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do I have it right?
my stepdaughter's laptop's hd crashed (unusable), she of course lost the system disc. I have my laptop and system disc, both laptops are gateway but different models 6752 and 6836. I have a new hd on order, and I will install vista with my disc and her windows product key (her laptop) I shouldn't have any problem with that right? thanks -- unomas |
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No there shouldn't be any problem with that... The product key isn't linked too the cd in anyway so it will be alright(unless it is in a new feature I haven't heard about :P) -- MeJasonX |
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do I have it right?
unomas wrote:
my stepdaughter's laptop's hd crashed (unusable), she of course lost the system disc. I have my laptop and system disc, both laptops are gateway but different models 6752 and 6836. I have a new hd on order, and I will install vista with my disc and her windows product key (her laptop) I shouldn't have any problem with that right? Is your disc a "recovery' disc or an actual system disc? If it's a recovery disc, you may very well have problems. |
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do I have it right?
If you ordered it thru Gateway under warranty then the new replacement drive
will have the recovery partition on it. All you will have to do is a recovery from the HD and not the media disks. Make it a great day. -- Computer/Software Tech. Charles Richmond http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ "unomas" wrote: my stepdaughter's laptop's hd crashed (unusable), she of course lost the system disc. I have my laptop and system disc, both laptops are gateway but different models 6752 and 6836. I have a new hd on order, and I will install vista with my disc and her windows product key (her laptop) I shouldn't have any problem with that right? thanks -- unomas |
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THE C. [MS MVP] wrote:
If you ordered it thru Gateway under warranty then the new replacement drive will have the recovery partition on it. All you will have to do is a recovery from the HD and not the media disks. Make it a great day. This is incorrect. The new drive if ordered from Gateway will *not* have the recovery partition on it. The OP should order recovery media from Gateway for the specific model laptop. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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unomas wrote:
my stepdaughter's laptop's hd crashed (unusable), she of course lost the system disc. I have my laptop and system disc, both laptops are gateway but different models 6752 and 6836. I have a new hd on order, and I will install vista with my disc and her windows product key (her laptop) I shouldn't have any problem with that right? As Mr. Torello pointed out, if you have a recovery disk (not a true Vista installation DVD) from Gateway, it will not be a good idea to use it on a different model machine. It may not even work. In that case, the best solution is to order replacement recovery media from Gateway for your stepdaughter's laptop. These recovery sets are usually very inexpensive, around $20. All the Gateway laptops I've seen running Vista have got recovery media and not the true operating system installation disk. If you have a real Vista installation DVD (not a recovery disk), then you can install using the Product Key on the bottom of her laptop. You'll still need to install all the Gateway drivers afterwards. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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thanks for the replies guys! I am home now and I am looking right at the disc. it says it is "Operating System disc, windows vista home premium 64/32 bit with sp1" since her system crashed, I first tried to recovery it using the recovery info on the partition gateway set up on the hd, problem was the drive was done and both the recovery partition and main drive became corrupted, that's why I need the actually system disc. So, are you guys saying since this is a system disc I will have to install vista, then update my drivers from gateways website? If so, that is completely fine. Again thanks -- unomas |
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unomas wrote:
thanks for the replies guys! I am home now and I am looking right at the disc. it says it is "Operating System disc, windows vista home premium 64/32 bit with sp1" since her system crashed, I first tried to recovery it using the recovery info on the partition gateway set up on the hd, problem was the drive was done and both the recovery partition and main drive became corrupted, that's why I need the actually system disc. So, are you guys saying since this is a system disc I will have to install vista, then update my drivers from gateways website? If so, that is completely fine. Yes, if it is a true operating system disk and not a recovery image you will install as usual. Enter the Product Key from the bottom of her laptop. Get all the Gateway drivers and laptop-related software from their site. Make sure you also apply Service Pack 1 if the original disk doesn't have it and all subsequent Windows Updates. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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Unomas--
It isn't that the Recovery disc "corrupted." Let me say it as plainly as I can. If you do a double blind multicentered study, the way medical trials are often done, the resut is that OEM recovery discs do not work. MSFT has known this for 15 years and so have their OEM partners. When they name them recovery discs, they are pushing a myth. When a recovery disc works, you are extremely lucky. In general, the concept of a recovery disc for actual efficacy at repairing is a cruel joke that has been promulgated for years. That's why with Windows 7, after years and years and years of bitter complaints, MSFT has recognized this to a degree by allowing a repair mechanism to be instrinsic or native to the OS. However, you always have more tools if you have the Vista and soon Windows 7 DVD. Besides the repair mechanisms available from the DVD including the powerful bootrec switches, you can also do a repair install or inplace upgrade (same thing) if you have the genuine OS (not recovery disc) DVD. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392 Generally, using 3 bootrec switches alone will repair a software problem in the Windows Vista or Windows 7 OS. bootrec /fixmbr bootrec /fixboot bootrec /rebuildbcd /FixBoot The /FixBoot option writes a new boot sector to the system partition by using a boot sector that is compatible with Windows Vista. Use this option if one of the following conditions is true: • The boot sector has been replaced with a non-standard Windows Vista boot sector. • The boot sector is damaged. • An earlier Windows operating system has been installed after Windows Vista was installed. In this scenario, the computer starts by using Windows NT Loader (NTLDR) instead of Windows Boot Manager (Bootmgr.exe). /FixMbr The /FixMbr option writes a Windows Vista-compatible MBR to the system partition. This option does not overwrite the existing partition table. Use this option when you must resolve MBR corruption issues, or when you have to remove non-standard code from the MBR. /RebuildBcd The /RebuildBcd option scans all disks for installations that are compatible with Windows Vista. Additionally, this option lets you select the installations that you want to add to the BCD store. Use this option when you must completely rebuild the BCD. Good luck, CH "unomas" wrote in message ... thanks for the replies guys! I am home now and I am looking right at the disc. it says it is "Operating System disc, windows vista home premium 64/32 bit with sp1" since her system crashed, I first tried to recovery it using the recovery info on the partition gateway set up on the hd, problem was the drive was done and both the recovery partition and main drive became corrupted, that's why I need the actually system disc. So, are you guys saying since this is a system disc I will have to install vista, then update my drivers from gateways website? If so, that is completely fine. Again thanks -- unomas |
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Chad Harris wrote:
Unomas-- It isn't that the Recovery disc "corrupted." Let me say it as plainly as I can. If you do a double blind multicentered study, the way medical trials are often done, the resut is that OEM recovery discs do not work. MSFT has known this for 15 years and so have their OEM partners. When they name them recovery discs, they are pushing a myth. When a recovery disc works, you are extremely lucky. In general, the concept of a recovery disc for actual efficacy at repairing is a cruel joke that has been promulgated for years. (snip) This has not been my experience nor that of my colleagues in doing many hundreds of restore-to-factory-condition jobs on many different brands of computers. The recovery disks work fine as long as there are no hardware issues and the correct recovery disks are used. Windows 7 is irrelevant to the OP's question. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |