Completeing Installation

I installed the RC version of Windows 7 and wanted to go back to Windows
Vista but when I try to Install Windows Vista Home Basic back on to my
Laptop It won't complete installation it don't say there's an error
anything it just sits there. My laptop came with Windows Vista Home
Basic on it, so I know it can run it. I have tried a clean install
already.

Here is my laptop's details
-Acer Aspire 5335 (My Laptop)
-Intel Celeron Processor 585 (2.16 GHz, 667 MHz, 1 MB L2 cache)
-Up to 732 MB Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M
-2 GB DDR2
-250 GB HDD
-DVD Super Multi DL


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Jman1792

Are you trying to reinstall Vista Home Basic using a installation DVD that
came with your laptop or from a recovery partition on your laptop?
In ether case are you following the documentation that came with your laptop
on how to reinstall the OS?

"Jman1792" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> I installed the RC version of Windows 7 and wanted to go back to Windows
> Vista but when I try to Install Windows Vista Home Basic back on to my
> Laptop It won't complete installation it don't say there's an error
> anything it just sits there. My laptop came with Windows Vista Home
> Basic on it, so I know it can run it. I have tried a clean install
> already.
>
> Here is my laptop's details
> -Acer Aspire 5335 (My Laptop)
> -Intel Celeron Processor 585 (2.16 GHz, 667 MHz, 1 MB L2 cache)
> -Up to 732 MB Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M
> -2 GB DDR2
> -250 GB HDD
> -DVD Super Multi DL
>
>
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> Jman1792

I am trying to use a Windows vista Home Basic 32 bit reinstallation dv
that came with my dell pc, I let a friend borrow my disc and it worke
for them and they have an emachine pc

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Jman1792

Jman1792 <> wrote:

>
>I am trying to use a Windows vista Home Basic 32 bit reinstallation dvd
>that came with my dell pc, I let a friend borrow my disc and it worked
>for them and they have an emachine pc.

Clean the disc thoroughly, for starters.

Jman1792 wrote:

>
> I am trying to use a Windows vista Home Basic 32 bit reinstallation dvd
> that came with my dell pc, I let a friend borrow my disc and it worked
> for them and they have an emachine pc.
>
>

I'm very surprised this worked for your friend since Dell installation DVDs
look for a Dell motherboard. This is why you're getting nowhere trying to
use this installation DVD on your Acer.

Contact Acer for recovery media for your laptop. It will not be expensive.

Malke
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