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I know this is a W7 forum, so I hope it is ok to ask this. It's the old story of I have a legit serial number for Vista, but the installation disc is nowhere about. Is there a download file like the Windows 7 one?
 

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Last time I looked digital river still had links to the Vista images...

From the dell website:
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fseal said:
Last time I looked digital river still had links to the Vista images...

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Rather than create a boot disc. Can the exe file when opened from in XP perform an upgrade install?
 

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Mmmmaybe, I haven't seen what the EXE extracts. Probably an ISO (But you can install an ISO mounter and run it from there)

HOWEVER. Things will be a lot easier and safer if you just burn a DVD or make a bootable USB drive and install it that way...

Also, just to be safe, always disconnect all hard drives but the one drive you want to install to and boot from before doing the install. This'll prevent the boot files from accidentally being installed on the wrong drive or other potential install headaches.
 

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Primary: Intel X-25M G2 160G SSD
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Corasair TX850
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Cooler Master HAF
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Corsair H50
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Logitech G15 + N52 game pad
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Thanks for the reply. Well, I actually did install Vista as an upgrade with that file in XP and as far as I can tell it worked ok. Hopefully time will tell the same story. :)
 

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Heh time zones left a huge gap in my reply there I guess :D

Well glad it worked out!
 

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Scratch built
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Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
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i7 960
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Asus P6X58D
Memory
12 Gig Corsair Dominator
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 480
Sound Card
Maudio Delta 44 + breakout box
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Dell UltraSharp U2410 24in and Samsung 21 dual monitors
Screen Resolution
1920x1200 and 1280x1024
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Primary: Intel X-25M G2 160G SSD
Secondary: Segate baracuda 1.0 TB
HDs in AHCI mode.
PSU
Corasair TX850
Case
Cooler Master HAF
Cooling
Corsair H50
Keyboard
Logitech G15 + N52 game pad
Mouse
Logitech MX518
Internet Speed
15kbs down 4.5kbps up
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WEI 7.6
CPU & RAM 7.6
Graphics 7.9
Hard disk 7.7
Well time told the story and PC is still operating completely fine. Thanks again to those who helped me. God, PC problems can be so frustrating but yet so rewarding when they're sorted out :D
 

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Windows 7 HP 32bitAMD Athlon X2 Dual Core2GhzRadeon X800 XL
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AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core
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MSI K9AGM2
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2Ghz
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon X800 XL
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SB Audigy 2 ZS
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19" Dell
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300GB Hitachi
PSU
420w
Case
Akasa Zen
Okay how about XP?

Is there a legal and safe XP ISO/download available?
 

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Windows 7 HP 32bitAMD Athlon X2 Dual Core2GhzRadeon X800 XL
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Windows 7 HP 32bit
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AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core
Motherboard
MSI K9AGM2
Memory
2Ghz
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon X800 XL
Sound Card
SB Audigy 2 ZS
Monitor(s) Displays
19" Dell
Hard Drives
300GB Hitachi
PSU
420w
Case
Akasa Zen
have a look around on my digital life , from the links above, i had a look and eventually followed the links to one, i havent posted it as im not sure if it is official ,i think it is but best you check
 

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