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vista install over itself and what will be need to do after?
If I use my restore discs I made to get vista back working better will
I need to reinstall the drivers for the chipset and sound card and video? May I need to reinstall any applications I installed after I last made a restore disc? And will all my files be safe and there after I do the restore from the discs I made when I first got the computer? |
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vista install over itself and what will be need to do after?
DJW wrote:
If I use my restore discs I made to get vista back working better will I need to reinstall the drivers for the chipset and sound card and video? May I need to reinstall any applications I installed after I last made a restore disc? And will all my files be safe and there after I do the restore from the discs I made when I first got the computer? If you do a repair installation, Your programs will remain. If you just do an installation, they will not work anymore. Drivers and updates may have to be re-installed. |
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vista install over itself and what will be need to do after?
On Apr 16, 5:50*pm, "Bob F" wrote:
DJW wrote: If I use my restore discs I made to get vista back working better will I need to reinstall the drivers for the chipset and sound card and video? May I need to reinstall any applications I installed after I last made a restore disc? And will all my files be safe and there after I do the restore from the discs I made when I first got the computer? If you do a repair installation, Your programs will remain. If you just do an installation, they will not work anymore. Drivers and updates may have to be re-installed. its a 32 bit vista could I get a 64 bit and install that what is the difference? and why? |
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vista install over itself and what will be need to do after?
DJW wrote:
On Apr 16, 5:50*pm, "Bob F" wrote: DJW wrote: If I use my restore discs I made to get vista back working better will I need to reinstall the drivers for the chipset and sound card and video? May I need to reinstall any applications I installed after I last made a restore disc? And will all my files be safe and there after I do the restore from the discs I made when I first got the computer? If you do a repair installation, Your programs will remain. If you just do an installation, they will not work anymore. Drivers and updates may have to be re-installed. its a 32 bit vista could I get a 64 bit and install that what is the difference? and why? The biggest difference is the ability to use more RAM. A 32-bit OS can see 4GB of RAM (and can't actually use all of that). 64-bit Vista can use a lot more, here are the numbers: Home Basic: 8GB Home Premium: 16GB Business, Enterprise, Ultimate: 128GB (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...8VS.85%29.aspx) That allows you to run more programs simultaneously, even RAM-hungry ones, without using the swap file, and that will make your computer run faster. The drawback is that there is no upgrade from a 32-bit to 64-bit Vista. You have to install the 64-bit version from scratch. And you'll want to make sure that 64-bit Vista drivers exist for your motherboard and peripherals before you make the switch. -- Tim Slattery |
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vista install over itself and what will be need to do after?
DJW wrote on 04/16/2012 12:05 ET :
If I use my restore discs I made to get vista back working better will I need to reinstall the drivers for the chipset and sound card and video? May I need to reinstall any applications I installed after I last made a restore disc? And will all my files be safe and there after I do the restore from the discs I made when I first got the computer? When you repair operating system then your All drivers and softwares not need to re-install. In case you install a fresh copy of operating system then installed drivers and software will not work and will not provide Computer support any more.In this case you need to re-install your drives as well. |
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vista install over itself and what will be need to do after?
On Apr 18, 10:35*am, warner
wrote: *DJW wrote on 04/16/2012 12:05 ET : If I use my restore discs I made to get vista back working better will I need to reinstall the drivers for the chipset and sound card and video? May I need to reinstall any applications I installed after I last made a restore disc? And will all my files be safe and there after I do the restore from the discs I made when I first got the computer? *When you repair operating system then your All drivers and softwares not need to *re-install. *In case you install a fresh copy of operating system then installed drivers and *software will not work and will not provide Computer support any more.In this *case you need to re-install your drives as well. with vista install disc is 64 and 32 bit options always present provided the cpu can run 64 bit or are they separate installer discs? |