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Reinstall Vista?

Discussion in 'Windows Vista' started by Corinthian, Jun 21, 2009.

  1. Corinthian

    Corinthian Guest

    How do I *repair* Vista from the DVD -*without*- hosing my installed
    programs?

    Please note; I do not want to use System Restore.


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    Corinthian
     
    Corinthian, Jun 21, 2009
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  3. Gordon

    Gordon Guest

    Corinthian wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > How do I *repair* Vista from the DVD -*without*- hosing my installed
    > programs?
    >
    > Please note; I do not want to use System Restore.
    >
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    Do you have an actual Vista Install DVD or is it a Vendor-produced
    Recovery DVD?
     
    Gordon, Jun 21, 2009
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  4. Malke

    Malke Guest

    Malke, Jun 21, 2009
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  5. Corinthian

    Corinthian Guest

    Gordon;1071348 Wrote: <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Do you have an actual Vista Install DVD or is it a Vendor-produced
    > Recovery DVD?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    Vendor-produced (DELL). I know; I should have installed with my main
    PCs OEM disk....

    Malke;1071382 Wrote: <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > Repair Vista - 'John Barnett's Windows Vista Support: Windows Vista
    > Repair Options'
    > ()
    > Repair A Vista Installation Using The Upgrade Option Of The Vista DVD -
    > 'John Barnett's Windows Vista Support: Repair A Vista Installation
    > Using The Upgrade Option Of The Vista DVD' (    )
    > Repair Windows Vista using Startup Repair -
    > 'How to automatically repair Windows Vista using Startup Repair'
    > (    )
    >
    >
    > Malke
    > --
    > MS-MVP
    > Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
    > 'index' (    )<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    Thanks. Looks like I don't have any options but to reformat/reinstall
    as I don't use system restore or have any drive images.

    Thanks anyway. [​IMG]


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    Corinthian
     
    Corinthian, Jun 21, 2009
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  6. Gordon

    Gordon Guest

    Corinthian wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Thanks. Looks like I don't have any options but to reformat/reinstall
    > as I don't use system restore or have any drive images.
    >
    > Thanks anyway. [​IMG]
    >
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    You /could/ try this first:
     
    Gordon, Jun 22, 2009
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  7. Corinthian

    Corinthian Guest

    Thanks. I have the DELL recovery disc... is that the same thing?


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    Corinthian, Jun 22, 2009
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  8. Gene E. Bloch

    Gene E. Bloch Guest

    On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:55:50 -0500, Corinthian wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Thanks. I have the DELL recovery disc... is that the same thing?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    Probably not.

    If the Dell disc is typical, it will restore your drive to factory fresh,
    losing all your data, installed software, and upgrades. The other, if it's
    what I think it is, enables you to repair your installation without losing
    everything.

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    Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom
     
    Gene E. Bloch, Jun 22, 2009
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  9. kevpan815@hotmail.com

    kevpan815@hotmail.com Guest

    The Dell Recovery Disk Disk Only Allows You 2 Clean Install Windows Vista, I
    Also Have One Of Them, And Ever Since Windows 7 Beta And RC Came Out I Have
    Stopped Using Windows Vista Completely. If Yo Decide 2 Use That Dell
    Recovery Disk You Will Then Have 2 Reinstall Service 2 (And Service Pack 1
    First If The Disk Does Not Include It In Your Recovery Install Disk Media).
    You Will Also Have 2 Reinstall All Missing Device Drivers From
    And Then Reinstall All You Missing Software And
    Documents From A Backup Of Some Kind.

    "Corinthian" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
    news:8066fa1ea6a043dd84655cc1bfae6b38@nntp-gateway.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > Thanks. I have the DELL recovery disc... is that the same thing?
    >
    >
    > --
    > Corinthian <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    kevpan815@hotmail.com, Jun 24, 2009
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  10. kevpan815@hotmail.com

    kevpan815@hotmail.com Guest

    The Dell Recovery Disk Disk Only Allows You 2 Clean Install Windows Vista, I
    Also Have One Of Them, And Ever Since Windows 7 Beta And RC Came Out I Have
    Stopped Using Windows Vista Completely. If Yo Decide 2 Use That Dell
    Recovery Disk You Will Then Have 2 Reinstall Service 2 (And Service Pack 1
    First If The Disk Does Not Include It In Your Recovery Install Disk Media).
    You Will Also Have 2 Reinstall All Missing Device Drivers From
    And Then Reinstall All You Missing Software And
    Documents From A Backup Of Some Kind.

    "Corinthian" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
    news:8066fa1ea6a043dd84655cc1bfae6b38@nntp-gateway.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > Thanks. I have the DELL recovery disc... is that the same thing?
    >
    >
    > --
    > Corinthian <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    kevpan815@hotmail.com, Jun 24, 2009
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