greetings and tears what hair is left out...a bit of help

[dustyarms]

greeting to the members of this forum. after long uphill battle i admit defeat and looks to others for any tips or answers to a vexing problem. long story short a house mates pc a gateway is suffering longer and longer boot up times and the net framework has been failing its update for way to long. (virus or something not sure) i wasn't aware of the problems until a failed attempted graphics card install. no recovery cd's and restore seems to be gone not responding
lost pci drivers also. the owner has kept it running for this long but it was my actions that made its problem come out. so now i gots to fix it. so i'm sure i'll be poking around for tricks and tips until its running well as it can again.

 

[Ztruker]

Restore to factory state is your best bet.

To launch the Recovery process during startup, you must press ALT+FN+F10.


The instructions for launching the Recovery process direct you to press ALT+F10 during startup.

If the computer just continues to start Windows when using keyboard because there is no dedicated F10 key, first press the FN key and then press the desired F-key. The FN key is the second key to the right of the spacebar.

 

[dustyarms]

Restore to factory state is your best bet.

thanks i'll try to get into that if its still there lotta stuff has been fiddled with over the years.

 

[Ztruker]

If not:

If you do not have a Windows Vista installation DVD, you can download a legal copy with SP1 integrated from here:

Download Official Windows Vista RTM with SP1 Setup Files (32-bit and 64-bit).

Only Windows Vista Ultimate with SP1 (X64 or X86) download is available, but if, during the install, you do not enter the product key
when initially prompted for it (which you must have to use the download), then you will be prompted to select the version of Vista you
want to install. You can activate once the install is done.

You do need a valid installation key, which should be on the COA sticker on the computer, to activate the installation.

Windows Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Ultimate

Downloaded the Vista X64 or X86 files.

X64: You must be running on a 64bit (X64) system to create a 64Bit install DVD or flash drive
install.wim
boot.wim
X14-63453.exe

X86:
install.wim
boot.wim
X14-63452.exe

Double click on X14-63453.exe or X14-63452.exe. It extracts all the files into a Vista sub-folder.

Downloaded Windows Bootable Image Creator zip then extract the files to a folder.

Open the folder and run WBICreator.exe
Click Next
Select OS Type: Windows Vista
CD/DVD Label: VistaX64 or VistaX86
Setup Location: The Vista folder created when you double clicked on X14-63453.exe or X14-63452.exe.
Output Path: Somewhere with enough free space to hold the .iso file that will be created (X64 = 3,837,112KB, X86 = 3,013,816KB).
Click GO.

When done a VistaX64.iso or VistaX86.iso file will be created in the Output Path you chose.

You can use the .iso as input to a burner program like ImgBurn to create a Vista Install DVD, or you can use it as Input to
Universal USB Installer – Easy as 1 2 3 to create a Vista install flash drive.

I created a X86 flash drive and used it to install a clean copy of Vista Home Basic on my HP DV2200 Laptop. Worked great using the key on the COA sticker of the laptop.

Remember to use the X64 or X86 version of Vista you currently have.

Note: You may need to download drivers for the computer from the manufacturers web site so I would suggest getting the Network (LAN and Wireless) and video/VGA drivers ahead of time so you can install them as soon as you finish installing Vista.