Vista home basic recovery

jon75v6 · 21st August 2009, 18:15

my daughter dropped her laptop and as such is no longer recognising there is a hard drive, i know the laptop is fine because if i put the H/D from my sons identical laptop in it boots up ok.
now my question is this
i can easily obtain a new H/D but the problem i have is i have no recovery cd and the recovery was on a seperate partition on the drive that has gone down, does anyone know how i can get vista onto the new drive?

as i said my son has an identical laptop, do you think its possible i could make a recovery cd on his laptop and use it to reinstall vista on my daughters
failing that i will have to put ubuntu or linux on but that seems a waste when i have a perfectly good licence for vista
any help or advice is appreciated

stocktake · 21st August 2009, 18:23

This any good?

JohnDotCom · 21st August 2009, 18:24

Come on Dave where is the Link?

EDIT: Cheeky repair Job.

Jürgen · 21st August 2009, 18:40

Jon, all you need is a new hard drive. Using a recovery CD of another notebook is possible, if the hardware is mostly identical. The licence key for Vista is printed on a label, usually located underneath, so it's absolutely legal.

If the other notebook creates a recovery CD with an included licence key of that other PC, you won't have to type it during installation. Then you should change the key later on using the activation wizard. Don't hesitate to ask, if you need more information.

LeePrescott · 21st August 2009, 19:41

Hi Jon, you are correct in that you can create the restore cd's from the other identical laptop you have and restore to your daughters laptop.

If you are asked to input the license key then as Jurgen stated you just need to input the key on your daughters laptop and it is perfectly legal.

If you get stuck with anything you are welcome to drop me a mail ( I have worked with I.T. on a technical level for 17 years).

Cheers
Lee.

jon75v6 · 21st August 2009, 21:11

Thanks for the advice guys, i will let you know how i get on ,

e668ecp · 1st September 2009, 16:18

I'll bet that licence code doesn't work.

LeePrescott · 1st September 2009, 21:37

If the recovery disks are created from an identical laptop then the licence key from the original laptop (the one that the HDD is to be replaced) will indeed work as the recovery media used on both identical laptops will be the same OEM installation.

What you won't be able to do is use the licence key from the laptop you are creating the media disks from as that will be already activated to that laptop.

If you get stuck then give me a shout as I am a Microsoft accredited engineer (MCSE).

Cheers
Lee.

jon75v6 · 3rd September 2009, 01:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeePrescott

If the recovery disks are created from an identical laptop then the licence key from the original laptop (the one that the HDD is to be replaced) will indeed work as the recovery media used on both identical laptops will be the same OEM installation.

What you won't be able to do is use the licence key from the laptop you are creating the media disks from as that will be already activated to that laptop.

If you get stuck then give me a shout as I am a Microsoft accredited engineer (MCSE).

Cheers
Lee.

Lee is correct, my daughters new HDD arrived today and after creating a factory settings backup dvd on my sons laptop it was plain sailing and installed perfectly,
with regards to the licence key all i had to do was go to system properties and change the product key as previously described on here and activated it straight away

Thanks for the help to all that offered advice

e668ecp · 3rd September 2009, 08:58

The licence keys do not not necessarily work as HP etc use bulk licence keys. Anyway i'm glad yours did.

21st August 2009, 18:15	#1
jon75v6 Loves to post mgzt-t Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: swanley kent Posts: 362 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Vista home basic recovery my daughter dropped her laptop and as such is no longer recognising there is a hard drive, i know the laptop is fine because if i put the H/D from my sons identical laptop in it boots up ok. now my question is this i can easily obtain a new H/D but the problem i have is i have no recovery cd and the recovery was on a seperate partition on the drive that has gone down, does anyone know how i can get vista onto the new drive? as i said my son has an identical laptop, do you think its possible i could make a recovery cd on his laptop and use it to reinstall vista on my daughters failing that i will have to put ubuntu or linux on but that seems a waste when i have a perfectly good licence for vista any help or advice is appreciated __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

21st August 2009, 18:23	#2
stocktake Vis Whiz Rover 75 2.5 auto Saloon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: LEEDS Posts: 20,611 Thanks: 2,057 Thanked 3,056 Times in 1,621 Posts	This any good? __________________ Dave... Lost a few stones and a Gall Bladder and part of a bile duct and all of my dignity in the suppository incident Last edited by stocktake; 21st August 2009 at 18:27..

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JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Come on Dave where is the Link? EDIT: Cheeky repair Job. Last edited by JohnDotCom; 21st August 2009 at 18:36..

21st August 2009, 18:40	#4
Jürgen Posted a thing or two 75 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: N/A Posts: 1,728 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Jon, all you need is a new hard drive. Using a recovery CD of another notebook is possible, if the hardware is mostly identical. The licence key for Vista is printed on a label, usually located underneath, so it's absolutely legal. If the other notebook creates a recovery CD with an included licence key of that other PC, you won't have to type it during installation. Then you should change the key later on using the activation wizard. Don't hesitate to ask, if you need more information. __________________ Jürgen

21st August 2009, 19:41	#5
LeePrescott Avid contributor VW Golf sports plus TDi Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sheffield Posts: 130 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi Jon, you are correct in that you can create the restore cd's from the other identical laptop you have and restore to your daughters laptop. If you are asked to input the license key then as Jurgen stated you just need to input the key on your daughters laptop and it is perfectly legal. If you get stuck with anything you are welcome to drop me a mail ( I have worked with I.T. on a technical level for 17 years). Cheers Lee. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

21st August 2009, 21:11	#6
jon75v6 Loves to post mgzt-t Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: swanley kent Posts: 362 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the advice guys, i will let you know how i get on , __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

1st September 2009, 16:18	#7
e668ecp I really should get out more....... Range Rover Evoque and ZT V8 SE Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 2,232 Thanks: 20 Thanked 37 Times in 34 Posts	I'll bet that licence code doesn't work.

1st September 2009, 21:37	#8
LeePrescott Avid contributor VW Golf sports plus TDi Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sheffield Posts: 130 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	If the recovery disks are created from an identical laptop then the licence key from the original laptop (the one that the HDD is to be replaced) will indeed work as the recovery media used on both identical laptops will be the same OEM installation. What you won't be able to do is use the licence key from the laptop you are creating the media disks from as that will be already activated to that laptop. If you get stuck then give me a shout as I am a Microsoft accredited engineer (MCSE). Cheers Lee. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

3rd September 2009, 08:58	#10
e668ecp I really should get out more....... Range Rover Evoque and ZT V8 SE Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 2,232 Thanks: 20 Thanked 37 Times in 34 Posts	The licence keys do not not necessarily work as HP etc use bulk licence keys. Anyway i'm glad yours did.