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| Thread ID: 117214 | 2011-04-07 23:10:00 | Vista Home OEM Premium iso needed | 1101 (13337) | Press F1 |
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| 1192886 | 2011-04-08 01:25:00 | Thanks for that. Its got a recovery partition I can use for a clean re-image. |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1192887 | 2011-04-08 01:35:00 | You could try: Turn the laptop off, and hold 0 while pressing the power button. | razzarphenix (2626) | ||
| 1192888 | 2011-04-09 07:52:00 | What I did with a specific Acer computer was to set the system partition as inactive and set the OEM partition to active. It worked fine after that. | bot (15449) | ||
| 1192889 | 2011-04-09 07:55:00 | Contact Toshiba. I am not sure if your CD key would work with an ISO derived from a source other than Toshiba. |
Cato (6936) | ||
| 1192890 | 2011-04-09 08:23:00 | The COA on the back of the laptop will generally work most of the time, as long as the DVD is OEM. Just may have to phone MS to manually activate it, as the key can be the type that doesn't allow Internet activation. There wont be any ISO or i386 folders in the recovery partition - they usually are WIM files, these will reinstall the OS back to factory via a key combination to set it going, or even when starting with options like safe mode etc, there may be the option to reinstall. If you know how to do it, and have the correct software, you can with a bit of time, actually make a bootable DVD from the WIM files and install the OS from a DVD. BUT its a lot of work just for one install. To enter the recovery partition, sometimes you Hold down the 0 (zero) key and turn the laptop on. Keep holding down the key until the Toshiba logo appears then keep tapping the zero key , and it may pop up quickly Hard Drive recovery, then launch into the options for a recovery. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1192891 | 2011-04-09 08:44:00 | I don't think the original poster said the laptop was a Toshiba, sounds likely its a HP. h20331.www2.hp.com Backup and Recovery Manager is quick and user-friendly. To run, simply go to All Programs > HP Backup & Recovery > HP Backup and Recovery Manager. With HP Backup & Recovery Manager, file restoration is easy. To recover a deleted file, simply use the Restore Wizard. For a full system restoration, press the F11 key during bootup and then select "Recover PC" from the menu. The vista disks have all the versions on them (but 32bit and 64bit are separate disks). Microsoft sells four different Vista DVDs in non-emerging markets: Retail/OEM 32-bit, Retail/OEM 64-bit, VL (Volume Licensing) 32-bit and VL 64-bit. The Retail/OEM DVD contains all editions of Windows Vista except Enterprise. The license-key purchased determines which version will get installed; the VL DVD can only install Business or Enterprise edition. Users can "unlock" the features of the Home Premium and Ultimate editions at any time by purchasing a one-time upgrade license through a Control Panel tool called Windows Anytime Upgrade. Similarly one can upgrade the Business edition to Vista Ultimate. End-users purchase such licenses from Microsoft's partners and OEMs, not directly from Microsoft. From here en.wikipedia.org ters |
feersumendjinn (64) | ||
| 1192892 | 2011-04-09 08:54:00 | Correct feersumendjinn, rereading the whole post, #9 HP was mentioned. How the hell did Toshiba come into it after that :illogical They more than likely will Still be WIM files. |
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