If you're like most PC users, you probably got Windows Vista with a new
PC or laptop. And if you're like 99% of the population,
you get your
new machines from one of the major manufacturers. Dell, Acer, HP,
Toshiba, Lenovo, they all have one thing in common:
they don't give you
a real Windows Vista installation disc with your purchase. Instead,
they bundle what they call a "recovery disc"
(that's if you're lucky -
otherwise you'll have a recovery partition instead) with your machine and leave it at that.
It
doesn't matter that you just paid a thousand dollars for a machine that
comes with a valid Windows Vista license -
your computer manufacturer
just don't want to spend the money (or perhaps take on the
responsibility) of giving you a
Windows Vista installation DVD to
accompany your expensive purchase.
The problem is, with Windows
Vista, the installation media serves more than one purpose. It's not
just a way to get Windows installed,
it's also the only way of
recovering a borked installation. The Windows Vista DVD has a "recovery
center" that provides you with the option
of recovering your system via
automated recovery (searches for problems and attempts to fix them
automatically), rolling-back to a system restore point,
recovering a
full PC backup, or accessing a command-line recovery console for
advanced recovery purposes.
MySharedFiles is hosting a copy of the Windows Vista Recovery Discs for your convenience. It is a 120 MB download, and in the standard ISO format.
There are two seperate verson available. One for the 32bit version and one for the 64bit version. Please select the proper version for your operating system.
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Click here to download the Windows Vista 32bit Recovery Disc
Click here to download the Windows Vista 64bit Recovery Disc