Microsoft OEM operating system software cannot be transferred to the new computer, and the licence of new operating system software is required. You can contact your Computer Manufacturer and ask them to send you a set of Recovery Disks.
If you do have a Manufacturer's Recovery Partition on your Hard Drive depending on the state of that failing Hard Drive , you should be able to make your own Recovery Disks from it to reinstall the Operating System. If you can not find any reference to it, contact the Manufacturer for advice on how to make those Recovery Disks. And you need to know the "bit" version for Vista, as 32bit and 64bit Editions come on different DVDs.
And once the Operating System is installed, go to your Computer Manufacturer's website and obtain the latest Drivers for your particular Model Computer or Laptop. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help.
Thanks for your feedback. I have a legit Windows Vista Basic. The product key is sticked at the bottom part of my laptop. Whether you choose Vista, an older version of Windows or some flavor of Linux as your operating system, the hardware components remain largely the same.
Each operating system requires some type of processor, RAM, peripherals and power. But the hard drive is a standard component that does change, and understanding how to properly manage hard drives can greatly enhance the performance and security of your system.
Not all hard-drive partitions are created equal. Certain partitions fill specific roles or perform unique tasks required by Vista.
The three primary partition types in Vista are system, boot and active. Of course, if you have only one partition, it may fill all of the roles and perform all of the tasks.
But with the massive hard drives available today, most drives will contain at least a couple of different partitions to make managing the drives and data less cumbersome, so understanding the partition types may be helpful in configuring your hard drive. Below is a brief description of each partition type. System The system partition contains the files Vista needs to start up. For performance and security reasons, NTFS is recommended — unless you are configuring your system to dual boot an older Windows operating system, such as Windows The system partition is used to boot the operating system, and it needs to house only a few key files and does not need to be large.
Boot The naming confusion continues with the boot partition. While the system partition is used to boot the operating system, the boot partition contains the operating system.
The boot partition is where Vista is actually installed. All of the files that make up the operating system are stored here, and many other drivers and files are added to this drive as you install other programs and applications within Vista.
You cannot run two versions of Windows from the same boot partition. Each operating system needs a separate boot partition to contain the operating system files. Because the Windows Vista operating system uses a fair amount of hard-drive space to begin with and the boot partition should have room to grow, this drive needs to be significantly larger than the system partition and should probably not be less than 2 gigabytes.
Active The active partition is another way of referring to the current boot partition. If you have a system running multiple operating systems, only one of the boot partitions can be active at a time. Consumer Portal View registered products, register new products, and find product specific support. My Dashboard View your dashboard.
Logout Logout of your account. From Vista: Right-click on Computer. Choose Manage. Choose Device Manager. Here is the relevant graphic for Vista's Device Manager: Click to expand image. A new window will open showing properties; click the Reinstall Driver button. Then click "Browse my computer for driver software". Click Browse. Make sure the "Include subfolders" box is checked. Click Next. This should load the drivers. Double-click on the Device Manager. Once it has disappeared from the Device Manager, disconnect the external hard drive.
Disconnect the device from the computer unplug the USB cable. Select Properties.
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