Solved Lost Vista Disc

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gotxbrains

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My computer has been running into issues, the problems are too abundant to mention. On top of that I only have about 24 gigs left. I really don't care what I loose, I barely use anything on my computer at the moment except for a few things, but i'm too lazy to delete the stuff I don't use. So I figured formatting my hard drive would be the best way, or to reinstall vista. I'm running Vista business, and I installed it from xp using a certain CD wich I seem to have misplaced (it's somewhere in this clutter of a room). But anyway, I have a product key, it's on a sticker on my pc, I just don't have the CD. There's no recovery partition on my computer, and it seemed the only way to fix it the last time was with the CD that came with the computer. Which I lost. So my question is, would it be okay to download a copy of Vista business 32 bit (the one I have right now) using not so legal methods, as long as I didn't crack it and I use my own key that was used once already to install Vista?

Another question, is there any other solution to get rid of all my files, and start with no programs installed, a clean desktop, and a factory installed vista?
 
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First legal or not dont download from the net. You will get the OS and a lot more, that you do not want
Call the company that sold you the computer or MS and for cost (about $25.00) you can get a DVD
In Lieu of that borrow from a friend
In lieu of that borrow from an enemy, but dont download.

If you are taking the KEY from the computer, you had an OEM DVD. May be best to get another from the computer mfg.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
I can not strongly agree with Rich enough on this one. Downloading a copy will just cause more problems than it is worth. If you can get a disk from the manafacturer then that would be your best option. They should do a recovery CD for your make and model.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers
    Trust Graphics Tablet
posting from new vista, computer is running faster than ever and it's all clean and stuff. I think you guys were wrong, It was faster and easier for me to do it this way.
 

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First, glad that you are up and running, but we are not wrong. You took a chance and may have won this time. Then again you may be back a few weeks from now saying that you are having problems (I hope not). I hope that the copy was legal and that you do not get any surprises. If you did not get it from a reputable source, I would download malwarebytes run a full scan as well as an antivirus scan.
Take care and good luck.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
Hi gotxbrains,

You may have installed and may even have successfully activated, but do you have a genuine advantage validated copy? You can go here: Before Posting a Question, Please Follow These Instructions and download the validation tool and confirm Vista is genuine. If not, you will be unable to install certain updates (i.e., there will be limitations).

Good luck!
 

My Computer

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inc. MP061 Inspiron E1705
    CPU
    2.00 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo 64 kilobyte primary memory
    Motherboard
    Board: Dell Inc. 0YD479 Bus Clock: 166 megahertz
    Memory
    2046 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM) [Di
    Sound Card
    SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor (17.2"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200 pixels
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HTS541616J9SA00 [Hard drive] (160.04 GB) -- drive 0, s/n SB2411SJGLLRMB, rev SB4OC74P, SMART Status: Healthy
    Case
    Chassis Serial Number: 5YK95C1
    Keyboard
    Standard PS/2 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech HID-compliant Cordless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    1958 Kbps download ; 754.8 Kbps upload
    Other Info
    Optiarc DVD+-RW AD-5540A ATA Device [CD-ROM drive]

    Dell AIO Printer A940

    Conexant HDA D110 MDC V.92 Modem

    6TO4 Adapter
    Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller
    Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter
    Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
    Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

    Router Linksys / WRT54G -01
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