replaced the hard drive in my hp laptopwhat do i need get windows vista back on it
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It would seem to me that you would have to do a re-install of your windows vista, at least that is what I would do IF IT IS COMPLETELY GONE!
856887
This drive should work fine in your laptop, make sure you have a good set of recovery disc's or if installing a new version of Windows all of the drivers for your laptop. You can find the correct drivers for your machine at HPs website. Edit: It looks like that laptop has two drive bays if you are adding extra storage you shouldn't need recovery disks or drivers.
913621
did you upgrade your current computer from vista to 7 or is this a computer that has only ever had windows 7 on it?
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I read that it is replaceable. Here is the faq on the HP website on how to do it:http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01336197&lc;=en&cc;=us&dlc;=en&p;roduct=3660805Apparently, you replace the hard drive, press the factory reset pin and it should work.
1997622
I have replaced a drive, not in a VAIO but an HP entertainment laptop and it fits and works just fine.
229914
Yes it should. If you're looking to make this HDD your main hard drive, make sure to have a copy of the windows (a recovery dvd) for your laptop. You will need it when you turn your it on to install windows on it.
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i bought a HP Pavilion A6700F Desktop PC. My old hp is a windows xp which i played alot of games on it but my new one will not let me play the games on vista.Can anyone tell me if there is a way to play these on my new HP Pavilion A6700F Desktop PC ?
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Assuming your laptop is sata yes. You will need your recovery disc or a windows installation disc and drivers. The information you provided is a part number from the manufacturer not a specification. This is a 5400 rpm SATA drive.
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When I installed this drive, I had updated my whole system, so I changed to windows 7. I did that because, I had heard that it will work with Vista, but there would be trouble if you used an IDE connector.
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Yes you can , although it will take up more space on your hardrive, it is not necessary to install windows 7 as vista will work well, but if you desire windows seven there would be no problem.
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you would need to remove the hard drive from your laptop and yes you will be able to use it
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The drive itself needs a sata data cable and a hard drive power supply cable(don't know the name of that) look on best buy or some store that has these two cables on one end and a USB/ port on ur laptop for the other.
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Well if your previous hard drive numbers match up to the new hard drive than you have the required hard drive,and It depends on what you are going to use the hard drive on.If you going to use the hard drive on a laptop pc,and I suggest you check to the hard drive model you are using first.Not all laptop pc or pc hard drive are not all the same,because Some laptop pc or pc use certain required hard drive in them.I would find out what hard drive your laptop pc or pc use before you buy a new hard drive,because Not all laptop pc or pc are the same ok
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That drive is compatible with WINDOWS OS from XP through 8.1 64 bit. So it will work with VISTA. . Hope this helps!
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Thank you. So I ordered the drive and followed instructions for installing but it is not recognized by Windows 7 and the trouble shooting guide is useless. Then I tried it on a laptop running Vista and it started installing but finally gave up saying to contact the manufacturer. This is the 3rd time I have bought an item based on information from persons who claim to own the product that turned out to be a big mistake
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Yes if you have the Disk all you have to do if re-format the hard drive and do a fresh install. As long as you have a good disk and License you will not be running to problems and it should update. Another option is to partition the hard drive and add Windows 7 which is the option I would do. I would have a dual boot so I could boot into W 8 or W 7. I would want to keep the original operating system for future reference. As long as you know how to do these steps yourself as you will not get any tech help you will be fine with this laptop. Good luck.
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you need to open your laptop and replace the broken HDD, after that you need to install new windows on your computer.