Windows Vista Recovery Disc Download

Posted on January 18, 2008 by NeoSmart Technologies

If you’re like most PC users, you probably got Windows Vista with a new PC or laptop. And if you’re like 99% of the population, you get your new machines from one of the major manufacturers. Dell, Acer, HP, Toshiba, Lenovo, they all have one thing in common: they don’t give you a real Windows Vista installation disc with your purchase. Instead, they bundle what they call a “recovery disc” (that’s if you’re lucky – otherwise you’ll have a recovery partition instead) with your machine and leave it at that.

It doesn’t matter that you just paid a thousand dollars for a machine that comes with a valid Windows Vista license – your computer manufacturer just don’t want to spend the money (or perhaps take on the responsibility) of giving you a Windows Vista installation DVD to accompany your expensive purchase.

The problem is, with Windows Vista, the installation media serves more than one purpose. It’s not just a way to get Windows installed, it’s also the only way of recovering a borked installation. The Windows Vista DVD has a “recovery center” that provides you with the option of recovering your system via automated recovery (searches for problems and attempts to fix them automatically), rolling-back to a system restore point, recovering a full PC backup, or accessing a command-line recovery console for advanced recovery purposes.

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NeoSmart Technologies is hosting a copy of a Windows Vista Repair CD for your convenience. It contains the contents of the Windows Vista DVD’s “recovery center,” as we’ve come to refer to it. It cannot be used to install or reinstall Windows Vista, and just serves as a Windows PE interface to recovering your PC. It is a 120 MiB download, and in the standard ISO format. Please note that this download is no longer free, due to licensing restrictions imposed upon us.

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Windows Vista Recovery Discs (x86/x64)

Windows 7 Recovery Discs (x86/x64)

You’ll need to burn this ISO image to a CD or DVD before you can use it as a bootable recovery medium. NeoSmart Technologies has published a guide on how to burn an ISO image to CD or DVD with your favorite burning program, which you can read if you need more information or help on this topic.

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2,558 thoughts on “Windows Vista Recovery Disc Download”

Steve on December 30, 2011 at 10:59 pm said:

Polaco, I’m sorry to hear that you’re having such a hard time with the Windows Recovery Partition. What it sounds to me like is the Hard Drive is Damaged or Corrupted.

I will also state, that alot of people want to make sure the “Recovery Partition” is still existing on their hard drive. If you have the OEM (Original Equiptment Manufacturer) Windows Software CD/DVD Software, Don’t worry about the Recovery Partition. Just “Reinstall” your Windows Vista. If your hard drive does not allow you to do this, then REPLACE your Hard drive specific to your Dell PC.
Jefferson on December 31, 2011 at 11:36 am said:

My computer wont let me restore it to the Factory settings anymore. I used to be able to do so easily but it will not let me do this anymore. It is a Lenovo computer and I would really appreciate some feedback.
ChristianBJ on January 2, 2012 at 11:07 am said:

I have downloaded the recovery disc for a computer with Vista 32 bit, which will not boot. The program boots the computer, but then I cannot access the hard drive and it will not fix the problem. I suspect that the problem is caused by the SATA hard drive, which is not installed when I run the program. I am offered the option of installing drivers, but where can I find drivers for the hard drive? It is a five year old Hitachi Deskstar 160 GB. I have tried the Hitachi website without luck.
Steve on January 3, 2012 at 1:55 am said:

Jefferson, you need the Lenovo OEM specific operating system software to your pc in order to re-install the operating system. Sounds to me like you lost your Factory Partition of the hard drive (HDD) that contained the factory settings to allow you to revert back to factory settings. Sorry, it’s the nature of the beast for most people. Just simply contact t he manufacturer and purchase the operating system software OEM (original equipment manufacturer) specific to your pc. And the Factory Software should re-create the partition for you. But you won’t need that as long as you have the CD/DVD to reinstall the Operating system.
Steve on January 3, 2012 at 2:25 am said:

Martin Willcox,
find your Windows XP CD and boot from it. Once it loads the files it’ll ask what you want to do. You’re going to select the “R” option to repair the pc via Recovery Console. Once you get into the Recovery Console it’ll ask which Windows install you want to use. If you’re a regular computer user there should only be 1 listed (Usually listed as 1. C:\windows ) if you’re a more “advanced” user there might be more listed. It is assumed you should then know which one to boot into if you know how to setup a multi-boot system. After selecting the Windows installation you would like to boot by pressing the respective number you will be asked for the Administrator’s password. It’s time to enter it. When entering the recovery console that is the password the recovery console is asking for. It is not asking for the account you created during install or the one that you generally login to. Unless, of course, you’re logging into the built-in administrator’s account which is not a good idea. If the password was/is blank then you shouldn’t get a prompt asking for a password. It’ll just load into a C:\> prompt. At the recovery prompt type chkdsk /p and hit enter After it completes, restart the computer.
If all the steps above don’t work for you then we need to run some command lines again using the Recovery Console just like we did using the chkdsk /p. Follow the steps above a second time to access the recovery console again.
At the C:\system~1\_resto~1
After you enter the DIR command and hit enter you will get a list of folders like such rp1, rp2, rp3, rp4, etc. etc. The “rp” part of the folder name denoting it’s a Restore Point
C:\system~1\_resto~1\>dir
What you’ll want to do is find the 2nd highest numbered folder in that list. So, for instance, if it listed rp1 thru rp24 you’ll want the rp23 folder. I’ll use rp23 for the rest of this little fix just to keep things simple but substitute rp23 for whatever folder is the 2nd highest in the list on your pc.

Now, we have more commands..

C:\system~1\_resto~1>cd rp23

C:\system~1\_resto~1\rp23>cd snapshot

C:\system~1\_resto~1\rp23\snapshot>copy _registry_machine_system c:\windows\system32\config\system

Overwrite system [y,n]: y

1 file copied

C:\system~1\_resto~1\rp23\snapshot>exit
(before typing exit, please remove your Windows XP CD from the CD Drive)

Martin, After typing “exit” and pressing “enter” on the keyboard your computer will restart, hopefully into a working machine. Good Luck following all the steps listed above. It’s very tedious.
Martin in Ireland on January 4, 2012 at 4:32 am said:

Hi Folks, Not sure if this is the place for this post but here it goes anyway.
(1) I recently have been getting a message when I try to access word,excel and other programs. The message ”cannot access network location”.eror 1606.
Also cannot send email because blacklisted by spamhaus. I have tried scans etc and cannot find trojan etc.
(2) I want to ask is does the recovery partition come automatically with the laptop?
I have Acer Travelmete 7520, about 4 years old now.
Is it possible for me to wipe and reinstall/recover my vista back to original.
I appreciate any replies.
Thanks
Martin in Ireland
Steve on January 4, 2012 at 11:26 am said:

Martin,
You should be able to reinstall your Operating System back to Windows Vista and back to Factory Settings. You can do this 1 of 3 ways,

1. If you have the Operating System DVD.CD boot from the Software DVD/CD and perform a Full Installation. If you don’t have the Software

2. Call your Countries ACER Manufacturer and order the DVD/CD for around $20 Here is the Link to purchase the Software for your Specific ACER TravelMate 7520 if you are in the USA

http://us-store.acer.com/rcd/

3. Here is the Link that tells you how to perform a Factory install from the Partition on your Hard drive.

http://support.acer.com/acerpanam/desktop/0000/Acer/AspireE360/AspireE360faq40.shtml
CAS on January 4, 2012 at 8:25 pm said:

Hi Mahmoud ~ Any suggestions on what I should do (next) based on my post (CAS on December 29, 2011 at 10:29 pm)?

Thanks in advance!
CAS
Steve on January 5, 2012 at 12:16 pm said:

There are “Free Recovery Discs” out there, but you will not be able to use the “FREE” discs to do anything more than install the drivers that allow you to install a Windows OS. Even if you do find a “Free” recovery OS, it’s not going to last you anymore than 30 – 60 days. Good Luck with that.
kylie on January 6, 2012 at 5:16 am said:

i can only use the pc in safe mode i think i need to download window recovery disk? long story short my bfriend took his pc ( this 1) to a computer guy n he told him the motherboard needed to be replaced, i said to my bfriend if it needed to be replaced then i wouldnt even get a load up wen i turn it on me beeing me n have fixed a few pcs i have managed to get this far on my own n i using it now to type. but it will only work if i go into safe mode, would u recommend me downloading a window recovery disk? i have 1 but it doesnt seem to want to work.
anything u can suggest will be apprecited
Steve on January 6, 2012 at 11:52 am said:

Kylie, If your disc that you have isn’t working, maybe you need to set the BIOS to “Boot from CD”, or the CDROM isn’t working. If you can log into Safe mode on your PC that you’re having issues with, YOU MOTHER BOARD does work, and doesn’t need replacing. That’s a Software issue. yes Reinstall Windows. Call the Manufacturer and order the OEM Software specific to your Make, Model, and Serial Number to your PC. For around $20.
JGH on January 6, 2012 at 7:33 pm said:

I used the disk for windows vista. Attempted the “automatic restore”, which did not work. Then tried “system restore”, which came up with an error saying, “Catastrophic failure (0x8000FFFF)”. Not sure what my next step should be. I don’t know much about C prompt. Was hoping I could get some help.
Modi on January 7, 2012 at 10:47 am said:

Hi . I have window 7 but cn’t starp up . Display msg
“BOOTMGR compressed
press ctr+alt+del”.
How to fix this problem?
Marcotoros on January 8, 2012 at 4:02 am said:

Salve ma tutti e due i link sono a pagamento,esiste un link che non sia a pagamento per sacricare Windows 7 Recovery Disc x 64bit?
grazie aspetto vostra risposta
CAS on January 8, 2012 at 10:27 am said:

Hi Folks this is my 3rd request for help – would appreciate if someone at NeoSmart would respond or if could provide me some information on this: When I tried to restore the system using the cd I purchased/burned from NeoSmart, I followed the steps listed on the NeoSmart web site to the letter and the first few steps of the operation ran smoothly until I got the message: **The store creation operation has failed. The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error.**

I cannot proceed with restoring my system until I can get past this error message. Does anyone have ANY suggestions on how to fix this error message and move forward? Thank you in advance!!!
Mahmoud Al-Qudsi on January 8, 2012 at 12:41 pm said:

CAS, support questions should go in the forums at http://neosmart.net/forums/ – you won’t get much help here.

I have never seen that error before, but it sounds like it’s saying there’s something either physically wrong with your hard disk or your partition is corrupted. Try running chkdsk /f c: and maybe that will give you more info to go on.
Nada on January 10, 2012 at 2:56 am said:

Hi I have windows vista basic laptop and i have problem with the CD drive it is not working I am not able to open or copy any CD. While inserting the CD only sound of running the CD without opening it, besides i have lost the recovery backup of the system please tell me what to do and how can i solve this problem.
Steve on January 10, 2012 at 1:53 pm said:

Mahmoud Al-Qudsi, I won’t bother you or any computer issue / errors ppl are having on your site asking for help. :) I’m noticing that alot of the information everyone is giving or receiving, is To Advanced for them to understand how to resolve their issues. I will also comment, WITHOUT HAVING A PC wether it be a laptop or Desktop right in front of an IT, it’s very difficult to give everyone the EXACT RESOLUTION to the Isssue/s they are having specific to their own PC. I personally have 100′s if not 1000′s of satisfied customers that are now practically on their own with the Assistance I provide them, and Training I provide them with repairing their specific PC. I will not be returning to this Forum / Site to aid in anyone’s PC’ issues.
Have fun with your site, and I best wishes to everyone.
Carlos on January 11, 2012 at 10:52 am said:

Trying to order a Windows Vista repair disk, but I’m not sure which one to get(32 bit or 64 bit). I have a Toshiba L355D-S7825 with AMDTurion X2. Can someone tell me which is the correct disk?
st3v31020 on January 11, 2012 at 11:29 am said:

Carlos,
Your Toshiba is a 32 bit system.
Marcel W. on January 13, 2012 at 1:30 pm said:

Is it possible to boot This utility from a usb pendrive?
Mahmoud Al-Qudsi on January 13, 2012 at 4:34 pm said:

Marcel: yes, indeed. Instructions here: http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/EBCD/Step-by-Step+Guide+to+Making+a+Bootable+Windows+Recovery+USB
tameka on January 16, 2012 at 4:30 pm said:

Hello, i have Windows 7 professional installed after my Windows Vista crashed and wouldnt work. Now my computer says ” Windows not genuine”. Ive gotten my answer for this but I want to know how can i repair my Windows Vista if it crashed in the first place? and if i dont have the funds to pay for what is needed is there one that is free?
alexis p. on January 20, 2012 at 2:31 pm said:

Hi, i have a netbook mini laptop and my computer says ‘ Windows failed to start a recent hardware software change may be the cause. to fix the problem ect.’ and you neeed a disc well i have a mini laptop and it doesnt have a cd rom thing what do i do!?
Tiffany on January 20, 2012 at 7:14 pm said:

Hi there

I tried to wipe my Sony vaio laptop in preparation for selling. I must have deleted something as I now get BOOTMGR MISSING PRESS CNTL ALT DEL TO RESTART.

I have a windows vista installation DVD which works on other computers but not my laptop disc drive as it seems to recognise CDs but not DVDs.

I have tried with an external disc drive borrowed from a friend which doesn’t work either as I needed to install it onto my laptop prior to trying to link it for the first time. This I can’t do now as I can’t get further than the BOOTMGR MISSING sign.

I don’t know what to. In BIOS setup there is a floppy option but here are no floppy slots on my laptop for me to try boot from.

The only other options are to find a programme small enough to burn onto cd so I can try run on my disc drive, or to boot from network – absolutely no idea what that involves.

Please if you could advise me ASAP. Many thanks in advance.

T
Mahmoud Al-Qudsi on January 21, 2012 at 6:20 am said:

Tiffany, our repair CDs are under 200 MiB and will fit on a CD (instead of a DVD).
Al on January 21, 2012 at 3:37 pm said:

sorry I have a problem. I burned you guys iso file onto a cd to fix my computer’s problem. I just now put it but is giving me an error when installing it. it says: E:/sources/install.wim not found
or something like that. could it be because I downloaded the wrong one? I have windows Vista, HP Pavillion 64-bit
any one knows what could I do?
Demetris on January 21, 2012 at 7:46 pm said:

Well, my problem is that I can only access the internet through a game I downloaded from yahoo. I figure that maybe I also downloaded a virus. Because when I try to go on the internet it says “That webpage cannot be displayed”, and another thing is my computer also says something about files are corrupted or damaged. How do I go by fixing this problem? Also I displaced/lost the CD/DVD to reinstall Windows Vista back to factory setting. But I am on the internet, thru the game port.
Where can I purchase a disk ?
Please help!
Mahmoud Al-Qudsi on January 21, 2012 at 9:30 pm said:

Al, I think you mean you torrented a copy off the internet. The official CDs from SystemDiscs.com don’t have that issue.
Al on January 21, 2012 at 9:52 pm said:

oh…..
yeah I got it from the torrent copy. urg. so it seems I really have to buy the disk.
*sighs*
kk thanks for the info
Mark B on January 24, 2012 at 3:38 pm said:

I can’t believe people will steal software then bug the developer to help them. shame on you Al.
Al on January 24, 2012 at 10:18 pm said:

not steal… since is HP who was supposed to send me the disk when I bought my pc. they are the ones who actually stole from me. I try to find balance, but after all, it seems I’ll just buy it. besides is guaranteed to work… so why not? :D
I want to use my pc and not just use it as a paperweight =.=
StephanieC on January 28, 2012 at 2:49 pm said:

Unfortunately this didn’t fix the problem I’m having with my .NET security updates not installing. At least it was only $10….
Coldplayer on January 31, 2012 at 11:08 am said:

I have a Dell XPS 1640. Do you know which bit I will need?

By the way, my error says:

Windows Failed to start. A recent Hardware or software change might be the cause [even though I can not recall any]

It says :
1. Enter your windows installation disc and restart your cpu
2.Choose your language settings and then click next
3.Click “Repair Your Computer”

Info: Windows failed to load because the NLS data is missing or corrupt

Is the disc promoted on this site what I need? My microsoft activation code is no longer readable :(
Phillip on February 14, 2012 at 3:35 am said:

would like to install xp on an ssd drive. thanks for the above. does it matter if i go for a 32 or 64 bit cd ?
Alex on February 15, 2012 at 8:08 pm said:

Is there a diffrence between a Repair Disc and a Recovery Disc? I had a repair disc, I used it once to fix my PC. Then, I tried using it a second time but after it said (Press Any button to boot from CD/DVD) loadin windos files, It just froze and stopped loading.
Kate PriceI on February 16, 2012 at 4:30 pm said:

I have just paid for and downloaded the Windows Vista Recovery Disc and followed instructions to put it onto a cd however this is not recognised as a reboot disc. I know my CD drive is working as it will let me run some diagonistics from my partner’s Windows 7 recovery disc but will not do the full recovery from it. I’m not sure it is working correctly and would appreciate a refund as it does not do what it says on the tin.
Mahmoud Al-Qudsi on February 16, 2012 at 11:43 pm said:

Kate, please send an email to support@systemdiscs.com
bob on February 17, 2012 at 7:08 am said:

i have a toshiba sata pro c650-60 i have a booting problem everytime i try to load up by laptop it takes me to the booting error screen anyone got any advice or links for downloading recovery disk thanks
adriano on February 21, 2012 at 12:43 am said:

ciao a tutti il mio pc nn va + e un fujitsu siemens mi servirebbe il cd di installazione x poterlo riavviarlo o provato con f8 ma nnt mi dice system not found vi prego datemi il link dove possa scaricare il cd di ripristino
adriano on February 21, 2012 at 12:53 am said:

ciao a tutti o un problema con il mio pc<(fujitsu siemens) mi servirebbe il link x scaricare il cd di windows in quanto mi dice system not found vi prego aiutatemi
rey martinez on February 25, 2012 at 5:43 pm said:

1. when i turn on the laptop i press F8 and the message display, realtek PCIe FE family controller series v1. 19 (08/10/09), PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable, PXE-MOF: Existing PXE ROM, Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press any key.
2. when i turn off the laptop and on again and insert the recovery dics select cd/dvd rom for boot up it will come up the message, start VAIO recovery center, repair windows vista ( 32 bit and the windows loading until come up the microsoft corporation and hang up after that, i wait for 3 hrs same output hang up, what should i do this issue of my laptop…
budi on February 26, 2012 at 5:01 am said:

hi………
I used fujitsu laptop S series with the original recovery cd…but this time i couldn’t use it because that was a scrat on cd…..where i can buy a new one?
Jordan C on February 26, 2012 at 2:48 pm said:

My Compaq laptop doesn’t find any restore points. When I try to boot up my laptop it tells me this “LoadKey failed with error 3 (STHIVE#0)” Than the computer shuts down and doesn’t even boot up. I been trying to seach online but can’t find any resources that can help me. Can you please help me out and tell me what I can do to fixs this. Also the hard drive was messed up and I replaced it with another one that I have but still won’t boot up and shows me the same message.
Sutheera on February 27, 2012 at 3:18 pm said:

I just bought the Vista Recovery CD 64its this morning and worked with the support in Asia for 2 hours with restart and reboot and press F8. I got the error message C0000221 unknown Hard Error\SystemRoot\System32\ntdll.dll all the time. Finally, he told me that I should bring the desktop to the computer shop and have them check the hardwarware and get the Vista Recovery CD for Gateway computer. Is that really? Kindly help me. The gateway desktop that I got is DX4720-03. In fact I’m helping my friends who is 82 years old and they have no idea on how to fix this. Appreciated all advise.
Nasorenga on February 28, 2012 at 3:35 pm said:

ChristianBJ: I had the same situation: SATA disk unreadable. When Vista Recovery prompted to select a driver, I just canceled out of that dialog and clicked next. It then said “Unknown OS” but still offered the option to repair. It spent about an hour doing CHKDISK and was able to restore my disk so that the system could boot.
James on February 28, 2012 at 5:02 pm said:

Hey guys, trying to get Aspire 5315 to work, windows will not boot at all, getting error message ( windows failed to load because a required file is missing or corrupt) also says (file acpi.sys) and (status: 0xc0000098). Ive tried alt+f10,f8,f12 and no luck….no disc was included….trying to run (live linux) but cant get internet radio to work either to run live linux….please help!
Lech on March 2, 2012 at 9:14 am said:

I have Vista Ultimate x86 working, but with some WUDFHost files damaged (no wireless internet).
I do have a “Recovery CD” (downloaded and burned), but the system doesn’t want to boot from it. I get a black screen and the CD is spinning on and off in an endless cycle. Booting from HDD/F8 gets me to Advanced Boot Options, but the Repair option isn’t there. According to MS, only booting from an installation CD (maybe “Recovery CD”) brings up the Repair option.
Is there a way to resolve it?
Chad Baumer on March 4, 2012 at 11:21 am said:

I downloaded the recovery disk for windows vista and changed the boot from to the cd but still get blue screen on start up
cindy on March 12, 2012 at 7:41 pm said:

I purchased and downloaded vista recovery disk. It is not installing. Each time I restart my laptop the windows boot manager comes up. It will not allow me to even enter safemode. it reads

/windows/system32/config.system

status Oxc000014c

system registry is missing or corrupt. My son recently had an ipod plugged into it. Afterwords i have had this problem. HOW do I exit this screen so that I can enter command prompt or ANYTHING that will allow me to install the recovery disk?
thomas on March 15, 2012 at 9:59 pm said:

is this vista x64 recovery disk a live boot? meaning that it will boot up from the CD/DVD and not use/install to my hard disk? once i put the disk in and switch on the computer it runs from the CD/DVD and uses the RAM as a virtual hard drive, so i can start it if there is another OS on the disk without touching the hard drive or even if the was no hard drive fitted? i really need to know.
Mahmoud Al-Qudsi on March 16, 2012 at 12:52 am said:

Thomas: Yes.
thomas on March 16, 2012 at 1:15 am said:

cool thanks a lot, i purchased, downloaded, burned it with 3rd party freeware, and it worked beautifully. (typing from previously broken PC)
vickie on March 17, 2012 at 7:55 am said:

I have windows vista on my other computer. I have tried to boot my system and do a restore from my system Cd’s but it will not boot to do this, When I could not restore I had a new copy of windows XP and tried to install this. When it started the new install everything was working fine until the end when i received a error message that says that my hard drive could have a virus check for viruses on my hard drive and then try to install again. I think my vista files are still on my computer. what do i do
Mark Willard on March 18, 2012 at 12:09 pm said:

Looking forward to someday downloading this. I havent seen the link yet.
doro on March 21, 2012 at 8:58 am said:

I have a Medion MD 8833. It had windows vista (32bit?). After I tried to elongate Kaspersky I couldn´t start PC. I had to restart from disk. Accidentally I started from my netbooks recovery disk (also Medion) with windows xp. I can work somehow with my pc, but with the wrong system and many things don´t work.
There are recovery files on recovery device D.
Is it possible to get my pc back to Vista with recovery disk from this side?
If yes, wath have I to do with the Disk?
Peter Wang on March 31, 2012 at 1:55 pm said:

how do i fix a “\Windows\system32\winload.exe “The selected entry could not be loaded because the application is missing or corrupt” problem with the recovery disc?
Linwood on April 1, 2012 at 9:13 pm said:

I downloaded the file for $9.75, burned it to a CD, but the computer to which I have forgotten the password boots straight to Windows anyway. I did F8 and have tried every option, including C prompt, but it still winds up on the Windows log in screen asking for a password. I thought this disk would boot and get me to a C prompt. My computer ignores it. Nothing wrong with computer, just haven’t used it in 6 months and can’t recall password.
Laurie on April 4, 2012 at 10:16 pm said:

Please help. I’m at my wits end. I have a Compaq that has a corrupt registry and will not boot up. It turns on, but just keeps restarting. I purchased the restore disk, but it wont load. I have changed my boot settings to cd/dvd, and all I get is a blinking curser on the top of a black screen. I have to hold the button down just to turn off.
I have no idea what to do now??? please advise
marin on April 8, 2012 at 6:04 am said:

windows
Salvador Campos on April 9, 2012 at 7:03 pm said:

i have a sony vios laptop and i just recently experience this issue File: \windows\system32\config\system Status: 0xc00000e9 Info: Windows failed to load because the system registry file is missing, or corrupt. i have try every single option and it wont do naything ohter than to take back to the boot screen over and over
Lee on April 9, 2012 at 8:47 pm said:

All I want is a Windows Vista Disc so I can reformat my hard drive. My HP p6110f did not come with an OS disc. I have downloaded a recovery disc a while back, but it doesn’t serve my purpose. I want to wipe everything off, and start it anew. I am on my mac most of the time, but my wife uses the PC to pay bills. Now that there are all kinds of possible virus/worms/malware on that unit, I won’t let her use it for online stuff like paying bills or other important personal tasks. Any help would be appreciated. I hate Microsoft products now.
Paulette on April 12, 2012 at 1:53 am said:

I am only able to run in safe mode. System crashed otherwise…ugh… has Windows crashed… or Vista? I have, or rather, ‘had’, both. AND… is this recovery disk you have, the option I need to get back up to normal start up mode again? Thank you so much!
george on April 16, 2012 at 10:40 am said:

if i have 7 can i use vista on it or not?
ricky on April 20, 2012 at 12:08 pm said:

hi,is there a site from download free vista repair cd? thnx
Joe Van Den Haak on April 21, 2012 at 9:03 pm said:

I I I bought the VISTA recovery disk and ran it
on my laptop. Ran the “repair” function. It did find a problem with the booth up, but it copuld not fix the problem. My laptop start to booth up. but did not go to the point that shows the dots going across the bar at the start of the booth up
Mahmoud Al-Qudsi on April 22, 2012 at 7:50 pm said:

You may need to run repair more than once, as it only fixes a problem at a time.
JonS on April 23, 2012 at 8:12 pm said:

Hello..I have a Lenovo using Vista..
I downloaded something on my computer that may have been a virus..either way it just kept restarting on its own (no blue screen, etc..) I bought your Vista recovery cd and copied it on a disk. The options that came up were to scan, restore etc..I dint see a option to “repair”..
???? When I tried to check the system restore (i had to restore it before all this once b4 but I was able to do it from the start screen..it wouldnt even open up for me to see that this time) ..it gave me a message to type “rstrui.exe/offline:c\windows??? where do i type this and what am I doing wrong??? please help thx
Mahmoud Al-Qudsi on April 23, 2012 at 10:17 pm said:

Repair is the big green button in this picture: http://neosmart.net/wiki/download/attachments/8912902/Recovery+Essentials.png
Jon S on April 23, 2012 at 11:19 pm said:

thx …i was looking everywhere else but rt in front…
sooo I tried that and it says it cant correct the problem..i ran a c: chkdsk /f…same looping issue..it says it doesnt see a restore point tho i recall having one…any other ideas? I dnt have a vista cd….if i am willing to reformat and start fresh what would u recommend I do?

can I clone my files somehow and then reformat?
colin heaney on April 24, 2012 at 5:35 pm said:

Hi – I’ve bought the visa cd and burned the image but, despite my sony vaio laptop being set to boot from cd, it just hangs after the whire bar saying windows is loading files, so I cant get anywhere with it. I’ve been able to run ubuntu from a cd but can’t install it – is there any way to launch the vista recovery when Im using Ubunutu OS? End of tether and all that :-(
Ramon Castro on April 27, 2012 at 10:14 am said:

WORKS AWESOME!! THANK YOU!!
Folkert on May 7, 2012 at 7:24 am said:

Can I also repair vista without having to reinstall all my programs again? My computer is getting slow and many times tells me that: “such and such program isn’t responding anymore” By starting my computer a screen also tells me that I am missing a couple of Runddl’s ??
Ben Peters on May 9, 2012 at 2:09 am said:

WTF Why isn’t this shit free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tori on May 12, 2012 at 4:22 pm said:

I get a message on my computer that says… “Windows did not start correctly. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. If you have a Windows Installation disc, insert the disc and restart your computer. Select the language setting, click “Next,” and then click “open system recovery tools.” (startup repair, a recovery tool available in some versions of Windows, can automatically fix start up) If you do not have this disc, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance. Status: 0xc00000e9
Info: Windows has encountered a problem communicating with device connected to your computer. This error can be used by unplugging a removable storage device while the device is in use.”

Ok so my question is when I buy this recovery package for 9.95. will it restore my computer or do I have some type of virus or something.

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