Very few OEM ( Original Equipment Manufacturers ) provide a Windows
DVD. The "Standard" procedure for recovery is a Recovery partition on
the drive. By pressing a certain Key combination at power on the PC will
start the recovery process. The partition is usually a Image of the Factory
state condition of the computer.
Vista will have a utility that allows the user to create a "Repair Disk", in
the
form of a Windows PE environment. This will allow a user to access the
equivalent of the Recovery Console to fix common issues.
You should contact the OEM and ask if they will provide you a Windows
Vista DVD. Some provide it free, others charge a nominal fee for the disk.
As an alternative, I'd consider an imaging program such as Acronis True
Image to protect your system/setup.
"JoAn - computer illiterate."
<JoAncomputerilliterate@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Please help. It's very urgent!
>
> I purchased a laptop approx 3 months ago and just realised that I was
> never
> given a windows vista installation CD. However, Windows Vista home premium
> is
> already installed into my labtop. It has the genuine windows vista sticker
> stuck on it, with other stickers eg core2duo-intel-centrino and etc.
>
> Can someone PLEASE teach me how to make a windows vista rebootable CD/DVD?
>
> I have my 25 digits code on my laptop too. Is there a way to make a backup
> copy or the installation of windows vista CD?
>
> THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP. I'm worried that my laptop might crash
> on me one day.
>