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    Installing Vista on an Inspiron 1150

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by ccheese, Aug 19, 2011.

  1. ccheese

    ccheese Newbie

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    I'm sure this has been asked before, but I can't find the thread. If someone does know the thread I'd appreciate you pointing it out. I have a Dell Inspiron 1150 laptop, which came with XP installed. One day it wouldn't boot, so I formatted and installed Vista (with Service Pack 1). I have probably reinstalled Vista a dozen times or more. It will work fine until it downloads "an update" (don't know which one), then, on re-boot, I get a message that says some file is either corrupt or missing. Most ot the time the file is NTOSKRNL.EXE. So I reformat and re-install. The last time I selected only important updates (not those recommended), and it's been working fine for about a week.

    Has anyone had a simular experience ? Is there a work-around ?

    BTW, I'm a newbie here, from Va. Beach, VA.

    Charles
     
    ccheese, Aug 19, 2011
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Do you have a Vista disk with SP2 slipstreamed? Also moving to Inspiron/Studio subforum
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Aug 19, 2011
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    ccheese Newbie

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    Thanks for the reply.... The disk I have is a Dell Re-install disk (Vista with SP-1) that came with my Dell Inspiron Desktop.

    Charles
     
    ccheese, Aug 20, 2011
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