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01-22-2009
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| Guest | Windows Vista Recovery keeping registry files (Repair - Reinstall) How could I reinstall my Windows Vista (currenlty Home Premium version) keeping my software installed and running as is? In previously released versions of Windows , as Windows XP, user could choose to repair the current installation of windows through setup. Is there a way to do a repair install like this? Thanks, Constantine Nikolopoulos |
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01-22-2009
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| Guest | Re: Windows Vista Recovery keeping registry files (Repair - Reinstall) CoSNikO! wrote: Quote: > How could I reinstall my Windows Vista (currenlty Home Premium version) > keeping my software installed and running as is? > > In previously released versions of Windows , as Windows XP, user could > choose to repair the current installation of windows through setup. > > Is there a way to do a repair install like this? Repair A Vista Installation Using The Upgrade Option Of The Vista DVD - http://tinyurl.com/3b7yrj (MVP John Barnett) Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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02-03-2009
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| Guest | Re: Windows Vista Recovery keeping registry files (Repair - Reinst Thanks for reply Malke. The site that you linked is helpful only if you can log into windows. I want to ask if there is a way to save my installation from a boot environment. Like windows xp repair install. Thanks in advance!! "Malke" wrote: Quote: > CoSNikO! wrote: > Quote: > > How could I reinstall my Windows Vista (currenlty Home Premium version) > > keeping my software installed and running as is? > > > > In previously released versions of Windows , as Windows XP, user could > > choose to repair the current installation of windows through setup. > > > > Is there a way to do a repair install like this? > Back up your data first as a precaution. > > Repair A Vista Installation Using The Upgrade Option Of The Vista DVD - > http://tinyurl.com/3b7yrj (MVP John Barnett) > > Malke > -- > MS-MVP > Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! > FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ > > |
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02-03-2009
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| Member | Re: Windows Vista Recovery keeping registry files (Repair - Reinstall) Well.. if you have the dvd , you should be able to do so yes... if not , there is a site.. something like neolite or something? which has recovery images you can download and burn to get a recovery environment. Your topic title though is misleading to your question. Regarding that.. I been pondering myself if I should make a recovery image from a base installation.. and in time if I run a new install... I coould (with programs on a different partition) , just patch it with a registry backup (which one has to schedule twice a day or so to be safe) and well... technically speaking...one could have some luck with it. |
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02-03-2009
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| Guest | Re: Windows Vista Recovery keeping registry files (Repair - Reinst CoSNikO! wrote: Quote: > Thanks for reply Malke. > > The site that you linked is helpful only if you can log into windows. > > I want to ask if there is a way to save my installation from a boot > environment. Like windows xp repair install. that being able to do a repair install as in XP is A Good Thing but because of the way Vista (and Windows 7) are installed - laying down an image instead of copying individual files - a repair install is not possible. So if you can't boot into Windows, retrieve your data using a rescue system such as a Bart's PE or Linux Live CD (I prefer Knoppix) and clean-install Vista. Reinstall your programs from installation media and copy over your data from the backup you made. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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02-03-2009
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| Member | Re: Windows Vista Recovery keeping registry files (Repair - Reinst  Quote: Originally Posted by Malke  CoSNikO! wrote: Quote: > Thanks for reply Malke. > > The site that you linked is helpful only if you can log into windows. > > I want to ask if there is a way to save my installation from a boot > environment. Like windows xp repair install. that being able to do a repair install as in XP is A Good Thing but because of the way Vista (and Windows 7) are installed - laying down an image instead of copying individual files - a repair install is not possible. So if you can't boot into Windows, retrieve your data using a rescue system such as a Bart's PE or Linux Live CD (I prefer Knoppix) and clean-install Vista. Reinstall your programs from installation media and copy over your data from the backup you made. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - index regards, lak |
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02-03-2009
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| Member | Re: Windows Vista Recovery keeping registry files (Repair - Reinstall) Ah yes... the vista upgrade thingy is inside the OS.. sorry about that. Well you can't easily rebuild the install.. but you can do it! although might be a tedious task!!! |
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