I started using Windows Vista in 2009 on a desktop, then like a year or 2 later, I had Windows Vista on a laptop. They broke once or twice, but when I moved somewhere else (with the same computers), I just started downloading a bunch of games on the desktop and turns out there were like 50 or so viruses on there (I think my anti-virus was disabled) and the laptop was given to my sister, who used it until like early 2018, then it just broke (so bad) and then it was given to my dad to fix. (I'm still waiting for it to get fixed.).

Hello, I had a HP a6700f desktop with an OEM version of Vista, and the motherboard failed. So I ordered a different motherboard (ASRock), new memory, a new case, and a better CPU. I retained the original HDD with the OEM copy of Vista.

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With everything installed, I tried booting up on the new motherboard, but it would blue-screen. I then changed the HDD from default ACHI to IDE mode, and it booted up. All I had to do was re-enter the product key, and it activated perfectly. Now, my problem is that I can't access HP's recovery options to restore the PC to the original condition. If I create a Vista image using the method above, can I use the Vista x64 OEM product key from my HP a6700f, or am I better off purchasing a new copy of Windows?

I admit I am not totally versed in installing and re-installing OS's as I don't do it that often. But I have been totally confused as to why you need to create an ISO and then burn the ISO to a DVD. Seems like you are just putting the files into one format, and then undoing it. As it turns out, you don't have to do that. If you go to IMGBRN website, and look under help, they have the topic of exactly how to create a Vista bootable install disk. You don't have to create an iso. You just download the exe and two.wim files from digital river (the files given in the beginning of this thread) and then run the exe file to create the vista directory.

Then you use IMGBRN exactly as they say in the help topic to create the bootable dvd from the vista directory. I did this today and it works great.

This saves you some steps as it is not necessary to create the.iso. Ztruker: I was trying to create a bootable vista64 install disk in a similar fashion to what you are describing (this was before I found your link and the help file on IMGBRN help website). I downloaded the exe and two wim files, and successfully created an.iso and then used the Microsoft Windows 7 USB DVD download tool to create a bootable install DVD.

But when I tried to perform the install, the installer only gave me the option for installation in French. This surprised me since the files appeared to be the English version. It was after this happened that I went to the help-IMGBRN guides (from within IMGBRN) and found the guide on 'How to create a Windows Vista bootable installation disk'.

I used that method and the resulting DVD came out fine in English. Any idea what went wrong? Have you run into this problem before when trying to use the resulting DVD? One thing I should mention is that I created the dvd on a W7 64 bit and then ran the install on the WVista machine. I now have a working install DVD that I created using the IMGBRN method, but I would like to understand if possible why burning the.iso to dvd did not work for me. I totally do not understand how the install came out in French, as I don't even see anything French on the install disk. Ztruker, There is no way I downloaded the wrong version, I made very sure of that.

It is X14-63453, I still have it. And when I unpack it (run the exe file) it even shows English and nothing I can see is French. Plus, I unpacked it on a W7 64 bit machine and after unpacking, it started to install (as is usual prior to stopping the installation) and it was installing properly in English. But when I made an iso out of it, and then used the Microsoft Windows 7 USB DVD download tool to create a bootable install DVD, and then took that DVD to the Vista machine that I wanted to install on: First, it started booting from the DVD in English, but when it got to the Vista installation, there was only French. I have no idea why and that is what I am trying to figure out. When I used the method they gave on the IMGBRN help guide, the install came up in English. I even looked at the files on the dvd that came up in French, and they look the same as the ones (same names, size, etc.) that came up on the other dvd in English as far as I can tell.