Well, the recommendation in this case would be to obtain the disk, whether
its through the OEM or Microsoft.
--
Andre
Blog:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"Fastlayne" <Fastlayne@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:EE7E04B8-C303-43EA-8680-29B3F2ABE2E6@xxxxxx
Quote:
> Okay, but anyone with a pre-installed version of Vista Ultimate will not
> have
> the "Vista DVD". (Or that have upgraded to Ultimate, in my case.)
>
> It would appear that I have upgraded to Ultimate to get a feature that I
> cannot use!
>
> I am familiar with other 3rd party restore applications that create the
> boot
> disk that then prompts for the remaining disks in the set.
>
> Unfortunately, I did not order the Any Time upgrade via the web and did
> not
> request the Vista disk (which only costs me shipping and handling).
>
> Now what????
>
>
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
> Quote:
>> The Complete PC Backup is 'not' bootable, it require that you boot from
>> your
>> Windows Vista installation disk into the Windows Recovery Environment and
>> follow instructions to restore the image.
>>
>> Please see my tutorial for further instructions on how to create and
>> restore
>> it:
>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...DB!16507.entry
>> --
>> Andre
>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>> "Fastlayne" <Fastlayne@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:75EC306F-12FC-4173-8FD2-45CC0073ECE2@xxxxxx Quote:
>> >I have a brand new HP Pavilion with Vista Home Premium pre-installed -
>> >no
>> > Microsoft Vista disks.
>> >
>> > I have purchased an Any Time Upgrade key for Vista Ultimate.
>> >
>> > What is the recommended procedure to create a full system image after I
>> > have
>> > upgraded to Vista Ultimate? And specifically does it create a
>> > bootable
>> > "Installation" disk as part of the recovery set so that I can fully
>> > recover
>> > my PC in the event of a hard drive failure?
>> >
>> > My confusion with regards to the "Complete PC Restore" feature of Vista
>> > Ultimate is the first step that states that I need to insert the "Vista
>> > Installation CD".
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>>
>>
>>