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| | Reinstalling Vista on a Notebook Hello there. I'm planning on purchasing a new notebook with Windows Vista pre-installed on it on the next few months. I believe those notebooks come with an authenticity sticker on them with the Vista serial code. They also usually come with some kind of recovery cd. Considering the fact that I'd like to have a fresh Windows installation and also the fact that SP1 is near, I'd be interested in formatting the hard drive and reinstalling Vista from scratch. There's where my question comes. Can I get a regular Windows Vista installation DVD (because I believe no such DVD comes with the notebook) and install it (granted the same version my serial is for, probably Home Premium) and use the serial that is on the notebook's sticker? If so, is there any link where Microsoft offers the .iso for download? Will there be one with SP1 integrated, so installation is easier? Also, the notebook is going to come with an english version of Vista, and I'd like, if I get to reinstall it, to install it in another language (Brazilian Portuguese). Is it possible to install a PT-BR version of Vista with the serial that comes with the notebook? Thank you very much for your time and I appreciate any help given. |
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