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    Restore Disks where?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by falcon26, Jun 13, 2009.

  1. falcon26

    falcon26 Notebook Evangelist

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    Ok I got my Y430. And I want to do a clean install of Vista Home Premium. But no disks came with the laptop, so where the heck are the files to do a clean install???
     
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  2. madmook

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    I'm guessing you'll have to burn them yourself.
     
    madmook, Jun 13, 2009
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  3. falcon26

    falcon26 Notebook Evangelist

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    Ok that's fine. But I can't find the ISO or anything related to vista restore on the HD...anyone have any idea where lenovo keeps the vista install files..
     
    falcon26, Jun 13, 2009
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  4. MidnightSun

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    At least on the Thinkpads, it's on the "Lenovo" partition (Q, on my T500). Double click the partition and it will let you burn a set of disks.

    But those are the recovery disks, not the OS disks that are needed for a clean install. No OEM includes those disks anymore.
     
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  5. falcon26

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    Figures.......this laptop would be really fast if it wasn't for all the bloatware...
     
    falcon26, Jun 13, 2009
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  6. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If you want you can back up your activation using ABR, obtain a copy of Windows Vista, install the version that came with your computer (Basic, Premium, etc), and then restore your activation using ABR.

    PM me if you need info on where to obtain a copy of Vista.
     
    usapatriot, Jun 14, 2009
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  7. falcon26

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    Cool thanks for the info :)
     
    falcon26, Jun 14, 2009
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    ortegaluis Notebook Consultant

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    On IdeaPads, you have to create the initial backup with OneKey Recovery 6.0. Then you create the recovery disks which will contain this backup.
    The only problem is if you resize the Windows partition or the hard drive quits, the recovery disks will not work.
    I would actually recommend creating a backup with Acronis True Image.
     
    ortegaluis, Jun 14, 2009
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