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(Vanity) My laptop died, need cheap OS
geronl

Posted on 09/05/2012 9:02:46 AM PDT by GeronL

My Toshiba Satellite L305 has crapped out. It did not come with the reinstallation disk. I can get a new hard drive but I need an O/S. It is too old to run Windows 7, which I can't really afford.

Does anyone know where I can buy a Windows Vista Home Premium (or sumtin') disk or product key for a good price?


TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: computerhelp; geeksquad; linux
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To: Sloth
"This is the first time I’ve ever heard someone expressing a desire for Vista."

LOL - You got that right!

81 posted on 09/05/2012 10:44:10 AM PDT by Slump Tester (What if I'm pregnant Teddy? Errr-ahh -Calm down Mary Jo, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it)
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To: brandon24; trussell

thanks


82 posted on 09/05/2012 10:47:35 AM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: GeronL

Yes. Some Toshiba’s, however, will require a Toshiba reinstall disk. Call them and request them. Give them your model # and ser. # from the bottom of the laptop.

Also be sure to enable the firewall and install an AV before you let the install (or anything else) connect to the internet. I like to install the service packs before that too. Just select the register later option in the setup.


83 posted on 09/05/2012 10:49:17 AM PDT by PeaceBeWithYou (De Oppresso Liber! (50 million and counting in Afghanistan and Iraq))
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To: Sloth

I just miss my stuff


84 posted on 09/05/2012 10:49:33 AM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: GeronL

Craigslist.


85 posted on 09/05/2012 10:52:18 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
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To: PeaceBeWithYou

At this point it looks like I am getting a new ‘clean’ hard drive, I will keep the old one though. I will try see if I can recover the data from the old HD. I will install some type of Linux on the new one while I am also trying to see if I can get the product key/OEM key.

*takes a breath*

What a mess. lol.


86 posted on 09/05/2012 10:54:06 AM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: Be Free
+1 on Ubuntu Linux.
I actually run Kubuntu from a flash drive. Same thing only different.
87 posted on 09/05/2012 10:56:02 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: GeronL
You can check here, by plugging in the serial, to see if they have the reinstall disc. Then, I would suggest calling them to see if they might supply them at little or no cost.
88 posted on 09/05/2012 11:05:36 AM PDT by PeaceBeWithYou (De Oppresso Liber! (50 million and counting in Afghanistan and Iraq))
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To: PeaceBeWithYou

thanks, right now though -it’s in the “shop”. I will check it out when I get it back


89 posted on 09/05/2012 11:15:35 AM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: Sloth; Slump Tester

90 posted on 09/05/2012 11:19:51 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: ShadowAce

You are mean. lol.


91 posted on 09/05/2012 11:26:16 AM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: PeaceBeWithYou

They said I should upgrade but I said no, no, no

..

never mind


92 posted on 09/05/2012 11:29:44 AM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: GeronL

Download Xubuntu Linux.

Works great on laptops, low resource tolerant.


93 posted on 09/05/2012 11:43:11 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: GeronL

I’d install Ubuntu, as its easier than windows to install. If you need windows, and when you actually find some cheap copies, you can run windows inside of Ubuntu, in a program called Virtualbox, again, easy to setup and get running. You will be surprised how easy Ubuntu is to setup and get you online.
I am an IT professional, mostly, and have been playing the game for decades, and its my opinion that Ubuntu is the easiest OS to setup for people who don’t know much about computers.


94 posted on 09/05/2012 11:49:42 AM PDT by krogers58
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To: GeronL

There is a version of Ubuntu that you can run off of a flash drive, which are about 5 bucks. Ubuntu is free, so I don’t know what’s holding you back at this point.


95 posted on 09/05/2012 11:53:01 AM PDT by krogers58
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To: krogers58

I hope I can figure it out. I have the ISO on USB card, I don’t know how I can get a blank hard drive to read it though.


96 posted on 09/05/2012 12:05:19 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: krogers58

The laptop is still at the shop awaiting pickup. heh


97 posted on 09/05/2012 12:05:37 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: GeronL

here is one that looks like win7 but 100 percent Debian Linux and easy to install comes with flash a most media codecs!

http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=solusos


98 posted on 09/05/2012 12:32:35 PM PDT by Lees Swrd ("Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe and preserve order in the world as well")
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To: brivette

also wanted to say when you bootup a live

linux disc if you can see your drive you maybe able to copy your files and move them to a flash drive...usually C drive is your Windows partition.


99 posted on 09/05/2012 12:38:12 PM PDT by Lees Swrd ("Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe and preserve order in the world as well")
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To: Lees Swrd

thanks

bump


100 posted on 09/05/2012 12:44:54 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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