Installing Windows Vista (Home Premium)

[ComputerWizKid]

I am fixing a laptop and the DVD drive is broken I need to know if there is a way to install Vista from the Hard Drive I took out the hard Drive (Standard 2.5" SATA) and I have a 32 Bit Vista DVD can I make the hard drive bootable by copying files to it and then install Vista that way?

Thanks

 

[Lepard]

If the laptop can boot from USB, that'll be the easiest way.

 

[JackMDS]

You need an 4GB Flash Drive.

http://www.intowindows.com/bootable-usb/

 

[ComputerWizKid]

If the laptop can boot from USB, that'll be the easiest way.

I found out the computer would boot from an External CD/DVD/HDD/USB/Etc. I want to restore it to the "Out Of Box" as Toshiba calls it but it says it is having trouble creating the partition it has some error (Don't remember and I did not write it down sorry)
do I have to do something to the internal hard Disk to get it to create the partition? as I tried it with the drive formatted and with a C: partition on it and it did not work either way
I also can't use a normal Vista DVD as I don't know the CD-Key code and as you know it the one on the bottom is unreadable )
Thanks again

 

[RebateMonger]

I found out the computer would boot from an External CD/DVD/HDD/USB/Etc. I want to restore it to the "Out Of Box" as Toshiba calls it but it says it is having trouble creating the partition it has some error (Don't remember and I did not write it down sorry)

You have a problem. With no Key code from the PC, you need to get that Toshiba System Recovery working.

I suggest you write down the error message next time, since the wording of such messages can be critical. Also, it sounds like it's time to contact Toshiba's Support group. The sooner the better.

 

[ComputerWizKid]

OK I got the error message
Error
08-064B-0000
Partition Creation Failed

 

[ComputerWizKid]

OK I fixed it the computer had a defective hard Drive so I replaced that and all is well
Thanks

 

[TAandy]

OK I fixed it the computer had a defective hard Drive so I replaced that and all is well
Thanks

you finally lived up to your name then

 

[grandosegood]

sometimes, you can clone only the recovery partition from the old hard drive, then use hiren's boot cd to boot the recovery only. from there you can restore to factory default settings