Download: Windows Vista x64 Recovery Disc

432 thoughts on “Download: Windows Vista x64 Recovery Disc”

1. i tried installing fedora on my laptop which already had vista running on it.. and now i get an error which says err2err3 on it.. how do i solve this problem?

2. grat work now

3. saved me today. big box pc vista x64 w/ no disk. this disk repaired it! awesome. thanks a million

4. Does this work for any types of computers like: packard bell, Hp ?

5. i made a windows vista repair disk. it works but it ask for product code. i have a product code that came with my computor but it doesn’t work.

6. This disc worked perfectly. thank you! 🙂

7. I solved the problem with my ‘class not found’ error by getting the explorerframe.dll file from someone with vista 64. I booted to my linux partition and replaced the file.

   However a few days later the system started freezing – turns out the drive seems to be going and that might have caused the file corruption.

   I replaced the drive and am currenly setting it up.

8. There’s a Windows 7 version of this disc now available for download, also made available by NeoSmart Technologies.

   Download: http://neosmart.net/blog/2009/windows-7-system-repair-discs/

9. I used this disc on my asus n80vb laptop with 64bit and the wifi stopped working

10. my laptop has windows vista home premium 32 bit.i want to install windows vista 64 bit will it works for my laptop.and a time i have downloaded vista 32 bit from your site.it didn’t install windows.

11. I’m getting an error. I was able to download and burn the ISO file, got my laptop to boot from CD, selected install windows vista, entered my product activation code, seems like it’s going to work and then I get an error of a missing file which states:

    “Windows cannot open the required file D:\Sources\Install.wim. The file does not exist. Make sure all iles required for installation are available, and restart the installation. Error code 0x80070002”

    Please help as my daughter did something to the laptop that has it freezing up and I need to restore it to factory settings. Thanks!

12. Also, I not only tried the Install Windows Vista part, I also tried the repair windows option and all it did was bring me to the system restore screen which I had already tried, it does not help me. When I try system recovery it does not recognize this disc as a recovery disc. HELP!!

13. the boot menu (or recovery menu) didn’t come up after i switched the laptop back on with the CD inserted, what should i do?? i need helpppp desperately :((((

14. I read your guidance on burining and iso file to a disc at http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/G/Burning+ISO+Images+with+ImgBurn . However, it left off what the final state should loook like when you explore the disc. How many files should be on it. What are the suffixes or is it dependent on what structure was withing the ISO file?

    When I burn the Windows Vista 64 Recovery Disc ISO to a DVD, the DVD has two files:

    BOOTCTG.BIN
    BOOTIMG.BIN

    However, it does not seem to be a bootable disc on restart.

15. I am using windows vista ultimate 32 bit os. I also bought my hp computer without recovery disk. And i’m wondering if i can use this recovery disk. Thanks.

16. Does this virual disc include SP1 or not/ My error prevents me from instlang SP1,and I need the pre-sp1 version of vista to fix it.

17. I’m sorry that I am unable to make a donation, but I would like to say that I am very appreciative of the software and information provided by you and your website. The recovery disc fixed my computer’s start-up problems when all other options failed. Thanks again for saving my computer!!!

18. Hello,

    same than some others: get error code for missing install.wim.
    This file is not on the rescue CD I downloaded.
    Did something wrong? Cannot read point 6. link “using these instructions”, I get only an error msg.
    Mahmoud, could you help please, I gess it makes not only me happy.
    Many THX!

19. I have tried to download this via utorrent and everytime i try, i get ‘error, access is denied’, what should i do?….it is getting frustrating

20. I downloaded your .ISO file and tried to boot my Gateway Vista Laptop with it but the screen came up saying Windows did not shut down properly and prompted to choose Safe Mode(s) or Normal. No matter what I choose, I end up with a black screen and a cursor in the middle of it. Of note, the computer can be booted into Knoppix Linux but I really want to get to the Restore process. Anybody else have this particular problem?

21. To anybody wanting to use the image and use a USB flash drive to boot it….

    One thing is you’ll need to access to a Vista PC (a friend’s or a public PC)…. or Windows 7.

    You’ll need to use Diskpart and bootsect…. diskparti s part of Windows Vista and 7 (XP does have it but Vista’s and 7’s version detects flash drives so yeah….)

    Bootsect you can get off the internet

    Anyways search up how to install Windows 7 usb flash

    Follow the instructions except alter it in the end instead of copying Windows 7/Vista files to the flash drive, copy your Recovery files

    Worked for me

22. This is what I get when I turn on the system.

    Disk Boot Failure,Insert System Disk And Press Enter

    I got a OS of Microsoft Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1. I didnt see a download for the Service Pack.

    I down loaded the torrent files for the iso (both 32 and 64 bit) to burn onto a DVD. Do I need a CD to put that on

    I put the disc in the drive, hit enter and the program did not boot the system.

    What am I doing wrong?

23. I have an hp vista computer…no clue if its 32 or 64 bit but i want to set my computer back to original (or close to it) it has way to much stuff that i never use….I just dont understand how. i can get as far as burning the .iso image just how do i kpow which one to download?…then what??…I understand computers but need an “idiots guide” in help with this..is this possible?

24. I burned the image on cd and machine will not boot from it

25. this is going to save my laptop im seeding it on my desktop rite now

26. I ‘ve lost everything in my computer using windows vista, Is there any way that I can retrieve those files? I am desperate for help. I am using the reinstallation version of vista on 32 bit system. How can I fix this problem?

27. For some reason, every time I download the 64 bit edition it is missing the install.wim file…Honestly, it may just be me. Or maybe it was intended for this file, i dont know. The thing is, every time i try to reinstall windows vista, it says that this file is missing or corrupt.

28. i downloaded the recovery disk for 64 bit to help repair the vista preminum im using during install i got ….”F:\Sources\install.wim …file does not exist”…can i get a lil help on the next step to do on repairing my vista home preminum .

29. Great job, got the computer back up and running after I trashed it.

30. any idea how long it takes to download, mines currently saying 0.4% and 9hrs remaining?

31. I was getting the blue screen of death after I ran error checking on the C drive and the computer freaked out. I burned the 32-bit recovery disc and it worked like a dream. Your website saved me a ton of money, time and headaches. Thank you!!!!

32. certificate is missing or has been corrupted.. what does this mean

33. Thx! I was supposed to try this to my friends computer but somehow I wanted to see what this do. I put the CD to drive and reboot the computer. Then it asks if I want to boot from CD. “Yes” Then it says “Widows is downloading the files..” and after that my computer crashes. And i try to reboot and after 5seconds it turns off again. After i took the CD out my computer starts to work perfectly. So what the hell?

34. I downloaded both the files, but neither of them i can work with Utorrent – i try and it says there isnt enough storage for the action… Im confused.

35. This worked for me. The error message was “Windows failed to open” upon start up. I followed every step and downloaded the recovery disc using my friend’s laptop. This saved my life. Thanks and more power!!!

36. Worked like a charm!!! Instructions were very easy to follow..Thanks Guys!!!

37. Can I just download the iso file without the hassle of installing uTorrent and mucking around with port forwarding?

38. i downloaded the recovery disk for 64 bit to help repair the vista preminum im using during install i got ….”F:\Sources\install.wim …file does not exist”…can i get a lil help on the next step to do on repairing my vista home preminum .

    Has anyone found a solution to the above error yet? I went thought all of the posts, but never see a solution. Im getting the same error BTW.

    Thanks

39. I keep keep gettin the same error message ‘ failed to apply VISTA.WPM ‘ any ideas guys???

40. Download took longer than expected, was “invisible” so don’t know how long–20 minutes???

41. is this recovery disc work to win vista home basic ?
    if i recovery my laptop,is that all program (example winrar,game,document,music….)that i insall before will be delete/overwrite or not?
    please someone tell me,thanks…

42. I downloaded and made the boot disk. Changed the BIOS to look at cd first. Found it but will not load it, just keeps starting and stopping. I used a dvd -r 16x. Does that make a difference. OS is Vista Home Premium

43. Of course I will make a donation!! Vista 32b recovery disk is the best! Really saved me after hours of frustration with my Sony Vaio laptop. Lost power in the middle of removing a trial of ACAD electrical 2010, and it locked up tight. Vista would not load, so I could use system restore. Found neosmart through Blackle. I used “MyDVD plus” select “copy” then “burn image” onto a CD. Booting from the CD takes forever, so I forced myself to wait at least 5 minutes at each step of the way (backgorund comes up, then the language select, then…) but it worked!!! Thank you!

44. Same stupid “E:/source/install/wim retarded error message here, as have many others before…I see no one at neosmart has bothered to help anyone with that error or even attempt to…then whats the point of the “leave comment” option then? Just to praise neosmart’s brilliance? Sod neosmart I’ll have to look elsewhere. Looks like this “solution” only works if you are lucky

45. This sounds like my problem – Vista won’t start at all on my laptop after installing update.

    I’ve made the CD, and changed BIOS to boot from CD/DVD first.

    I get a screen that says “Press any key to boot from CD”, so I do.

    I then get a screen that says “Windows is loading files…”, with a white progress bar. This bar fills up and then I get to the Microsoft Windows screen with the green loading bars.

    From there I get a blue screen saying “Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer”, etc. Any tips as to where I go from here?

46. I downloaded the 64 bit version of the torrent put it on both cd data and dvd data and neither of them work…. it starts to boot from c.d and then BANG back to…

    Booting ‘windows vista’

    acpi
    Vista Loader 2.1.2

    Done!
    fallback 1
    find –set-root /bootmgr

    WTF DO I DOO

47. Any way you can make one for Vista Home Edition? I could *REALLY* use that… 🙁

48. i need the product key for windows vista x64 ??

49. I downloaded the disc -__- now when I put it in my laptop it asks me which program to use and I have no clue wtf to do, the disc has 2 folders and wtf? WTF am I suppose to do with these folders now? Can you guys be more specific????

50. i downloaded the recovery disc and tried it is still coming up bootmgr is missing can you help.i have a toshiba satellite A200.thank