How to re-install Vista with no OEM DvD

dbsantos77

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Hi all, here's my problem.

A couple of months ago I bought an HP Pavilion DV5-1235dx Laptop from HP. It runs Vista Home Premium 64-Bit. Problem is that they did not include an Vista re-install DVD. I've called their "tech" support, long story short, that did not do any good at all.

I was wondering if there is any possible way to make my own OEM vista DVD so I can re-install? Again, it's Vista Home Premium 64-Bit. I really do not want to order one from HP.

There is also a recovery app in my installation that will make recovery DVD's (3) which is too many, as the vista installation is less then 4 GB.

Any help is appreciated, thanks!
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-Core @ 2.2 Ghz
    Motherboard
    ECS Standard Micro-Atx Board
    Memory
    2 GB DDR2 667 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATi Radeon 4670 OC Edition
    Sound Card
    Onboard RealTek HD Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17' TFT LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1280X1024
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 500 GB SATA II 7200 RPM
    PSU
    Antec 500w PSU
    Case
    Standard Micro-Atx
    Cooling
    5 (80MM), 1 (120MM)
    Keyboard
    Standard Gateway Jeyboard
    Mouse
    Dynex Mouse
    Internet Speed
    7 Mbit/1 Mbit DSL
If you have a friend who also has a OEM version of vista in whatever flavor you got, you can use their boot disk and just make sure you change the product key after it finishes installing. Just did it for one of the guys I work with and since we couldn't get him online we called the windows activation number to get a confirmation number. You wouldn't have to call if you have internet (and I assume you do as I would be insane just talking to myself)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Sager NG2096
    CPU
    Intel P8700
    Memory
    4 Gigs
    Graphics Card(s)
    9600M GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung PN50A550
    Screen Resolution
    Primary 1680 X 1050, Secondary 1920 X 1080
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Revolution
    Internet Speed
    Satalite :-(
    Other Info
    Running SUSE, Solaris, Kalyware, and BSD through vmware whenever the mood strikes
It takes so many DVD's to make the recovery because of all the crapware that is installed from the factory.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Compaq Presario/SR5113WM
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 1.9Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N68-LA
    Memory
    PNY Optima Memory DDR2 2GB 2x1 kit
    Graphics Card(s)
    PNY Nvidia 8400 GS 256MB
    Sound Card
    On board RealTek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer X163W LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 160 GB SATA 3G (3.0Gb/sec)
    7200 rpm
    Western Digital 160 GB IDE
    PSU
    Dynex 400w
    Case
    Nothin Special
    Cooling
    Stock
    Keyboard
    Standard 102 key with volume and sleep buttons
    Mouse
    Wireless Logitech LX7
    Internet Speed
    Comcrap 10mb cable
    Other Info
    Insignia 2.1 speakers, wireless Xbox 360 controller w/plug n play charger, Belkin wireless G + mimo usb network adapter.
I'll see if I can get my hands on a copy. Gateway actually sent me a DVD for my desktop, can't see why HP can't do the same... Thanks for the help!

EDIT - mansrm81: I know! That's the main reason I wanted the sole OS, with nothing else. It was pretty funny actually, the indian guy on tech support said that my Recovery application might not be compatible with writing the DVD's..huh? Lol he was trying to get me to pay for support, hung up on him. That's why I have vistax64 :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-Core @ 2.2 Ghz
    Motherboard
    ECS Standard Micro-Atx Board
    Memory
    2 GB DDR2 667 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATi Radeon 4670 OC Edition
    Sound Card
    Onboard RealTek HD Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17' TFT LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1280X1024
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 500 GB SATA II 7200 RPM
    PSU
    Antec 500w PSU
    Case
    Standard Micro-Atx
    Cooling
    5 (80MM), 1 (120MM)
    Keyboard
    Standard Gateway Jeyboard
    Mouse
    Dynex Mouse
    Internet Speed
    7 Mbit/1 Mbit DSL
You can order it from HP's website and only have to pay shipping and handling I think.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Compaq Presario/SR5113WM
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 1.9Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N68-LA
    Memory
    PNY Optima Memory DDR2 2GB 2x1 kit
    Graphics Card(s)
    PNY Nvidia 8400 GS 256MB
    Sound Card
    On board RealTek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer X163W LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 160 GB SATA 3G (3.0Gb/sec)
    7200 rpm
    Western Digital 160 GB IDE
    PSU
    Dynex 400w
    Case
    Nothin Special
    Cooling
    Stock
    Keyboard
    Standard 102 key with volume and sleep buttons
    Mouse
    Wireless Logitech LX7
    Internet Speed
    Comcrap 10mb cable
    Other Info
    Insignia 2.1 speakers, wireless Xbox 360 controller w/plug n play charger, Belkin wireless G + mimo usb network adapter.
The only issue I could possibly forsee is if its some vendor bloatware enhanced version of Vista. Fortunately my notebook is a Sager, and they just pack a copy of 32/64 home premium so it's ended up bailing out a few people now.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Sager NG2096
    CPU
    Intel P8700
    Memory
    4 Gigs
    Graphics Card(s)
    9600M GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung PN50A550
    Screen Resolution
    Primary 1680 X 1050, Secondary 1920 X 1080
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Revolution
    Internet Speed
    Satalite :-(
    Other Info
    Running SUSE, Solaris, Kalyware, and BSD through vmware whenever the mood strikes
That's there preinstalled option for seeing a set of disks made up. Disk #1=OS, Disk #2= separate device drivers, updates disk, Disk #3= prepackaged softwares

The compressed files you would see on each disk alone would simply be too large for cd-rs. This is one reason for the use of separate dvds split into 3 parts. The OS disk alone would run about 3+gb for the 64bit Vista.

A good number of the newer machines by HP and other manufacturers also see a key combination option at post for a full system restore back to factory. You'll want to go over the user manual as well as the online FaQs section at HP for this.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built desktops =2 Toshiba replace HP laptop
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb core 3.6ghz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4
    Memory
    Kingston Hyper X 1.5v DDR3 PC12800 1600mhz 16gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI Radeon HD 5750 1tb
    Sound Card
    Creative X-Fi XtremeAudio PCIe
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus 19" HP 20" second lcd main HP 20" remote pc.
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900, 1600x900 main - 1600x900 2nd desktop
    Hard Drives
    WD Black Edition 1tb Sata II -2
    WD SAS "Heavy Duty" RE class 2tb - 2
    External usb/eSata WD Black 1tb main -1
    External usb only WD Green Power 1tb -1
    PSU
    Corsair 750w 750TX main - Corsair 600w remote
    Case
    Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible eSata ports 2 - NZXT Vulcan 2nd
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9900A cpu, twin front 120s, top 200cm, rear 120
    Keyboard
    AZIO Ilumminated keys gaming keyboard/volume control usb
    Mouse
    MSI Interceptor D200
    Internet Speed
    30mbps upgrade
Thanks everyone for the help!

Yes I know that I can order one from HP's site, but that same indian said that they would charge from $15, to $20, to $25, to get it to me. I will check their website.

Night Hawk - Thanks for laying that out for me, never knew that's how they set it up!

EDIT - Okay I looked on their website and they have the DVD with SP1 for 15 bucks through US Mail (No UPS), I'll hold off for now since I'm not in a rush, but It can be ordered, I'll also try the built-in recovery method. Thanks to everyone for their help! Problem Solved!
 
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My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-Core @ 2.2 Ghz
    Motherboard
    ECS Standard Micro-Atx Board
    Memory
    2 GB DDR2 667 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATi Radeon 4670 OC Edition
    Sound Card
    Onboard RealTek HD Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17' TFT LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1280X1024
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 500 GB SATA II 7200 RPM
    PSU
    Antec 500w PSU
    Case
    Standard Micro-Atx
    Cooling
    5 (80MM), 1 (120MM)
    Keyboard
    Standard Gateway Jeyboard
    Mouse
    Dynex Mouse
    Internet Speed
    7 Mbit/1 Mbit DSL
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