how to re-install vista?

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[stainlessbanner]

filing

[shineon]

Just wondering if this happened on an HP laptop?

[fishtank]

I would love to uninstall vista.

[ken21]

no.

as much as i don’t like my hp laptop, that’s the pc i’m using to communicate with you now.

my new desktop is a game pc with vista ultimate.

i have vista ultimate cd.

[JSteff]

Install XP.

But seriously, why can’t you just run an install again?

[ken21]

the keyboard and mouse do not work

since vista ultimate is not installed properly, or,

more correctly, as the black screen says:

it was improperly shut down.

apparently at the factory.

it arrived to me out of the box with that black screen.

[Spiff]

Go here or here for the best answers. Do yourself a favor and don't re-install Vista.

[ken21]

there must be all of

12

people on this forum tonight!

we’re going to lose the elections big!

[mysterio]

Who is “we?”

[txhurl]

I followed some ‘helpful advice’ from a fellow freeper about an hour ago and HAVE SPENT THE LAST HOUR BRINGING BACK VISTA.

[rstrahan]

Go search out the Windows blogs. Lots of brains there. My suggestion - Find XP and install it.

[Richard Kimball]

[ryan125]

I had a problem with my pc with the keyboard not working until windows loaded. Sadly, i needed to start the computer in safe mode and was unable to with that keyboard. I bought an 8 dollar keyboard and that one worked.

Do you have a keyboard and mouse made by microsoft? X_X

[Bommer]

If the
pc was new and had only Vista installed (ie not an upgrade from XP) you should have a recovery disk to bring it back. I would try powering off for 30 mins first and then try firing it up again. Othrewise, find the install disk put it into the drive and reboot. Good luck

[Richard Kimball]

Ken, are you sure it’s a Vista problem? You should be able to boot from a DVD and get the mouse and keyboard. This sounds like it could be a hardware problem. If it’s under warranty, I’d let someone else worry about it and take it in for service. Although I don’t recall taking a PC in for service ever doing me any good anyway.

[Bommer]

When in doubt Google!

[Billthedrill]

I think Richard Kimball nailed it. Do you have any boot media?

[#1CTYankee]

Sorry to say but if you have a disk to install xp do so, it will run 4x faster without those horrible security warnings.

Just saying.

[wannabegeek]

[zipedit]

Preloaded Vista crashed in my sister's laptop I tried to fix but ended up installing Windows XP Professional.  I Google "HP Pavilion DV6626US" and found http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/resolving-setup-did-not-find-any-hard-disk-drives-during-windows-xp-installation/, carefully followed the step-by-step instruction.  My sister now happily using her laptop she no longer wait 15 minutes for Vista to boot.  There are various postings at HP Business Support forum...