Hey, new to this group. Just upgrade to a bigger drive. Have a Vista
backup on a USB drive.
Needing info on how to restore to the new drive...Originally bought my
laptop with XP,
upgraded to Vista. The only CD I have is the Vista Upgrade CD. Will it
give me the option to do a "restore"??
By Vista backup do you mean an image created by Complete PC Backup? If so
then yes, boot from the Vista DVD. Extracted in part from Vista's Help and
Support of restoring from an Image backup
Insert the installation disc, and then restart your computer
If your computer is not configured to start from a CD or DVD, see Start
Windows from a CD or DVD for instructions about how to do this.
Press any key when prompted to do so.
Choose your language settings, and then click Next.
Click Repair your computer.
Select the operating system you want to repair, and then click Next.
Note
If you are restoring a 64-bit system using a 32-bit Complete PC backup or a
32-bit system using a 64-bit Complete PC backup and have more than one
operating system installed, you should not select an operating system. If an
operating system is selected by default, clear the selection by clicking a
blank area of the window, and then click Next.
On the System Recovery Options menu, click Windows Complete PC Restore, and
then follow the instructions.
Note
Insert the last CD or DVD of the backup set when prompted to do so.
FYI, next time, don't post your new question as a reply to another thread.
Create a new thread with your issue.