Vista - Reinstall Vista

I bought a computer that came with windows vista home premium. I will like to
know if i can reinstall windows vista even if it came with the computer
because i am having trouble with it and i think i messed things up. Can
someone help me please?

Hi Jpaquette,

You should be able to boot from the Vista installation DVD and install Vista without any problems. For a clean install, you should format the hard drive. Be sure to backup anything you do not want to lose first.

Shawn

Hi,

Can you? Sure. How? That depends on what recovery options were provided to
you by the system manufacturer. Best to check your system documentation for
instructions, as the methods used vary by company.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"jpaquette" <jpaquette@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Do you have the disks that came with the computer - either the OEM Windows
Vista CD, or a Recovery disk (note this would return the system to "factory
condition" - else it might have a "recovery partition".

You don't give any clues as to the type of computer etc.....can you give
more details?

First thing would be to contact the support for your particular brand of
computer, asking "how to reinstall windows". Microsoft can't help if the
Windows is OEM - the "Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)" is responsible
for support for the hardware it sells (including any bundled software), or
technically, the retail vendor could also provide support for the computer
and hardware.

Read the manual that came with the computer - it would likely tell you how
to run the recovery or reinstall routine.

Also can you give us some idea of the action you took (or the problems you
were having) that "messed up" the computer? A description of the problem
might lead the way to a simpler fix than reinstalling Windows.




"jpaquette" <jpaquette@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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