kurt_f Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 If for any unforseen reason, and my computer needs reformatting, would i be able to put vista back on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 If you have an original Vista DVD and product key the answer is yes.You could also invest in a second internal hard drive or an external USB hard drive and Acronis True Image software to take a full backup of your system and all data files. Make sure your boot priority in the BIOS settings are to boot from your CD/DVD drive first, then your hard drive.Create a recovery CD using Acronis (or if you have Acronis on a CD this will do the job).Create a backup of your system - repeat this at regular intervals to keep up with changes on your computer.In the future, if your computer fails you will be able to boot from the Acronis recovery disc and recover the system from your backup on the other hard drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan2273 Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 A word of warning about Acronis & Vista, do not use any version of Acronis that predates Version 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt_f Posted March 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 thats good, i have two 160 gb Seagates :Dso that will be no problem..i do have a original vista upgrade disk and key..Thanks for the help Guys *thumbs up* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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