vista install over itself and what will be need to do after?

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If I use my restore discs I made to get vista back working better will
I need to reinstall the drivers for the chipset and sound card and
video? May I need to reinstall any applications I installed after I
last made a restore disc? And will all my files be safe and there
after I do the restore from the discs I made when I first got the
computer?
 
DJW said:
If I use my restore discs I made to get vista back working better will
I need to reinstall the drivers for the chipset and sound card and
video? May I need to reinstall any applications I installed after I
last made a restore disc? And will all my files be safe and there
after I do the restore from the discs I made when I first got the
computer?
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If you do a repair installation, Your programs will remain. If you just do an
installation, they will not work anymore.

Drivers and updates may have to be re-installed.
 
If you do a repair installation, Your programs will remain. If you just do an
installation, they will not work anymore.

Drivers and updates may have to be re-installed.
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its a 32 bit vista could I get a 64 bit and install that what is the
difference? and why?
 
DJW said:
its a 32 bit vista could I get a 64 bit and install that what is the
difference? and why?
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The biggest difference is the ability to use more RAM. A 32-bit OS can
see 4GB of RAM (and can't actually use all of that). 64-bit Vista can
use a lot more, here are the numbers:

Home Basic: 8GB
Home Premium: 16GB
Business, Enterprise, Ultimate: 128GB
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778(VS.85).aspx)

That allows you to run more programs simultaneously, even RAM-hungry
ones, without using the swap file, and that will make your computer
run faster.

The drawback is that there is no upgrade from a 32-bit to 64-bit
Vista. You have to install the 64-bit version from scratch. And you'll
want to make sure that 64-bit Vista drivers exist for your motherboard
and peripherals before you make the switch.
 
 DJW wrote on 04/16/2012 12:05 ET :> If I use my restore discs I made to get vista back working better will

 When you repair operating system then your All drivers and softwares not need
to
 re-install.
 In case you install a fresh copy of operating system then installed drivers and
 software will not work and will not provide Computer support any more.In this
 case you need to re-install your drives as well.
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with vista install disc is 64 and 32 bit options always present
provided the cpu can run 64 bit or are they separate installer discs?
 
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