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• Need to reinstall Vista OEM laptop computer, but does not have install media

  I already have the serial number of my windows that was on my laptop and now I need to install it on the same laptop. but I don't have the windows CD. So, I have to download it. but I can't find any valid and functional link to be on microsoft or any other Web site. is there anywhere to download?

  * original title - where can I download a windows vista Enterprise edition? *

  Hello

  There is no available free and legal Vista download

  Here are the different ways to reinstall vista:

  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 $

  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

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

• Optical drive went lack of Vista SP1 based computer laptop HP

  Hello
   
  I have Pavilion dv6000 laptop. I see that the optical drive lightscribe is missing from 'my computer' as well as Device Manager. I deleted iTunes, upperfilters/down filters, re-allocation of places the disk and no troubleshooting as indicated on the site Web of Gear Software. Still, it does not work. I checked with Phoenix BIOS, it's the nit that are listed there.

  During power I see that the drive is powered on and the flashing of the LED. If I insert a media start-up LED flashes but media does not turn.

  Like that, I spent 8 days. After that all of a sudden it is detected. I inserted the CD and started the disk check. Everything went well. Once I try to insert Vista DVD icon disappeared again in Win Explorer.

  Still the same problem. During each boot, the event handler accumulate with the error:

  "The next (s) starting or starting system could not load: cdrom.

  I also saw another error - something like this "... embedded controller. BIOS... Firmare' please me excuse I know more exactly. But he came to know that it is caused by the network controller... ACPI / sleep... etc... things like that

  Configuration: nVidia 7150M GPU, 1 GB of RAM, AMD Turion X 2 clocked at 1.8 GHz.

  Is - this disc is faulty / defective disk controller / defective drivers?

  Please help me. My warranty has expired also.

  The best indicator for the problem is intermittent in the detection of the presence of the device behavior. You probably have a bad connection or a bad cable. Mark L. Ferguson MS - MVP

• Cannot update Vista SP1, the computer restarts and goes into repair mode.

  Im trying to install SP1 on a laptop with Vista installed. Everything is fine and the installation complete the part 2 or 3, then restarts. After that, I'll get the progress bar of vista for a few moments, then the screen goes black for a bit and then the computer restarts. If I restore to before SP1 has been installed on the computer is fine. I've run the preparation tool before installing SP update and that did not help either. Last know well is no help either. Any ideas?

  How to troubleshoot Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 service pack installation issues
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/947366

  Learn how to install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1)
  http://windowshelp.Microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/133c8953-c9cd-4FA5-8883-03e91bb6f2021033.mspx

  Important: How to obtain the latest Windows Vista service pack
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/935791/
  Support for Windows Vista without service Pack installed will end on April 13, 2010. To continue to receive updates for Windows security, make sure that you are running Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 (SP2). TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2010 - Update Services

• Vista SP1 to SP2 upgrade problems

  I'm trying to upgrade to SP2.  After you have downloaded the installer, Windows6. 0-KB948465 - X 86 .exe, I get a message 'the system cannot find the file specified.'.
  A little investiagation shows that execution Windows6. 0-KB948465 - X 86 .exe generates spinstall.exe.
  Spinstall.exe tries to open spc.xml (which does not exist) and fails when it does not.

  Clues would be very useful.
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  https://support.Microsoft.com/OAS/default.aspx?PRID=13014&Gprid=582034&St=1

  Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for Windows Vista, but only for Service Pack 2 (SP2). This support for SP2 is valid until August 30, 2010.

  Microsoft free support for Vista SP2 at the link above.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Vista equipped laptop computer Toshiba my husband has a built in microphone?

  How can I know if Toshiba laptop my husband (Vista) with a microphone?  On the road and trying to use Skype on the phone.  I hear them, they don't hear me.  Am a computer dummy would really appreciate some help on this.  Much more at ease on my PC at home.  Thank you.

  What is the model number of the laptop?  Knowledge, you can go to the web page for the Product Support Toshiba and get the User Guide, which will be the answer.

  Another way to know is to go to Control Panel > Sound > recording and see if it shows a microphone.

  Boulder computer Maven
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• 17 - e040us: help laptop computer upgrade

  Basically, I want to improve my 17-e040us and I want to know if I can change the processor on it

  Depends on. The i5 has a higher clock speed but only 2 hearts. The i7 has 4 cores. For most applications the i5 will be actually better (faster) and it will be cheaper. If you Photoshop or other really demanding programs that can take advantage of the 4 hearts or CAD the i7 is better.

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• I bought a "Windows Vista SP1 Upgrade disc" Wal-Mart and on the accident. I thought it was a full version, but turned out to be upgraded. How can I install this drive to upgrade on my computer if I do not already have an existing operating system?

  I bought a "Windows Vista SP1 Upgrade disc" Wal-Mart and on the accident. I thought it was a full version, but turned out to be upgraded. How can I install this drive to upgrade on my computer if I do not already have an existing operating system?

  You need a disk FULL/license to do a clean install, not an upgrade license.

  Take it back to Wal-Mart and see if you can exchange it.

  See you soon. Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• My computer will not download windows vista sp1

  I tried the update of windows vista sp1, and it continues to fail. I even tried manually upgrade and still nothing. I recently bought an external hard drive and I thought that I formatted it to my pc and mac. Well my pc does not recognize it because sp1 is not installed. I can't yet do a clean restore and download windows vista because I don't have the CD. Is there anything I can do to receive sp1. I see that many people have had this problem.

  Hello

  How have you tried to manually install SP1?

  SP1, SP2, and then should be installed years ago

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  Click Start > right click on computer > left click on properties > see if you have Vista 32 bit or Vista 64-bit installed.

  It will also tell you which SP you have installed.

  Then, choose the download of 'bit' OK to use to install Service Packs, installation of SP1 first if it is not already installed.

  Vista SP1 32-bit (x 86): http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30

  Vista SP1 64-bit: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21299

  Vista SP2 32-bit (x 86): http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16468

  Vista SP2 64-bit: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17669

  This Information Microsoft can help you resolve problems that you encounter during the installation of Service Packs for Vista.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/947366

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  To reinstall Vista.

  You can contact your computer manufacturer and ask them to send you a set of recovery discs, IF it is still available.

  They should do this for a small fee.

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  And if you have never received a recovery disk when you bought your computer, there should be a recovery on the drive Partition hard reinstall Windows how much you bought your computer.

  The recovery process can be started by pressing a particular combination of the key or keys at startup. (Power on / start)

  Maybe it's F10, F11, Alt + F10, etc., depending on the manufacturer.

  Them or us ask the right sequence of key.

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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.

• Install Vista SP1/upgraded to Windows 7

  I tried to update this Dell XPS 410 (2 GB) for Win 7 for three days now without success.

  When I started, I ran the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor, who said that I had to install Service Pack 1.  I tried, but couldn't.  Just to be sure I wasn't facing some old screw ups, I did a clean install of Vista Home Premium (which came with the computer) and installed all the Windows Update says updates are available without errors.  I think it was around 104.  Curiously, that does not include SP1.

  Then I downloaded and tried to install SP1.  I get this error when I do: "an internal error occurred during the installation of the service pack. Error code: 0x007000D.  See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=101139. "

  I went to this webpage (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947366#readiness) and have gone through the steps.

  1. He recommended to download the stand-alone package for the update and trying to install that.  I did this and got the above error.
  2. It is recommended that download and run the system update readiness tool.  I did that (it took more than two hours!), restarted the computer and tried again to install SP1.  I got the same error.
  3. She recommended to close all applications and try to install SP1 - I had nothing else running while this was accomplished in step 2.
  4. At this point, he said "If your problem is still not resolved, you can try the steps of troubleshooting on your own, or you can contact Microsoft technical support.".  I don't know how to contact Microsoft technical support, so I'm here.

  I am only running Microsoft Security Essentials; I guess that would not get in the way, but I've disabled real-time protection and tried to install - same error.

  I'm about at the end of the things that I know to try.  How can I get Windows 7 installed?  I have three computers (almost) identical and installed Win 7 on the first without any difficulty.  Took about two hours.

  Can anyone help?  I need all three of them on Win 7 as soon as possible.    It's frustrating to have so much wrong.

  The machine looks good all other ways.  He has installed Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and some third-party software, HP printer, and an another USB device.  I did a chkdsk - weather.  I have installed Dell Support Center: it checks the material and the machine passes all the tests.

  Assistance would be appreciated.  A way to circumvent the requirement of SP1 and install Win 7 anyway?

  I [was] trying to install SP1 manually, because it has not offered by Windows Update...

  There are all sorts of reasons that Vista SP1 was not offered through Windows Update so far. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948343.

  If you need help go to Win7, please post in this forum: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_install-windows_7?page=1&tab=all

• Blue "C0000142 dll initiallization failed" error message - windows vista on the computer laptop inspiron 1525 Dell.

  Blue "C0000142 dll initiallization failed" error message - windows vista on the computer laptop inspiron 1525 Dell.  I tried all system tools and I get nothing and the only point of system restore in the restore SP1 update. not the best at the command line and even worse to system32 please help I need the laptop in return

  Hello

  1. when exactly you get this error message?

  2 are you able to boot into the office after getting this error on blue screen?

  3. don't you make changes to the computer until the problem occurred?

  I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps.

  Method 1: Try to start your system in safe mode and check if the same problem occurs.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/start-your-computer-in-safe-mode

  Method 2 : If the question does not exist in Mode safe mode then try to put your computer in a clean boot state.

  By setting your boot system minimum state helps determine if third-party applications or startup items are causing the problem.

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or Windows 7:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

  Note: After the boot minimum troubleshooting step, follow step 7 in the link provided to return the computer to a Normal startup mode.

  Method 3: If the problem persists, then try to run the Startup Repair tool.

  Startup Repair is a Windows Vista recovery tool that can fix certain problems, such as system files missing or damaged that may prevent Windows from starting correctly. When you run the Startup Repair, it scans your computer for the problem and then tries to fix it so that your computer can start correctly.

  Startup Repair: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Startup-Repair-frequently-asked-questions

  Hope this information is useful.

• Can I install windows vista in my computer Windows XP Home Edition sp1?

  Hey, I got a computer with Windows XP Edition sp1 family and I tried to install software that requires you to have at least service pack 3 but for some reason I can't do it. I really need help

  Hello BerthaRuiz Meza,

  If your copy of XP SP1 installed account why not have not you updated to SP3? You can download a full copy of SP3 and install it following the instructions on my site: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_can_i_download_full_copy_xpsp3.html

  There is no reason why you can not install a copy of Vista on your computer, however, you must decide if you want to uninstall XP and install Vista (fine if you have a retail copy of vista) or create a system dual boot whereby you can boot into XP or Vista. You will need a commercial version of the DVD as a copy OEM (one provided by the manufacturer of your PC will be linked to the original machine and will not work if moved to another machine.)

  This forum post is my own opinion and does not necessarily reflect the opinion or the opinion of Microsoft, its employees or other MVPS.

  John Barnett MVP: Windows XP Expert associated with: Windows Expert - consumer: www.winuser.co.uk | vistasupport.mvps.org | xphelpandsupport.mvps.org | www.silversurfer-Guide.com

• I have the laptop Latitude 630 with Vista and want to upgrade to Windows 7. This laptop will be able to upgrade to Windows 7?

  I have the laptop Latitude 630 with Vista and want to upgrade to Windows 7. This laptop will be able to upgrade to Windows 7?

  original title: to upgrade

  Hello

  Read this information before you buy Windows 7:

  "Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?ID=20

  "Windows 7 system requirements"

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/products/system-requirements

  And here is the site of Dell to see if Dell has Windows 7 drivers available for your model

  http://www.Dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/DriversHome/NeedProductSelection

  See you soon.

• How DO you restore the laptop computer screen under windows vista image

  Now, the picture on my acer laptop screen is totally black. Before that, I had my external monitor plug into laptop via mirror image and both monitors worked to find. My OS is Windows Vista Home premium. Help!

  Just a thought... it can be interesting to try to start safe mode
  and do a system restore to an hour before the start of this issue.

  * Proceed at your own risk *.

  See the following links:

  Windows Vista - start your computer in safe mode
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/start-your-computer-in-safe-mode

  Windows Vista - tools of diagnosis to use in safe mode
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/diagnostic-tools-to-use-in-safe-mode

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

  Good luck...

• Adapter network on laptop computer Lenovo IdeaPad U350, works do not since upgrading to Windows 7.

  Hello.
  Am running windows 7 on a laptop computer Lenovo IdeaPad U350, but experiencing problems with the network adapter. Wireless connection works, but I can not connect via the direct cable connection. All of the updates were made and in device, the network card Manager (Broadcom 802.11 g network adapter) seems to work fine, BUT still I can't connect. I downloaded the driver from the manuvacturer (Lenovo) and installed. He still does not!

  Any ideas how to solve this problem? I am currently connected to the internet via a wireless connection, but need a wired connection.

  PLEASE HELP :)

  Here's a solution - eventually had to resort to using the Ethernet coz I had to transfer massive amounts of data and using the WiFi was just a bad idea.

  Agree with the above the drivers Lenovo doesn't have just a whole bunch of stuff (unzip, etc, etc) and curiously does not seem to go through the process to INSTALL anything... disappointment.

  For those of you who know how to get to the old plant 'Disc' (Yes, they still exist in Win7), you can get your hands on the drivers here http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/netlink_k57.php--est comes with the good old INF files to tell the system what and where to install

  Go to disc (fuck..... another Google process [Bing since I'm on a MS Web site] the answer)...

  0 have the Admin rights
  1. open your browser.
  2. right click on computer / my computer > properties > Device Manager
  3. I hope that the offending devices (Ethernet in this case) shows prominently in the other category
  4 click on it > properties
  5 looking around for the the driver update button
  6 browse my computer for training software
  7. just choose from devices... (blah blah)
  8 have Disk (tada!)
  9. then point just where you have unpacked the driver with the permission of Broadcomm files.

  Hope that helps.