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I just purchased a laptop that has Vista re-installed. I want install XP64
for a dual-boot configuration, but am trying to anticipate possible problems
before they happen. I am ALMOST CERTAIN I will be running into the issue
described here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933179
...and am trying to prepare for it. The solution requires one thing I don't
have: a disc containing Vista installation media - that is, Vista Home
Premium was preinstalled on my machine and I got no Vista disc (and they
won't give me one) since I can restore my system from user-created backups or
the installation partition on the HD.
My questions are:
Is there still a "lost media replacement" program of any kind at Microsoft,
and can I supply my product key and get an actual disc?
If I upgrade to Windows Vista Ultimate, would that disc do for this purpose?
Thanks...
for a dual-boot configuration, but am trying to anticipate possible problems
before they happen. I am ALMOST CERTAIN I will be running into the issue
described here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933179
...and am trying to prepare for it. The solution requires one thing I don't
have: a disc containing Vista installation media - that is, Vista Home
Premium was preinstalled on my machine and I got no Vista disc (and they
won't give me one) since I can restore my system from user-created backups or
the installation partition on the HD.
My questions are:
Is there still a "lost media replacement" program of any kind at Microsoft,
and can I supply my product key and get an actual disc?
If I upgrade to Windows Vista Ultimate, would that disc do for this purpose?
Thanks...