F foxja2010 Distinguished Jun 27, 2011 1 0 18,510 Jun 27, 2011 #1 Hello, 1501 HD died, am installing new blank one... will Vista Home premium OS reinstall disc and driver discs work to restore the OS and drivers
Hello, 1501 HD died, am installing new blank one... will Vista Home premium OS reinstall disc and driver discs work to restore the OS and drivers
Ubrales Polypheme Dec 3, 2009 13,230 8 61,465 Jun 27, 2011 #2 Probably not. Because, the re-install disk references the OS stored on the original HDD in a separate partition. It is not a full install stand-alone version. You can try 'cloning' the old hard disk if that is possible. Upvote 0 Downvote
Probably not. Because, the re-install disk references the OS stored on the original HDD in a separate partition. It is not a full install stand-alone version. You can try 'cloning' the old hard disk if that is possible.