and will try to correct them.

  1. click on start, type msconfig in the search box and press ENTER.

  User account control permission

  If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password, or click on continue.

  2. in the general tab, click Selective startup.

  3. under Selective startup, clear the check box load startup items.

  4. click on the Services tab, select the hide all Microsoft Services check box, and then click Disable all.

  5. click on OK.

  6. When you are prompted, click on restart.

  7. after the computer starts, check if the problem is resolved.

  Also run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/Windows-7/Upgrade-Advisor.aspx

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• Can I use the same disc hard ext I used for El Capitan Yosemite without losing my data?

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• Impossible to upgrade to windows vista ultimate from vista home Basic using the upgrade disc

  I bought a disc "to upgrade use only" Windows Vista Ultimate at my University and tried to upgrade my current version of Windows (Vista Home Basic).

  At the stage where I had to select the 'Upgrade' or 'Custom' installation option, I noticed that the interface was telling me, 'Upgrade Disabled"with a message that has been along the line"this version of windows is already installed and cannot be upgraded."
  I know that the upgrade disc was probably intended for the upgrade from an earlier version of Windows like XP, but I assumed that because Microsoft also sells discs "Anytime Upgrade" to do exactly what I'm trying to accomplish this I would have had no problem.
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  Thank you in advance.

  It's all about Service Pack.
  We don't know what you have.

  If Service Packs came pre-installed on the operating system, there is no way to uninstall them.
  You will need to swap the disk to upgrade to a later version that includes the missing Service Pack.

  In this case, your upgrade disk has NO Service Pack installed with it.

  Take it back to the University, if you cannot uninstall SP1 operating system.

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• Can I use the Microsoft disc to update my window XP system to Windows 7 to update my laptop from Vista to Windows 7, I have purchased

  I bought a download to upgrade my XP to Windows 7 32-bit desktop computer. I also bought the discs 32 and 64 bit.

  Can I use the same drive to upgrade my computer laptop version of Vista to Windows 7? They will work or do I need to download again?

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  Wednesday, September 19, 2012 16:26:08 + 0000, Brichs wrote:

  I bought a download to upgrade my XP to Windows 7 32-bit desktop computer. I also bought the discs 32 and 64 bit.

  First of all, note that you can use an upgrade, you cannot make a
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  Secondly, I do not understand why you bought both the download and the
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  You need a copy of Windows 7 for each machine. You cannot use the
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• Satellite Pro L300 - can I use the recovery disc back Vista?

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  PS I know it erases the entire hard drive

  Hello

  Of course, you can use the Toshiba Recovery disk to go back to Vista. It contains a picture of the factory settings and this means that the Vista preinstalled with all the drivers and tools.

  But note that the recovery disc erase the drive HARD integer for you should backup your data first before using the recovery disk.

  Good bye

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  . INSTALLATION AND USE RIGHTS.

  a. one copy per computer. You can install one copy of the software on a single computer. This computer is "licensed computer.

  b. a computer license. You can use the software on up to two processors of the computer under license at some point. Except as provided in these license terms, you cannot use the software on any other computer.

  c. number of users. Except as provided in these license terms, only one user may use the software at a time.

  d. other Versions. The software may include several versions, such as 32-bit and 64-bit. You may install and use only one version at a time.