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Need Help Regarding Broken Vista OEM DVD

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GearJunkie

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Three months ago, I bought an OEM DVD for Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit from Newegg. It came pretty scratched (since it was loose inside the plastic case), but it worked at the time. I just went to reinstall Vista, but the DVD is no longer bootable. I tried to get a new DVD or .ISO image from Newegg, Microsoft, and MSDN, but none of them would help me since it?s an OEM DVD.

The DVD is readable in Windows. I copied it, and tried to boot from the copy and it works. But what I?m worried about is that there will be missing files or that something will be corrupt during the installation, or worse - sometime after.

Does anyone have any advice???

Thanks!
 
Yes, you could search for a copy through other means. Google is a good place to start if you don't know where to look. I think this is a perfectly legitimate use of "other sources".
 
Honestly, if I new I would get a genuine, untampered .iso file, I would probably look to other sources. I'm too paranoid that there would be some malware snuck into the .iso.

I'm pissed that Newegg wouldn't take care of me on this, being that it's only 3 months old! I guess it's my fault for buying OEM though.
 
If anyone has this exact DVD, and could post a screenshot of the ?Properties? for this DVD, I would really appreciate it. If the number of files and the quantity of data on the DVD match my copy, I think I?ll go ahead and try to install it.

Again it?s the OEM DVD, Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit, with SP1.

Thanks.
 
I don't quite understand the problem. What's wrong with the copy you made?

If the disk is readable in Windows, why not just create an ISO from it and copy that to another disk.
 
Most burning software comes with 'Create bootable ISO' option with a single click these days. You can copy the data off the damaged DVD and burn it onto a blank DVD as a bootable disc.
 
Thank you for the responses!

What I'm worried about with copying the CD directly, or copying the files and creating a bootable DVD, is that some of the files may be unreadable. The only reason I believe this is, if the files were all intact, then I should be able to boot from this DVD. Right???

 
Originally posted by: GearJunkie
What I'm worried about with copying the CD directly, or copying the files and creating a bootable DVD, is that some of the files may be unreadable. The only reason I believe this is, if the files were all intact, then I should be able to boot from this DVD. Right???
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In practice, CD/DVD copying software tries harder to read the source than you'll see when trying to boot from a CD/DVD.
 
Or if you want to download a copy look for one with the following info, it is direct from MSDN so it is untouched.

Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 (x86) ? DVD (English)

Includes: Home Basic; Home Premium; Business-Retail; Ultimate;
File Name: en_windows_vista_sp2_x86_dvd_342266.iso
SHA1: 25AD9A776503E6A583BEC07879DBCC5DFD20CD6E
ISO/CRC: E2AD10F9

Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 (x64) ? DVD (English)

Includes: Home Basic; Home Premium; Business-Retail; Ultimate;
File Name: en_windows_vista_sp2_x64_dvd_342267.iso
SHA1: AAEE3C04533899F9F8C4AE0C4250EF5FAFBE29A3
ISO/CRC: 80B2EDB5
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Thanks for the info, Modelworks, but couldn't someone sneak malware into the code and just create a new ISO with the same name? I guess I would also need to know the original DVD properties (# files, data on DVD, etc.) in order to match evertyhing up. Right???
 
That's what the SHA1 sum is for. You can't modify the contents of the disc without the SHA1 sum changing.
 
Originally posted by: GearJunkie
Thanks for the info, Modelworks, but couldn't someone sneak malware into the code and just create a new ISO with the same name? I guess I would also need to know the original DVD properties (# files, data on DVD, etc.) in order to match evertyhing up. Right???
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As ViRGE said , you can't modify the content without the values changing.

All you need is the iso file and something like imgburn . click write image file to disc, select the iso file and click burn. No need to set anything else just leave them at defaults.
http://www.imgburn.com/
 
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