Reinstall Vista?

How do I *repair* Vista from the DVD -*without*- hosing my installed
programs?

Please note; I do not want to use System Restore.


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Corinthian

Gordon;1071348 Wrote:
> Do you have an actual Vista Install DVD or is it a Vendor-produced
> Recovery DVD?
Vendor-produced (DELL). I know; I should have installed with my main
PCs OEM disk....

Malke;1071382 Wrote:
>
> Repair Vista - 'John Barnett's Windows Vista Support: Windows Vista
> Repair Options'
> (http://vistasupport.mvps.org/windows...ir_options.htm)
> Repair A Vista Installation Using The Upgrade Option Of The Vista DVD -
> 'John Barnett's Windows Vista Support: Repair A Vista Installation
> Using The Upgrade Option Of The Vista DVD' (http://tinyurl.com/3b7yrj)
> Repair Windows Vista using Startup Repair -
> 'How to automatically repair Windows Vista using Startup Repair'
> (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial148.html)
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88...all-vista.html
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
> 'index' (http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ)
Thanks. Looks like I don't have any options but to reformat/reinstall
as I don't use system restore or have any drive images.

Thanks anyway.


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Corinthian

Corinthian wrote:

> Thanks. Looks like I don't have any options but to reformat/reinstall
> as I don't use system restore or have any drive images.
>
> Thanks anyway.
>
>

You /could/ try this first:
http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/window...disc-download/

Thanks. I have the DELL recovery disc... is that the same thing?


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Corinthian

On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:55:50 -0500, Corinthian wrote:

> Thanks. I have the DELL recovery disc... is that the same thing?

Probably not.

If the Dell disc is typical, it will restore your drive to factory fresh,
losing all your data, installed software, and upgrades. The other, if it's
what I think it is, enables you to repair your installation without losing
everything.

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The Dell Recovery Disk Disk Only Allows You 2 Clean Install Windows Vista, I
Also Have One Of Them, And Ever Since Windows 7 Beta And RC Came Out I Have
Stopped Using Windows Vista Completely. If Yo Decide 2 Use That Dell
Recovery Disk You Will Then Have 2 Reinstall Service 2 (And Service Pack 1
First If The Disk Does Not Include It In Your Recovery Install Disk Media).
You Will Also Have 2 Reinstall All Missing Device Drivers From
http://www.dell.com And Then Reinstall All You Missing Software And
Documents From A Backup Of Some Kind.

"Corinthian" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Thanks. I have the DELL recovery disc... is that the same thing?
>
>
> --
> Corinthian

The Dell Recovery Disk Disk Only Allows You 2 Clean Install Windows Vista, I
Also Have One Of Them, And Ever Since Windows 7 Beta And RC Came Out I Have
Stopped Using Windows Vista Completely. If Yo Decide 2 Use That Dell
Recovery Disk You Will Then Have 2 Reinstall Service 2 (And Service Pack 1
First If The Disk Does Not Include It In Your Recovery Install Disk Media).
You Will Also Have 2 Reinstall All Missing Device Drivers From
http://www.dell.com And Then Reinstall All You Missing Software And
Documents From A Backup Of Some Kind.

"Corinthian" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Thanks. I have the DELL recovery disc... is that the same thing?
>
>
> --
> Corinthian