I have a new hard drive in my laptop and want to put windows vista on it. The hard drive is blank which Vista do I need?
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It really depends on which computer you have and what your needs are. If you have one of those IDE hard drive, I would highly recommend Microsoft Windows XP Home with SP2. I have used this operating system on computer dating back to the year 2000 and 2005. However, if you are into the latest and the greatest, then that is fine too. It really depends on your taste since Microsoft Windows Vista should be able to install on any system currently out from my humble knowledge. Source: www.hardforums.com
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I have windows vista and it worked pefectly. Should work with all, it's just seen as an drive.
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There is actually only one disk for all versions of Vista being shipped. You have the option to install the 32 or 64 bit version, other than that the version you can install, basic, premium, ultimate, is determined by your cd key.
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It would seem to me that you would have to do a re-install of your windows vista, at least that is what I would do IF IT IS COMPLETELY GONE!
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Hi Stuart. I used one of Laplink's 'PCMover' programs to upgrade from Vista to Win7; it worked really well and was simple to use.There is a PDF guide which you can download and print out; this takes you step by step through the upgrade process. Laplink's support team headed by Ray Pettit is excellent; you can chat online for help if needed. This link will advise you which program is most suitable : http://www.laplink.com/index.php/individuals/pcmover-for-windows-8/feature-overview Regards Bob.
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i installed the driver to my new Sony Laptop with Vista but it keeps saying can't find the device. I am getting very frustrated about this process. Can any one help me on this issue, thanks:=))
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It should function just as the internal one with the same software, either native Win7 or whatever software you use to read/write. Just select the new drive from Explorer.
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That drive is compatible with WINDOWS OS from XP through 8.1 64 bit. So it will work with VISTA. . Hope this helps!
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This should work with vista as long as yo have an open USB port and the appropriate caddy for the drive.
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I held off a long time for the same reason. Rest assured, Vista 64 compatibility was added with the the Power Pack 1 (think SP 1) which also corrected the data corruption problem and added other features. Note, it is a pain as you have to first install from a 32-bit operating system before you can install under Vista 64-bit. In other words, I had to connect my girlfriend's laptop with Vista 32 and start the install before I could ultimately connect my Vista 64 desktop to the EX470. It does work though and I love this product. I'm backing-up automatically, set up a photo share for my friends to access, can trade files with friends and serve all my music / video files to my Xbox 360s over powerline ethernet adapters. I recommend upgrading memory from 512mb to 2gb (HP has lifted warranty restriction against this).
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Vista is installed on my desktop and XP is installed on my netbook. Would external or portable be better for transferring files from one system to another the way I presently can with a flash drive?
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Thank you Kenneth.....if I bought a new laptop with Windows 7 and 64 bit OS, would the programs in my current 32 bit Vista machine work--or other 32 bit programs?
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Games are loaded on your computer. Vista is listed on the OS list. I play mine on my windows 8.1 system. I hope this helps.
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No it's a blank hard drive. You will need to format to what ever operating system u are using.
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I am using Windows 7, Vista has a terrible reputation and would suspect that that is the problem. My advice is to dump Vista.
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I upgraded from Vista on 2 computers. it was a hands off success. Both of them work significantly better now.
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This is the full version. I was installing it on a desktop PC that came with Vista but had earlier been upgraded to 7 with an upgrade copy. I had a frustrating time getting the full version to work and finally had an it friend at work install it. He was successful. Again, it is a full version.