- Clean Boot Windows Vista
- Boot Camp Windows Vista
- Create Windows Vista Boot Disk
- Cannot Boot Windows Vista
For those of you who have waited long for the beta release of Windows 7, Micosoft has finally released the link for you to download a copy to test. In case you have not downloaded, here is the link:
This tutorial will help you in creating a bootable USB drive of Windows Vista which you can use to install Vista in any system. It might become very useful when you don’t have access to DVD drive. First format your USB drive in NTFS file system. You can do it by attaching your USB drive to your. For Windows Vista, the boot sector or UEFI loads the Windows Boot Manager (a file named BOOTMGR on either the system or the boot partition), accesses the Boot Configuration Data store and uses the information to load the operating system. Then, the BCD invokes the boot loader and in turn proceeds to initiate the Windows kernel.
- Windows 7 beta 32-bit version
- Windows 7 beta 64-bit version (the download is no longer available)
The file size is about 2.4GB in size, so make sure you are on a broadband connection and have several hours to spare. You will have to burn it into a DVD to use it.
Once you have downloaded it, you will have to install it on a working machine in order to access the full functionality. As this is still a beta release and not suitable for daily production use, it is not wise to erase or upgrade your existing Vista to Windows 7. A good way is to create a dual boot system where you can choose to boot into Vista or Win 7. Here’s how it’s done:
Shrink your Vista and create new partition
In your Vista, go to Start -> Control Panel. Click on the System and Maintenance.
Scroll down all the way to find the Administrative Tools. Create on the Create and format hard disk partitions. You should see information about your current hard drive partitioning.
Right click on the chart diagram and select Shrink volume.
A window will pop up to ask you to enter the amount of space to shrink. This is the size that you want your new partition to have. For Win 7, you will need at least 10GB of hard disk space. Click Shrink after you have confirmed the shrinking size.
Back to the Disk Management window, you should see two partition now: one is the C drive and a new unallocated partition. Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select New Simple Volume
Set the volume size of the new partition and click Next.
Next, it will ask you to specify the drive letter of the new partition. To avoid confusion with the drive letter of the CD-ROM, I decided to go with G:. You can set your own drive letter though.
In the next screen, you can specify the file format and Volume label. It is recommended to change the Volume Label to something that is easy to identify, such as Windows 7.
The partitioning will now start. Once it is done, you should see something like this.
Close everything. Place in the Windows 7 DVD and restart the computer.
Clean Boot Windows Vista
Installing Windows 7
Boot up your computer using the Windows 7 installer DVD (you might have to configure the BIOS to get the computer to boot from CD-ROM). Let’s the installer run and follow the instruction until you reach the point where it asks you to select the installation partition.Make sure you select the partition that you have just created (not the Vista partition).
Finish up the installation. It should be done in about 30 minutes time.
When it’s done, it will auto-restart. On the boot up screen, you should be able to choose between Windows Vista or Windows 7.
To dual boot windows XP and windows 7
The procedure is the same as the dual-boot between windows XP and Vista.
Accessing Windows Vista partition from Windows 7
When you boot into Windows 7, you will find that you won’t be able to access Vista partition. This is because in Windows 7, both the partitions are registered as Drive C:, thus it only displays the partition that the system boots up with. To solve this issue, simply go to Disk Management and change the drive letter of the Vista partition.
In your Windows 7, go to Disk Management.
Right-click on the Vista partition (the one with the blank entry) and select Change Drive letter and Paths
Click Add to assign a drive letter to the Vista partition.
Save and close all windows. The Vista partition should appear in your Explorer now.
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Boot Camp Windows Vista
And if you never received a Recovery Disk when you purchased your Computer there should be a Recovery Partition on the Hard Drive to reinstall Windows back to how you bought your Computer.
The Recovery process can be started by pressing a particular Key or Keys combination at Boot. (Power On / Startup)
It may be F10, F11, Alt + F10, etc depending on the Manufacturer.
Ask them or us for the correct Key sequence.
Examples:
Acer: Press Alt + F10.
Dell: Press F8 > https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/sln130396/restoring-microsoft-windows-vista-to-factory-configuration?lang=en
HP: Tap F11 at the rate of about once per second.
Sony Vaio: Press F10 > https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/support/articles/00070113
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And if you do have a Manufacturer’s Recovery Partition on your Hard Drive, you should be able to make your own Recovery Disks from it to reinstall the Operating System.
Look under Programs > your Computer Manufacturer’s name > then their System Tools or Recovery Software Headings for them, depending how it is worded.
If you can not find any reference to it, contact the Manufacturer for advice on how to make those Recovery Disks.
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You can borrow and use a Microsoft Vista DVD (Retail or OEM System Builders License) , that contains the files for the various Vista Editions (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and Ultimate) to be installed. The Product Key on your Computer / Laptop case determines which Edition is installed.
The COA sticker, which has the Product Key on it, is either on the underside of the Laptop or in the Battery Compartment.
With a Desktop it is either on the side, rear or top of the Computer Case.
Other Manufacturers’ Recovery DVDs are not to be used for the above purpose.
Create Windows Vista Boot Disk
And you need to know the ‘bit’ version for Vista, as 32bit and 64bit Editions come on different DVDs.
To access Boot Menu:
Here is how to do a clean install of Vista, using a Microsoft Vista DVD:
‘How to Do a Clean Install and Setup with a Full Version of Vista’
And once the Operating System is installed, go to your Computer Manufacturer’s website and obtain the latest Drivers for your particular Model Computer or Laptop.
When you use Phone Activation don’t follow the Auto Prompts but instead hold on for a real person to assist you.
‘How to Activate Vista Normally and by Phone Activation’
Microsoft is the one who says yay or nay for Activation.
You have to go through them, but lately a lot of posters have been referred back to here by them when using phone activation.
If that happens use this method of contacting Microsoft:
Contact support
Also: https://partner.support.services.microsoft.com/en-au/contact/menu/software/windows/setup/
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