Notes to be edited later
Window Install Disc for Backup
Review..
At this point it is worth trying to make clear what we are doing. We want to be able to "wipe or computer clean" by re installing the operation system. It is easy to get confused with other things: There are various ways to "back up / restore / recover / repair a computer without the more thorough re installing of the operating system, ( http://www.eileenslounge.com/viewtop...=28618#p221516 ) . The terminology gets somewhat mixed up, and there are very likely various vested commercial interest in not bringing too much clarity. At least two of these vested commercial interest I can think of are:
_ A Software company such as Microsoft will understandably not want to make it too easy to produce the thing that enables someone to install an Operating System ;
and
_ there are clear examples of a discs on sale which could be mistaken as an Instillation disc when they are in fact a simple disc to aid in one of the more simple restore/ recovery processes.
Instillation disc or back up Operating System disc…
Strictly speaking an instillation disc usually can/ must / should, in my opinion, be purchased, either on its own, or as was more commonly the case, as part of the package in the purchase of a new computer. The important and understandable reasonable implication is that you pay for the licence, typically in the form of a valid code or key. A typical 25 digit code or key is used by Microsoft.
So we could say the following…
__Instillation disc = Windows installing aid disc + Valid Licence Key
( You would typically be prompted to give the Key earlier on in the installing process which is usually the process of the disc, or software on it, "running" )
The licence code or key can typically be seen on a small sticker , at least on older computers and lap tops. The working example I am using is an older Lap Top, Acer Aspire 6530G , and on the bottom the sticker can be seen: ( Vistas Home Premium Sticker.jpg: https://imgur.com/KNUzKeA https://imgur.com/KNUzKeA )
So, we have the licence, but we don't have the Windows installing aid disc, which is sometime referred to as a Window Install Disc for Backup. Occasionally it might be referred to loosely as the instillation disc. As ever the used terms are very imprecise
The start point is the ISO File.
Vista ISO File
Here is one I prepared earlier, as discussed in the previous post:
___ To follow later … problems with uploading ***********
The file can be saved anywhere
"Burn an ISO"
I followed and remade some notes used by me a year or two ago, to successfully produce a Windows 7 instillation disc: http://www.eileenslounge.com/viewtop...=25735#p200065 : Two things were likely to be necessary with older systems
_ downloading a software to "Burn"
_ The "Burn" itself
ImgBurn Download
Here are Typical steps, which you will be prompted for after running this exe file , https://app.box.com/s/gywkah44z366e7gktqzaulj3nq27ac01 , which I obtained from here http://download.imgburn.com/SetupImgBurn_2.5.8.0.exe ImgBrn is a free software, for doing things with discs, which is typically recommended. You may be able to find an alternative, or with newer systems you may have the option already. But in the Latter case you might find that other things are done / put on the final disc…. As always it is difficult to know exactly what is going on as things are hidden for commercial reasons and interests…
The actual steps you experience in an ImgBurn Download may be different or in a slightly different order. Most steps require a simple clicking of further, …
but take care that at some point there may be steps which could cause you to accidentally agree to install additional software that you do not want: Sometime at such steps something may be checked or not. You may or may not be required to check or uncheck to avoid unwanted additional software being downloaded. Or you may be required to click on an option such as Custom Instillation , followed by then a process of checking or un-checking things to avoid unwanted additional software being downloaded. It is common practice for this to be varied by the software provider, so be careful at the points like those shown in !! Purple !! read carefully at those steps to determine what you need to do to prevent getting extra software… or agree to have it , as you choose.
ImgBrn Licence Agreement.JPG : https://imgur.com/4dn8SG9
ImgBrn Choose Component.JPG : https://imgur.com/o4h6wQT
ImgBrn Choose Folder.JPG : https://imgur.com/6yuwAzs
The next step allows you to choose where most of the software is placed. It will usually suggest on the same main drive as your operating system. If you choose an alternative place , then some things will still be placed on that main drive: it is unlikely then that you could copy from an alternative place of your choice and have all the software: Some things which you cannot easily access must go on the main drive. However, if you re install the software at a later date and do have some of the software on an alternative place such as an external storing device, you might be able to substitute the previous software to effectively change the new installed software to work the same as a previous version. But if for example, after a re installing of the operating system , you still wanted the ImgBrn Software then you would need to re download to get the parts which must be stored on the main drive. To avoid this, there would likely be the need to have some special ISO files and instillation disc for the software, and would involve a lot of expertise which might be subject to commercial secrets.
ImgBrn Choose Install Location.JPG : https://imgur.com/oviVfpP
!! Additional Software !! https://imgur.com/cAYipXV , __!! https://imgur.com/OHreXUt !!
Installing:…
ImgBrn Installing (May ask to be notified of updates).JPG : https://imgur.com/ltLKIIe
ImgBrn Installing Showing details.JPG : https://imgur.com/4LspV8Z
ImgBrn Finish.JPG : https://imgur.com/EChG843
ImgBrn Instal finished.JPG : https://imgur.com/IeH2gE5 , http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act...ation_complete
To "iso burn" goes something like this
Here the approximate steps
You will need a DVD of the currently available 4.7GB type. The DVD must be new, virgin, and do not insert it immediately. For this working example I chose a disc drive, I: , available one of my computers. ( This computer is a dual Boot system with Windows 7 64Bit professional on the C: drive, and on the F: drive is Windows 7 32 Bit Home Premium. ( http://www.eileenslounge.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=31638 ). I am running and using the latter for my ImgBrn experiments
I disc drive open but dont yet put disk in.JPG : https://imgur.com/5pvzoSo
If you do insert it then your computer may format it in which case the "iso burn" won't work. You may need to adjust default settings on your computer to stop an automatic formatting of the disc. If at any stage you are offered any options to take with the disc , or any windows appear associated with the disc, but which do not appear to have been generated by the ImgBrn software, then ignore them.
Run ImgBrn Ignoor prompt outside ImgBrn.JPG : https://imgur.com/xxgRnzZ
The start point is usually to double click on a ImgBrn desktop icon that appears after a successful download of the software. Other wise you may be able to find it through some search through all programs
Search for ImgBrn program.JPG : https://imgur.com/LbdmrGP
Typically two windows come up, the main Window and a Log window, and the program is now effectively running. The following steps my vary slightly on your version of ImgBrn.
Usually the option we need is shown as the first one, soince that is the most common usage of the ImgBrn Software.
Run ImgBrn Write image file to disc.JPG : https://imgur.com/HjtMp7L
Run ImgBrn search or drag in ISO File.JPG : https://imgur.com/ncd4nuD
Run ImgBrn Click to Write.JPG : https://imgur.com/5hLTu6R
Run ImgBrn Writing.JPGs : https://imgur.com/doyjL6r , https://imgur.com/AZyiSX3 , https://imgur.com/4l2cIsk
Run ImgBrn Complete.JPG : https://imgur.com/qLRzqvQ
During the "ISO burn" , a window may come up showing details. It might be useful to make a copy of this,
either
saving as a Log file, _Run ImgBrn Save Log.JPG : https://imgur.com/WRXFFmm , https://imgur.com/WDjOXha
or
simply copying the text in the Log Window and saving to a text file.
Here are the sample files from two runs of ImgBrn
Log from Media Fire ISO to disc.txt : https://app.box.com/s/gv0wst1xipzzv9hc2iaioi0smncof7av
Log from All PC World ISO to disc.txt : https://app.box.com/s/gv0wst1xipzzv9hc2iaioi0smncof7av
ImgBurn.log : https://app.box.com/s/8vukad6fyy1he4pynqr2ontu9lsftnnu
If the option is given somehow to "open" , such as may be generated outside of the ImgBrn program, After Run ImgBrn Complete.JPG : https://imgur.com/1jQoUoF , then we can examine the contents, before making any attempt to use them for an operating system installation.
After Run ImgBrn Complete Open.JPG : https://imgur.com/QD5KRpZ
Alternatively, a right mouse click option may allow the disc to be "opened/ looked into"
After Run ImgBrn Complete Open by right mouse click option.JPG : https://imgur.com/dRVh5wZ ,
Final discs
Here are some final discs for comparison.
Made as detailed in this post using two different ISOs :
Open Media Fire.JPG : https://imgur.com/31lRsyf
Open All PC World.JPG : https://imgur.com/J7KTWMN
Purchased…. Window Install Disc for Backup :
An alternative is to purchases a disc. These are becoming very cheap.
Here some I bought privately
Open Purchased Vista Ultra 32 Bit.JPG : https://imgur.com/4QCEK1Z
Open Purchased Vista Ultra 64 Bit.JPG : https://imgur.com/FcOuR3f
Here one I bought over ebay for a couple of pounds
https://www.ebay.de/itm/WINDOWS-VIST...72.m2749.l2649
Open Purchased Vista Key Software.JPG : https://imgur.com/PKa5eYz
Vista Instillation Attempts
See next post….
ref
https://www.lifewire.com/where-can-i...-vista-2626314
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