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by clarkd038 1 view

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I got a laptop in, doesn't get anywhere on boot, just freezes up. I do not have the Disc for this operating system.

Is there a place where I can download this .iso, or i do have xp installers, is the product key backwards compatable to use for XP.

I have loaded up the recovery console and tried to fix the boot process using bootrec tool, and ran a chkdsk /f which repaired files but to no avail.

I have looked for the vista home premium torrent but have not found anything that is working correctly. Help getting this disc would be appreciated.

Thanks in Advance

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by thumbsup2

You need to use the one which came with the laptop. If that is not available, call the manufacturer.

by willcomp

All 32 bit versions of Vista are on the 32 bit DVD. So if you have a Vista DVD, Home Premium will be included. Differentiation is by product key.

This may not apply to DVDs supplied by Dell, HP, or other system vendors but does apply to all standard OEM and retail DVDs.

by sue t

booting to safe mode and choosing the option to run a startup repair? Sounds like this isn't your computer so contact that person and ask them if a disk came with the laptop if not, call the manufacturer and they will most likely tell you it is on the hard drive and will walk you through reinstalling the OS from there. If there is data on the drive that you can't lose then boot using a live CD and copy the data to another device.

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