Vista ISO download

[richc46]

Try this
Turn on computer
start hitting f10
When you get to next screen hit enter

 

[richc46]

if that does not wor
Turn on computer and then hit alt and the f10 key
If that does not work, try keeping the keys pressed for a short while.

 

[Fowlwing]

Ive done this already, it says the recovery option, hit enter, goes to the green load bar for a while, then restarts and goes back to the startup repair or start normally.

 

[richc46]

If none of that works, we will give you the 32. 32 will work with 32 or 64, 64 only works with 64 computer.
64 is the better of the two, but lets not worry about that lets just get it going.

 

[Fowlwing]

ok started it up holding alt and f10, just a black screen the whole time i held it (maybe 10 seconds) when i let go, it had the white letter "windows is loading files" loaded all the way and then went to the start up repair/ start normally window

 

[Fowlwing]

If none of that works, we will give you the 32. 32 will work with 32 or 64, 64 only works with 64 computer.
64 is the better of the two, but lets not worry about that lets just get it going.

amen brother, amen

 

[Ex_Brit]

I'm guessing 32-bit and have emailed that one.

 

[Fowlwing]

I'm guessing 32-bit and have emailed that one.

thank ya

 

[richc46]

Thank you, Peter, for all the time and effort you have been giving our members.

 

[Fowlwing]

Yes, thanks to both of you, if all goes well, this will fix my issue, and i'll be on my merry way, But seriously thanks to the two of you, you were quick, helpful, and deciphered the crap i was typing, cant thank ya enough.

 

[richc46]

Your thanks is all that we need. We are all volunteers, working for self satisfaction and the truly felt thank you.
It will work, unless the problem is actually with the computer.

 

[Ex_Brit]

I'm retired, got more time than most I guess. Fowlwing: all the best.

;-)

 

[Fowlwing]

I'm retired, got more time than most I guess. Fowlwing: all the best.

;-)

Alright..... so i downloaded it, and img burn. tried doing it last night, but ended up messing up so i gave up after an all day fight. Could you tell me exactly what i gotta do to make the dvd?

 

[richc46]

This will help
How To Burn A DVD With ImgBurn | gHacks Technology News

 

[Fowlwing]

alright gonna give it a go, you guys really are too damn quick

Alright, i think i got it, but the dvd i have is a dvd rw it has a couple things on there, but it wont overwrite them, shouldnt it be able to since its a rw?

 

[Ex_Brit]

Look at the DVD RW in Windows Explorer > Computer and right-click it and "Format". IMGBurn will refuse to write on anything that has already something on it.

Also don't forget that the ISO download is zipped - so extract it first.

 

[Fowlwing]

Look at the DVD RW in Windows Explorer > Computer and right-click it and "Format". IMGBurn will refuse to write on anything that has already something on it.

Also don't forget that the ISO download is zipped - so extract it first.

just tried formatting it, it said it wasnt able to format it...... this is turning out to be a fun time.....

 

[Ex_Brit]

If you previously used the disk and finalised it afterwards that would possibly make it unwritable although I could be wrong as it's been so long since I burned anything. Got any other media?

 

[Fowlwing]

Alright, i didnt see this coming. So here i am rummaging through all my cd's dvd's blah blah blah, i find a sony vaio recovery disk set that my gf's brother bought from sony. I pop it in hopeing it'll work. Goes to a load screen. then says this isnt the right model for this disk set. (different model computer, and running windows 7) I think dammit just when i thought there was a light at the end of the tunnel. turned the laptop off, went outside to rake some dead grass up, come in power up the laptop..... everything is running great..... so far of course.... So what is the deal with that?

As of now, its still running, and i cant thank you enough Ex-brit AND Richc46, you guys have been on top of your game the past 24 hours with me, and i really cant thank you enough for trying to help me. If you guys were closer..... ide buy ya a coffee.Thanks again.

Oh and any idea why putting the wrong disk set in there could have made it work again

 

[Ex_Brit]

Well, it's a miracle, as they say. I have absolutely no idea why it should suddenly start working but maybe there was something stuck in the disk drive's cache that was upsetting the apple cart (for want of a better expression), who knows.
Make sure you keep everything updated. Good luck ;-)