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    Recovery CD's Into Vlite?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by puterg33k, Jul 28, 2009.

  1. puterg33k

    puterg33k Notebook Consultant

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    I have the recovery DVD's that Gateway sends you when you call them and tell them that the hard drive install isn't working.

    Can anyone please give me some instructions on how use these CDs to create your own CD using V-lite. This will help eliminate some of the bloatware on the DVDs, also I can slip stream sp2 and all the windows updates.

    Any help or instruction would be gladly appreciated. Thanks!
     
    puterg33k, Jul 28, 2009
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  2. nofmxc

    nofmxc Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've ordered 2 sets of the 20$ recovery dvds, and they both stop at the same spot (on my p-6860fx). I've called them but they haven't said anything about a different set of disks, will those work for me? My original hard drive got wiped out.
     
    nofmxc, Jul 29, 2009
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    wootage Notebook Consultant

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    no idea about the recovery DVDs into Vlite thing, but for nof, have you considered using the W7 release candidate for the time being?
     
    wootage, Jul 29, 2009
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    nofmxc Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah, I was going to do that. Then pre-order windows 7 upgrade. Do we just use our product key on the bottom of the laptop to upgrade, cause I want a clean install. And can OEM versions even get the upgrade.
     
    nofmxc, Jul 29, 2009
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    AGlobalThreatsK Notebook Evangelist

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    Upgrade and clean install are 2 completely different things.

    I'm not sure if the recovery cd will work, if the structure of the disk is the same as a Vista CD then yes it will, however if it is different you may run into strange issues and problems. They ALWAYS recommend you start with an UNMODIFIED copy of XP/Vista/7 before using nlite or vlite.
     
    AGlobalThreatsK, Jul 29, 2009
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  6. puterg33k

    puterg33k Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah, I agree. I've just been told by someone on this forum that this is what they did with the recovery CDs. Oh I got them for free by the way. :)
     
    puterg33k, Jul 30, 2009
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    sparkyman2000 Notebook Consultant

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    That was me but I didnt use the actual dvds. The recovery disks loads an iso than it recovers. Thats why you see it load 2 times. I cleaned up the bloatware and than slipped streamed SP2 and new drivers.

    I was only able to grab that iso when it starts to recover I havent been able to do anything with the recovery disks because its an odd format.
     
    sparkyman2000, Jul 30, 2009
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