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cthornton1966

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I am using beta windows 7 to be online I think I screwed up badly today:

I installed 7 earlier and when I rebooted to go back to vista it said recovery partition not found, so I decided to log back into windows 7 and it was corrupt so I was like no big deal I will use recovery discs to log back in, nope it didn't work. I started this at 11am this morning 9 hours ago and I am back online but using windows 7. Vista kept getting stuck at not being able to find recovery partition and wouldn't get past it.
I am using the recovery discs I create on my HP m9350f and I am stuck.

Now my question is if I have an OEM version of Home Premium 64 bit can I reinstall vista when this beta expires?
Can I install it as a dual boot with 7 being installed first and not loose anything when beta expires?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion Elite M9350F
    CPU
    AMD Phenom X4 9850 Quad
    Motherboard
    NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Chipset
    Memory
    6GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT graphics card 512MB dedicated
    Sound Card
    High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 22"
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Internal:
    750GB 7200
    160GB 7200
    External:
    WD 500GB
    PSU
    460W
    Case
    Factory
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX3200
    Mouse
    MX Laser 1000
    Other Info
    Canon MP500 Printer 3-n-1
    Dell 5.1 Sound
Hi,

If you have oem preinstalled Vista with "recovery" discs and partition - you should be able to restore that image they contain to put your machine back to factory condition.

Please post a jpeg screenshot of Disk Management.

Cick Start>right click Computer>click Manage>double click Disk Management.

To post jpeg screenshot, click the Go Advanced button at the foot of this threadpage and follow step 8 onward of this tutorial

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/148532-how-use-snipping-tool-vista.html

Hope it helps

SIW2
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
I can't even get to that screen to do a screenshot anymore I had to reboot for an update and it hung......I am reinstalling vista using the recovery dvd's as a test again. I can't get my oem disc til tomorrow.

Will update in a few
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion Elite M9350F
    CPU
    AMD Phenom X4 9850 Quad
    Motherboard
    NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Chipset
    Memory
    6GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT graphics card 512MB dedicated
    Sound Card
    High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 22"
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Internal:
    750GB 7200
    160GB 7200
    External:
    WD 500GB
    PSU
    460W
    Case
    Factory
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX3200
    Mouse
    MX Laser 1000
    Other Info
    Canon MP500 Printer 3-n-1
    Dell 5.1 Sound
Home4thewinters said:
I may be mistaken, but it's been my understanding that if you installed SP1 AFTER your original install of Vista, you would have to uninstall SP1 first for your boot disks to work.
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My system came preinstalled with home premium 64 bit if that matters, it was purchased November 2008
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion Elite M9350F
    CPU
    AMD Phenom X4 9850 Quad
    Motherboard
    NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Chipset
    Memory
    6GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT graphics card 512MB dedicated
    Sound Card
    High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 22"
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Internal:
    750GB 7200
    160GB 7200
    External:
    WD 500GB
    PSU
    460W
    Case
    Factory
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX3200
    Mouse
    MX Laser 1000
    Other Info
    Canon MP500 Printer 3-n-1
    Dell 5.1 Sound
Home4thewinters said:
I may be mistaken, but it's been my understanding that if you installed SP1 AFTER your original install of Vista, you would have to uninstall SP1 first for your boot disks to work.
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I wouldn't think so, but I also have not done it.

As to the problem, you can indeed reinstall it with the OEM disk.

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
Hi Home,

If he uses a bootable recovery disc , it should overwrite anything that is on the drive and restore an image so it will be as it was the day he got it. Any updates , including SP1 will be gone of course.

I think you may be thinking of the repair install , where you run the upgrade install from inside windows- without booting.

He wouldn't be able to do that in any case as he has a recovery image disc, not an installation disc.

If there is a problem restoring the image, it may be because there has been some corruption to the partition table/volume boot record of the recovery partition , which the recovery disc needs to detect.

That problem should not arise with an installation dvd.

SIW2
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
Hi ct,

If you use an installation ( as opposed to a recovery ) dvd - you may find you need specific drivers from HP - worth visiting their site to d/l drivers for your machine first.

If you use the key stickered on the machine - you may find you need to ring HP to activate - not necessarily, but is often the case with oem preinstalls.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
SIW2 said:
Hi ct,

If you use an installation ( as opposed to a recovery ) dvd - you may find you need specific drivers from HP - worth visiting their site to d/l drivers for your machine first.

If you use the key stickered on the machine - you may find you need to ring HP to activate - not necessarily, but is often the case with oem preinstalls.
Click to expand...
Most of my stuff works with preinstalled Vista drivers... I almost never need to install a driver....(?) I do though...

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
Hi Lordbob,

Yes Vista includes a pretty good selection of drivers - but in my case and many others, I need the specific ethernet driver, or I can't get online.

Best to get them all on a cd first, just in case.

SIW2
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
SIW2 said:
Hi Lordbob,

Yes Vista includes a pretty good selection of drivers - but in my case and many others, I need the specific ethernet driver, or I can't get online.

Best to get them all on a cd first, just in case.

SIW2
Click to expand...
True. I know my mouse worked w/o driver, but I need to install the driver to get some of the advanced features (same w/ keyboard) It is always good to get the drivers in there anyways. Hopefully, W7 will do an even better job with though.

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
SIW2 said:
Hi ct,

If you use an installation ( as opposed to a recovery ) dvd - you may find you need specific drivers from HP - worth visiting their site to d/l drivers for your machine first.

If you use the key stickered on the machine - you may find you need to ring HP to activate - not necessarily, but is often the case with oem preinstalls.
Click to expand...

Well it seems to be working with the recovery discs, however remember I did have windows 7 installed and am sure this will overwrite it. Doesn't matter to me if it does. I liked it but not enough to not have OEM


lordbob75 said:
SIW2 said:
Hi Lordbob,

Yes Vista includes a pretty good selection of drivers - but in my case and many others, I need the specific ethernet driver, or I can't get online.

Best to get them all on a cd first, just in case.

SIW2
Click to expand...
True. I know my mouse worked w/o driver, but I need to install the driver to get some of the advanced features (same w/ keyboard) It is always good to get the drivers in there anyways. Hopefully, W7 will do an even better job with though.

~Lordbob
Click to expand...

I have all of my drivers on a jump drive already, thanks god for 3 pc's in the house! I can tear one up and have 2 more
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion Elite M9350F
    CPU
    AMD Phenom X4 9850 Quad
    Motherboard
    NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Chipset
    Memory
    6GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT graphics card 512MB dedicated
    Sound Card
    High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 22"
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Internal:
    750GB 7200
    160GB 7200
    External:
    WD 500GB
    PSU
    460W
    Case
    Factory
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX3200
    Mouse
    MX Laser 1000
    Other Info
    Canon MP500 Printer 3-n-1
    Dell 5.1 Sound
Hi,

If you are using the recovery disc, then 7 will be gone. It will be as the day you got the machine.

Hope it helps

SIW2
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
SIW2 said:
Hi,

If you are using the recovery disc, then 7 will be gone. It will be as the day you got the machine.

Hope it helps

SIW2
Click to expand...

3+ rep for you already. Confirmed what I was thinking. Thanks to everyone in this thread. As I am looking at my PC i see a familiar site....Vista...Love and Hate who cares. Now to wait for official W7 release and be happy again :cool:
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion Elite M9350F
    CPU
    AMD Phenom X4 9850 Quad
    Motherboard
    NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Chipset
    Memory
    6GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT graphics card 512MB dedicated
    Sound Card
    High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 22"
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Internal:
    750GB 7200
    160GB 7200
    External:
    WD 500GB
    PSU
    460W
    Case
    Factory
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX3200
    Mouse
    MX Laser 1000
    Other Info
    Canon MP500 Printer 3-n-1
    Dell 5.1 Sound
cthornton1966 said:
SIW2 said:
Hi,

If you are using the recovery disc, then 7 will be gone. It will be as the day you got the machine.

Hope it helps

SIW2
Click to expand...

3+ rep for you already. Confirmed what I was thinking. Thanks to everyone in this thread. As I am looking at my PC i see a familiar site....Vista...Love and Hate who cares. Now to wait for official W7 release and be happy again :cool:
Click to expand...
Exactly!

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
Thanks for the clarification SIW2. I mentioned this only because I remembered there were times in which you can use a bootable, and there were times that you could.nt use one.
SIW2 said:
Hi Home,

If he uses a bootable recovery disc , it should overwrite anything that is on the drive and restore an image so it will be as it was the day he got it. Any updates , including SP1 will be gone of course.

I think you may be thinking of the repair install , where you run the upgrade install from inside windows- without booting.

He wouldn't be able to do that in any case as he has a recovery image disc, not an installation disc.

If there is a problem restoring the image, it may be because there has been some corruption to the partition table/volume boot record of the recovery partition , which the recovery disc needs to detect.

That problem should not arise with an installation dvd.

SIW2
Click to expand...
 

My Computer

System One

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