Windows Vista Installation Disk Iso Download
Keena Wiegert
My HP came with Windows Vista preloaded (no installation disk). My hard drive crashed and im installing a replacement, but It's requiring me to install Vista. Where can i get a Vista install disk without buying it from Microsoft?
If you can read your 25 character MS product key, you can make your own Windows Vista installation disk. Just download the 3 files you need at the link below, and read all of the instructions to create a bootable DVD installation disk using imageburn.
I am the author of the Dell Windows Reinstallation Guide, thanks for referring people to it. Now that I have the guides on WordPress, I am seeing alot of redirects from this thread to download WIndows Vista so here is the up to date guide:
Importantly there is a means of clean installing with a Digital River .iso even if the 25 digit COA is faded... This is via the activation backup and recovery program and requires no call to Microsoft (who in my experience are extremely unhelpful if the COA is faded):
Essentially the program backs up the BIOS system locked preinstallation mechanism. If someone can use the ABR program and provide me the backup-cert from a HP system with Vista OEM factory settings, I can provide a comprehensive solution for all HP systems that came with Windows Vista like I have with Dell. I have fixed a friends HP with Windows 7 (and awful factory settings) so already have the Windows 7 files. Note activation files won't work for a system without a BIOS validated by HP to run that version of Windows i.e. will only work on a licensed system.
I am working on a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop. I installed a new 500 GB hard drive and need to do a install of Windows vista home basic. I have the product sticker with product key on bottom of the laptop. I do not have the installation disk and windows vista cam preinstalled.
I purchased a installation disk from EBay ...that was a joke....tried everything! Downloaded a ISO file but do not know how to convert it to make it a bootable disk. Called Dell support as well as Microsoft and they do not sell the vista version of windows or supply back up copies.
The Inspiron 1525 is the home version of the Latitude D630 which I have installed Windows 10 TH2 on. All the necessary drivers are inbuilt to Windows 10 except for the video which is the Intel 965 but this will be downloaded automatically via Windows Update. The only thing which needs to be installed from Dell is Dell Quickset.
Download our recovery and repair disk for Microsoft Windows Vista (also available for Windows 7, 8, XP, 10, 11 or Windows Server editions) that can be used to access system recovery tools, giving you options of using an antivirus, System Restore, document and picture backup and recovery, automated system repair, and a command-line prompt for manual advanced recovery.
NeoSmart Technologies has published a guide on how to burn an ISO image to CD or DVD with your favorite burning program, which you can read if you need more information or help on this topic. You can burnt it with ImgBurn, Alcohol 120% or ActiveISO:
This recovery and repair disk is compatible with desktops, workstations, laptops, notebooks, netbooks, ultrabooks and servers from major PC manufacturers, like Dell, HP, Asus, Acer or Lenovo plus more.
This looks like a good tool, but I need to be able to recover from a crashed drive. Do you have a tool that will allow me to make an image of my disk, and then restore that image after putting in a replacement disk drive?
Hi there, if I want to download EasyRE for Windows Vista do I actually have to do so on a computer running that OS or can I do so on a computer running Windows 7 ( 64 bit) ? May be a silly question. Regards,Brian
@Brian: Not a silly question at all! You can use any PC or Mac to download the recovery image and burn it to a CD, actually. The version of Windows on the PC you download and burn on is of no consequence.
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You are selling a product that is freely available, you are con-men, preying on the masses who have been unfortunate to have a problem with a flawed operating system that through lack of choice was bestowed on them when they bought their hardware.
Hope you enjoy your millionaire lifestyle that has been financed by the old, confused and those in need.
Warning: Following these steps will permanentlydelete all data and program files from your computer. Back up all datafiles and locate the installation disks for your programs beforeproceeding.
Note: The following instructions are for a clean installof Windows Vista. If you instead perform an upgrade install, you may needto uninstall Symantec antivirus software first; see If your antivirus client stops working after upgrading Windows
Note: For security reasons, you should installWindows or rebuild your Windows computer offline (i.e., unplug yournetwork cable), and then take certain measures to assure its securitybefore putting it back on the network. For instructions, seeSafely rebuild your Windows computer
Note: The initial run of these DVDs has the phrase "For Upgrade Use Only" printed on them. This is an error; these DVDs contain the full version of Vista Ultimate, although they will not allow you to install Windows on a blank hard drive.
Warning: The step that follows deletes all thedata on your hard drive. Make sure you've backed up important filesand have the installation disks for any of your programs that areunavailable from IUware.
Vista will create a new partition and start expanding and installing files to your hard drive. This process will take several minutes. Your computer will restart multiple times during this process, and you will again see the prompt "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD... ". Do not press a key; allow the computer to boot from the hard drive.
If you are an IU student, faculty member, or staff member, thefee-based Carry-in Consulting service in Bloomington is available toinstall the operating system for you if you choose. See ARCHIVED: IUB Carry-in Consulting services and pricing.
The system worked and I could dual boot between WinXp and Win8.1. (originally there was only WinXp, and I partitioned the drive as depicted above during the installation of Win8.1, as a preparation to later install Linux as well) Before you question it, I need both WinXp and Windows8.1 for development purposes.
The installation onto the third partition seemed to be successful. When prompting to install GRUB, however, instead of detecting WinXP and Win8.1, it detected only "Windows Vista" (huh?) and prompted me that it will either install Grub onto the MBR, or if I didn't see all the operating systems, I should configure it manually.
I chose manual configuration, but instead of seeing a list of partitions and OS's I could only see a list of hard drives. As I have only one hard drive, it was the only element in the list. I selected it, and the installation completed while reporting success.
I booted up the installation DVD, and entered rescue mode. However, even rescue mode seems to be completely the same as the normal installer mode. After having to go through the language selections, I hit Esc, and got to a menu depicting the steps including the installation of grub. (interestingly, it wanted to install the whole Debian again, but I managed to skip it and now I'm offered the same choice again)
What happens if I install GRUB on the MBR? I would expect (and hope), that when I boot up the machine, GRUB will allow me to choose between "Windows Vista" and Debian, and if I choose "Vista" I'll land on the boot loader of Win8.1 where I can make the choice between WinXp and Win8.1. Is this assumption correct? This would be an acceptable (although less preferred) alternative to the "all 3 OSs selectable from the same boot loader"
I've read on several forums that it's completely normal for different versions of Windows to be detected as "Vista" and they still should work, so I decided to choose "OK" for the installation of GRUB onto the MBR. However, it still asked me to specify a path. No matter what I choose (/dev/sda, or /dev/sda3 for my Linux partition) it ends with "Executing grub-install failed. This is a fatal error."
When I start the machine, first I'm greeted by grub, and I can select between Windows and Debian. If I select Windows, then the Win8.1 bootloader menu appears, and I can select again, between Xp and 8.1
I had somewhat similar, though not completely same situation to solve. Having an old installation of WinXP and Kali 3.18 on same disk, I wanted to replace WinXP with Win7 and add Debian Jessie to the disk, leaving Kali untouched. Currently, Grub2 (with Grub Customizer) was managing OS booting.
So after creating needed partitions and fixing issue with Win7 domineering on MBR (that is - giving the dualboot option choice back to Grub2) I started to install Debian, choosing manual conf also. (As a swap space, used swap created by/for Kali.) Reaching boot loader install options, I was also presented with options for Win Vista and "other Linux". But also in the choices was option not make Debian installation bootable. So, I concluded, it was better to leave Debian without boot at first rather than let installation overwrite MBR with wrong OS choices.
I am a bit of a newb with virtual machines, so go easy on me. I am currently dual-booting Windows 7 and Windows Vista. I want to convert the Vista installation into a virtual machine, and then remove that physical partition (the virtual hard disk will be on my USB drive).
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