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    Asus Re-installing Vista?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by laptop4life, Jun 9, 2008.

  1. laptop4life

    laptop4life Notebook Consultant

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    Ok so i want to complety re-install vista on my asus X55SV, i got all the driver from the asus website on a USB and im wondering what i do can some one tell me is their a differnt way to do it with asus laptops?
     
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  2. niGht kiD

    niGht kiD .. beach boy ♫

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    What I do is,
    1) Insert recovery disc and reboot
    2) Press ESC at Asus splashscreen and select CD/DVD device to boot from
    3) Select Recover to 1st partition only (so it wont' affect my D: partition)
    4) Do NOT insert the drivers CD when asked, instead force a reboot
    5) Then install drivers manually
     
    niGht kiD, Jun 10, 2008
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  3. hotweiss

    hotweiss Notebook Consultant

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    I would a OEM Vista DVD, just because the recovery CD installs stuff that you don't need.
     
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  4. niGht kiD

    niGht kiD .. beach boy ♫

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    If you're using the method I have mentioned above along with the Asus recovery disc, you will have a clean Vista.
     
    niGht kiD, Jun 10, 2008
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