11-11-2007
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Re: Motherboard replacement vista Bus
Well I "bit" the bullet and installed Vista Bus 64 and reinstalled all my
programs. I have my images on a separate HD and backed up also but the
backup is a One Care back up which is not supported under Vista 64. Is there
a method of recovering all my documents and pst files from the One Care? Oh
and I have installed a UPS as well to avoid a repeat.
"R. C. White" wrote: Quote:
> Hi, John.
> Quote:
> > I use the computer for my photo business so am well backed
> > up.
>
> Good!
> Quote:
> > The only programs I care about are CS3, Bridge, Lightroom and MS Office.
>
> And I assume that you have installation media for all those so that you can
> reinstall them. There is no upgrade path from 32-bit anything to 64-bit
> anything; hardware and resulting driver differences are just too great. And
> there's no path from 64 to 32-bit, either. Whenever we decide to change
> "bitness", a clean install is the only way to go.
> Quote:
> > My version of Vista Business is an upgrade. I also happen to
> > have a legal copy of XP 64 bit so I may just bite the bullet and start
> > from
> > scratch and upgrade to 64 bit and stay with XP for now.
>
> If I were in your situation, I'd clean-install WinXP x64, to provide a start
> for the upgrade path. Then I'd upgrade from WinXP x64 to Vista Business
> x64. Then, after finishing with Windows Update and re-tweaking my desktop
> to suit me, I'd reinstall the apps and restore my data. It's a long
> process, but by this time tomorrow, I'd be up and running with my new 64-bit
> Vista system. ;<}
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@xxxxxx
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64)
>
> "Motherboard and Processor Replacement"
> <MotherboardandProcessorReplacement@xxxxxx> wrote in
> message news:7B3EEC5C-B9F6-46DA-96BF-7A124DC4CFEA@xxxxxx Quote:
> > My apologies,
> > This stuff is new to me. My name is John Hofmann and pretty soon I'll
> > be
> > an alcoholic! My version of Vista Business is an upgrade. I also happen
> > to
> > have a legal copy of XP 64 bit so I may just bite the bullet and start
> > from
> > scratch and upgrade to 64 bit and stay with XP for now. I've also sent
> > the
> > old board back to Asus for repair but this just may be the opportunity to
> > go
> > the 64 bit route. I use the computer for my photo business so am well
> > backed
> > up. The only programs I care about are CS3, Bridge, Lightroom and MS
> > Office.
> > My C Drive is Programs only and my F is pictures only and I have a One
> > Care
> > Backup of all my documents and images.
> >
> > "R. C. White" wrote:
> > Quote:
> >> Hi, Motherboard. (What IS your name - or handle? You apparently put the
> >> Subject where your From name should have been in your OP (Original
> >> Post).)
> >>
> >> Thanks for the additional info. It seems that a repair install is the
> >> what
> >> you need to do.
> >>
> >> You still didn't answer this question from my first reply:
> >> >> We don't even know ... if your copy
> >> >> of Vista is Full, Upgrade or OEM. It DOES make a difference!
> >>
> >> It apparently is NOT an OEM disk because that would not have allowed you
> >> to
> >> upgrade from WinXP with it. If it is a Retail Upgrade DVD, then you very
> >> well may have to reinstall WinXP and run Vista Install from within WinXP.
> >>
> >> But, if it is a Full Retail Vista DVD, then boot from it and Install
> >> Vista
> >> again. When Setup asks, tell it you want to Upgrade.
> >>
> >> You've already tried the Repair Boot option, but that new mobo/chipset
> >> apparently needs more re-customization than simply repairing the startup
> >> files. As I said, the in-place upgrade is more like a complete reinstall
> >> of
> >> Vista, so it takes a long time. In my case, it took several times longer
> >> than the original clean install of Vista. Upgrades - even an "upgrade"
> >> to
> >> the already-installed same version - apparently involve a lot of
> >> backtracking and undoing previous customizations.
> >>
> >> If you can backup your data and if you have installation media for all
> >> your
> >> applications, your best bet might be a clean install - but if you have
> >> only
> >> an Upgrade DVD, then it might involve reinstalling WinXP first.
> >>
> >> But I'm still shooting in the dark because I still don't have a clear
> >> picture of what kind of Vista DVD you have. Until I know that, my tries
> >> to
> >> help have to be full of "If...if..." :>(
> >>
> >> RC
> >>
> >> "Motherboard and Processor Replacement"
> >> <MotherboardandProcessorReplacement@xxxxxx> wrote in
> >> message news:AA71E067-E300-446C-BA78-52DABF2228AF@xxxxxx
> >> > Ok a little more info, sorry this is new to me. Had an Asus P5WD
> >> > Premium
> >> > with Pentium 840 extreme. The board crapped out even though on a surge
> >> > protector when the lights in the house blinked very briefly other
> >> > computers
> >> > in house did not even reboot. I replaced the board with a P5E and quad
> >> > core
> >> > intel so it was not close to a duplicate. When the system attempts to
> >> > boot
> >> > the microsoft window bar shows up at the bottom of the screen but is
> >> > shaded
> >> > and then it just tries to reboot itself. When I attempt to reinstall
> >> > my
> >> > Vista Bus I enter my license but it comes back telling me I need to
> >> > boot
> >> > from
> >> > the original OS which was that copy of Vista Bus. I originally
> >> > upgraded
> >> > from
> >> > XP Pro to Vista Bus using this same DVD.
> >> >
> >> > "R. C. White" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hi, Motherboard.
> >> >>
> >> >> Unless that motherboard was an exact duplicate of the failed one, you
> >> >> probably will need to do a "repair install", also known as an
> >> >> "in-place
> >> >> upgrade" so that Vista Setup can detect the new hardware and customize
> >> >> YOUR
> >> >> installation of Vista to fit its changed environment. It basically
> >> >> reinstalls Vista, but leaves your installed applications and data in
> >> >> place.
> >> >> You probably should set aside half a day to do this. I did it several
> >> >> times
> >> >> with WinXP; the only time I had to do it with Vista it took me six
> >> >> hours,
> >> >> including updating and re-tweaking afterwards.
> >> >>
> >> >> You've given us no details - not even the make and model of your
> >> >> computer
> >> >> or
> >> >> the specific version of Vista - so we can give only generic advice at
> >> >> this
> >> >> point. We don't even know if your computer is in warranty, or if your
> >> >> copy
> >> >> of Vista is Full, Upgrade or OEM. It DOES make a difference!
> >> >>
> >> >> Did you get a Vista DVD-ROM with your computer, or only a recovery
> >> >> disk
> >> >> that
> >> >> restores Vista but wipes out all your apps and data?
> >> >>
> >> >> (Too late for this episode, but backup power supplies cost only $100
> >> >> or
> >> >> so
> >> >> these days. Cheap insurance against power surges.)
> >> >>
> >> >> RC
> >> >>
> >> >> "Motherboard and Processor Replacement" <Motherboard and Processor
> >> >> Replacement@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> >> news:9707775A-5521-474D-84BF-AA0FCF7EEB9B@xxxxxx
> >> >> > replaced motherboard and processor after pwr surge. I've run
> >> >> > "repair"
> >> >> > from
> >> >> > Vista disc several times and memory diagnostics to no avail. System
> >> >> > won't
> >> >> > restart in Safe mode either. I've tried to restore from last known
> >> >> > good
> >> >> > state but doesn't work either. My only backup is a One Care but it
> >> >> > is
> >> >> > not
> >> >> > a
> >> >> > "full" backup. Any suggestions?
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