Ultimate Won't Able To Reactive Vista
Dec 5, 2007
I am looking to buy this in a week or so but I got a question. I have been reading numerous boards and some people are saying that when you activate your vista its tied to your current motherboard. So if I decide to upgrade my motherboard in a few months and I have to reinstall my OS from scratch I wont be able to reactivate my vista because its a completely different motherboard? Can anyone clarify this as I know it seems like a bonehead question but I don't want to blow $290 dollars for nothing. My understanding was that the retail let you install as many times as you want no matter if you upgrade your pc every 6 months with new parts.
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Apr 23, 2008
I see Windows Sound Schemes, and DreamScene Content Pack 3 now available. Also the Windows Vista Ultimate Language Packs are back after the SP1 upgrade.
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Mar 25, 2008
I Have Windows Vista OEM 32 bit that came on my computer. I noticed that the full retail version of ultimate includes the 32 and 64 bit install. With the anytime upgrade to ultimate can I choose between the 32 and 64 bit vista ultimate? I do realize that I would have to do a clean install of the 64 bit OS. I would like to try the 64 bit version but would also like to be able revert back to the 32 bit if the 64 bit doesn't work out. If I can't then the 32 bit version it is as I need to join a domain.........
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Sep 25, 2009
What is the best way to upgrade an OEM (Lenovo) Vista Ultimate 32 bit to Ultimate 64? Can it be done? Is the only way through the OEM? Should there be a cost?
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May 27, 2010
A friend of mine has been locked out of his Dell laptop and cannot find the password for the single account that it has. The laptop has Vista Ultimate installed on it and I am unable to activate the hidden administrator's account to get into Vista. Other investigations using other software shows only 2 accounts, Administrator and Guest but not the actual user single account that shows up onto the login screen. ( I have managed to blank out the Administrator and Guest passwords ) I have a standard Vista Recovery Disk , but I am unable to either repair or re-install Vista from the Dell hidden partition , and the only alternative is to install a unused retail version of Vista Home Premium that my friend has been given awhile ago. I have 2 questions
1) Is the Vista Ultimate user account passwords located in a different place as compared to other versions of Vista?
2) if I install this retail version of Home Premium on the Dell laptop, will I have problems with the propriety hardware that is on the Dell laptop and would I need to find all the Dell drivers for the laptop?
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Jun 30, 2008
CANNOT SIMPLY UPGRADE WITHIN VISTA??? FIRST TIME ISSUE EVER POSTED! I have a question that I cannot make sense of. I have Windows Vista Home Basic with SP1 installed on my computer. I have a copy of a legit retail version of Windows Vista Ultimate Upgrade SP1 DVD-ROM. I want to upgrade my current Vista Home Basic to Vista Ultimate. Sounds simple enough. I have read everywhere on the web and it can upgrade easily as long as you upgrade within Windows Vista and not a reboot installation. Okay, but when I get to a point in the Vista grade process, I CANNOT! During the installation process, when I get to the screen that states, "Which type of installation do you want?" AFTER INPUTTING THE VISTA ULTIMATE KEY CODE ON A PREVIOUS SCREEN, the option should be "Upgrade" ONLY and NOT "Custom (Advanced)" since the key code is set for upgrade option only. I GET THE TOTAL OPPOSITE!!! I only get the option "Custom (Advanced)" and the "Upgrade" option is grayed out. WHAT??? NO "Upgrade" option??? I SHOULD BE GETTING THE "Upgrade" OPTION!!! This does not make any sense!!! It states at the reason at the bottom of this screen, "Upgrade has been disabled. - The upgrade option cannot be started, to upgrade, cancel the installation and then choose to upgrade to a version of Windows that is more recent than the version you are currently running." This does not make any sense, does it??? I should be able to only upgrade since I only have an upgrade disc. I am upgrading from a lower edition of Vista to a higher edition of Vista, therefore I should ALSO have this feature to upgrade enabled too when it knows my CD key is a higher ("upgrade") edition. I have spent several hours searching and read around the web and cannot find my same or similar case scenario. A first time! People who have upgraded between different editions of Vista with either the Windows Anytime Upgrade retail package or (mine) the Windows Vista Ultimate Retail Upgrade box (includes the Windows Anytime Upgrade anyways on it) say it is a breeze! What is going on with me??? I should not be having any problems what-so-ever!
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Oct 24, 2008
I have been researching and learning as much as I can about 64 bit systems and my conclusion is to to simply ask the experts.
My question is, should I use Vista Ultimate 64 or 32 bit? I'm upgrading from Windows XP Home Edition. This will be a big investment for me. My current system specs are...
Q6600
4 GB DRR2 800
8800GT
SoundBlaster-XiFi
I would like to take advantage of better computing, simply put, but I'm having trouble seperating truth from myth, ex: better graphics and a large performance increase. I do a lot of gaming and web browsing, and I play a lot of the newer generation games (Bioshock, Assassin's Creed, Oblivion, Crysis, etc.).
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Apr 29, 2008
Need some advise, i already have vista 64 ultimate on my HDD(a) on my machine. my cousn gave me a xp pro 64 bit and i like to install it in my HDD(b) coz i have 2 HDD on my pc. is there any prob if i install it??
Im running 4gb and 8800gtx. im afraid that there will be a harware comaptibility prob if i use xp 64 bit ,most specially in RAM and VGA vard.
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Apr 1, 2008
I will be upgrading to vista ultimate from xp pro. I understand there is a program that will determine whether or not my current applications will run in the new vista enviroment.
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Feb 25, 2008
I am running vista ultimate 64-bit and I have 2GB of ram at this point but i am planning to upgrade to 8GB.
motherboard= ECS 945P-A
so could you tell me if it is possible?
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Jan 12, 2009
Is it possible to upgrade my Vista 32-bit to Vista 64-bit without a reformat? I really don't want to have to go and deal with the PITA backups and reinstallation of programs... I looked around the net and got distracted by my 64-bit version of Windows 7 (which got me thinking "Damn it, now I need more RAM) before I could find any answers...
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Jan 27, 2009
My system is:
E5200 @ 3.0Ghz
9800GT
2GB RAM
yet i cant use aero even if i check color and appearance there is only vista basic
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May 15, 2010
I installed a Windows Vista Ultimate Eternity in a partition. In another partition I have Vista Home Premium.
Accidentally somebody formatted the Drive with the Vista Ultimate files. Of course when you restart the computer you still get to choose between the two systems.
How do I completely erase the Vista Ultimate so the computer doesn’t ask again which OS to use?
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Jun 19, 2009
is there any way i can upgrade my wifes laptop from Vista HP X86 to Vista Ultimate X64 with out doing a clean install?
or do i have to do a clean install cause of the KERNAL?
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Aug 12, 2008
At the moment it runs XP pro (Very well i might add!) but my friend insists on wanting Vista ultimate installed instead. I have shown him the rig with XP running but he is not convinced! So before he rushes out and buys a copy, i would like to get some "Real world" opinions on vista ultimate on this hardware. (just so i dont get a ear full of abuse if its slow as a snail!)
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Jul 29, 2009
It looks like this Every time I click something I get this dumb animated effect. How do I disable. Vista Ultimate x64
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Feb 19, 2008
I have switched between Vista Ultimate x64 and x32 on numerous occassions and for the life of me am unable to distinguish or realise any improvement in performance when I use x64.
In fact, if anything, my computer seems to run faster with x32 and has the same Windows Experience Index Base Score of 5.5 for both versions of Ultimate.
Yes, I understand x64 utilises all of my 4,096MB of memory compared to 3,072MB with x32 (it says 1,024MB appropriated in Settings whatever that means?), but I just don't experience any noticeable difference in performance.
So having said all that, what are the benefits of me running Vista Ultimate x64 over Vista Ultimate x32, if any?
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Mar 10, 2008
I have read a lot of threads in the forums to try to get to the bottom of my issue, but I have not found a true answer. I am running XP Pro and trying to upgrade to Vista Ultimate. I have ran the advisory many times and it stated my computer is ok.
No issues were detected for these system components. The following table contains system components that meet the minimum hardware requirements needed for Windows Vista.........
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Oct 14, 2009
I just purchased a new HP desktop, INtel core 2 Quad processor, 64 bit performance with 8gb of ram, 1 Terrabyte hard drive. It came with Vista home premium 64 bit edition. I had previously purchased Vista Ultimate for a laptop that no longer works. When I downloaded Vista Ultimate I put in the 32 bit instead of the 64. I am not able to do a restore to go back to the way I purchased it. I am not very computer savvy. And what would be the down fall for keeping the 32 bit installed (somone had told me I wouldn't be using the full capicity of the computer).
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Mar 19, 2009
how do you format HD in Vista. I searched in HELP section. these are entries in results:
How often do I need to be concerned with formatting disks?
What do I need to do to format a hard disk?
What file system should I use?
What's a quick format?
What are partitions and volumes?
How do I create more partitions?
How do I add a new hard disk?
under 2nd entry it says something like you need to create partitions first, then format each partition, this is RETARDED.. (ah yes, nothing with Vista is simple.. as soon as I have money I will purchase Windows XP, and ditch Vista for good...) in any other OS you right-click on drive you want to format and then hit "format"
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Dec 26, 2009
I am have been trying to upgrade to Vista Ultimate 64-bit with no luck. I get it to install the initial files and when it reboots I get the blue screen of death. I have the 32-bit Vista Ultimate installed with no problems whatsoever. I have a Nvidia 780i sli with pentium quad core 3gb and 2 Nvidia 8800 gtx graphics cards. For my ram I have 8gb of ddr2 8500mhz Kingston hyperx.
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Sep 4, 2009
I am thinking about getting a Solid State Drive. I prefer to get the intel brand, and the 80GB is within my budget. (The Intel X25-M) The speed performance boost is the reason I am interested. If I want to keep my documents and games on my standard hard drive, and load Vista completly on my new SSD drive, would it be a good idea? I know that my x64bit Vista Ultimate is at least 40GB, but not 100% sure if thats it. Plus I know it needs some extra space for other "stuff".
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Oct 4, 2008
i understand that there is a vista ultimate oem which does not require activation. How does one go about getting a copy of this?
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Aug 10, 2008
System is dual opteron single core, Highpoint 1820 raid 5 western raptors, another for photos another as scratch disk and a spare tyan 2885 mother board ultimate on raid 5 drive as c drive. System appears stable till I try to do anything as an administrator. I click on something to change something and system locks up. will only work after a hard restart till I click on something again, Where do I need to start looking for problem, system was stable with 2x the memory 4 gigs in XP 32 and 64 even thru the vista betas, I could only reinstall with 2 gigs of memory all ecc and registered all are matched. Office 2007 installed and updated, printers installed, networked etc. last crash I had message 3 days to activate, activate now. I clicked on activate now system locked up
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Aug 17, 2008
I really like the vista sleep mode, but I have a question. Would using sleep mode often cause a slow down? I don't want my computer to be noticeably slower. I have vista ult. 3 gig ram, 9800 GTX, Intel e6400. also how can I make a shortcut for sleep...like win key+s for example.
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Mar 3, 2008
I am having a problem where the clean install of windows vista ultimate 64bit is hanging on the expanding files (0%)
My pc spec is
asus m2n-sli dlx nf570
amd athlon 64 x2 dual 6400+
4gb pc2 6400 ddr2 ram
BFG geforce 8800 gt 512mb
500gb sata2 hard drive
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Apr 7, 2008
Can Windows XP Pro be installed AFTER Vista Ultimate to create a dual boot system?
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Dec 30, 2008
I've tried all the common fixes posted around the net. I get a two minute boot in safe mode and in reg mode with nothing in the startup. I feel that after looking at the bootlog file that it has something to do with drivers that don't load during the boot. According to the log I have dozens and dozens of drivers that apparently don't load. Here is a sample of the log. I don't enclose the whole log because it is very large. I will if necessary:
Code:
Loaded driver SystemRootsystem32DRIVERSsnapman.sys
Loaded driver SystemRootSystem32Driversmup.sys
Loaded driver SystemRootSystem32driversecache.sys
Loaded driver SystemRootSystem32DRIVERSfvevol.sys
Loaded driver SystemRootsystem32driversdisk.sys
Loaded driver SystemRootsystem32driversCLASSPNP.SYS
Loaded driver SystemRootsystem32driverscrcdisk.sys
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%isatap.displayname%;Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%isatap.displayname%;Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%isatap.displayname%;Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Did not load driver @nettun.inf,%tunmp.displayname%;Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter
Did not load driver @hal.inf,%acpiapic.devicedesc%;ACPI x86-based PC.......................
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Sep 11, 2009
I put in a new 250GB HDD (SATA) as my primary drive. I have two DVD RW (one SATA and one EIDE). I formated and installed a clean version of Vista Ultimate on the 250GB drive using the install tools on the Vista DVD. Restarted the system without issues without the DVD in. Used the User migration tool on the Vista DVD to move the backed up files from my previous install to the clean install.
Now, if I start my computer, it says that the HDD is not a valid boot disk. If I start with the Vista DVD in one of the two DVD drives, it boots into the windows on the C drive without issue. I tried running the Startup Repair from the DVD, and it has not changed it
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Mar 19, 2008
Anyone upgraded on vista ultimate x64 from 2gb to 4gb of memory, whats the performance boost? id reckon quite good, but how good really? i play a lot of games..
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Jun 26, 2009
how to convert the Vista Taskbar into the one in Windows 7.
The SBar is available only for x86 version of Vista and nor for x64 version.
The rest of the methods mentioned in many forums are not that effective.
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