Download from microsoft.com

Useless Git · 7 Oct 2009 at 11:11

If i download Vista from the microsoft website today do i get a disk image i can burn to a dvd and do a full format and install with?

PiKe · 7 Oct 2009 at 11:12

Useless Git · 7 Oct 2009 at 11:26

PiKe said:
Yes.

That was quick

thanks, downloading now.

Keithuk · 7 Oct 2009 at 12:57

I didn't know you could download Vista from Microsoft? Can you post the link?

You used to be able to download Windows 7 of them but they stopped that.

You will find that Microsoft supply *.iso files for there large downloads. I downloaded Visual Basic 2008 Express last year but I couldn't get WinRAR 3.6 to extract anything useful. I had to use Nero ImageDrive and extract the iso into the temp drive to burn it. Nero don't use ImageDrive on Nero 9. I've since found that WinRAR 3.8 will extract the iso without a problem.

UKDTweak · 7 Oct 2009 at 13:03

You Don't need to extract the .iso to burn it ???

bledd · 7 Oct 2009 at 13:03

Keithuk

You can either mount it with virtual clonedrive or burn it with imgburn.

Windows 7 90 day evaluation here.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/evalcenter/cc442495.aspx?ITPID=wtcfeed

Keithuk · 7 Oct 2009 at 13:10

I know imgburn or PowerISO will burn the image for you just the same.

I was doing a search for some Windows 7 stuff to see if it was worth getting. On the Microsoft site it supplied the Product Key for user that have Windows 7 and have lost their Product Key.

Useless Git · 7 Oct 2009 at 13:28

Keithuk said:
I didn't know you could download Vista from Microsoft? Can you post the link?

https://emea.microsoftstore.com/UK/DesktopDefault.aspx/tabid-2/?WT.mc_id=mscomhpWW_storenav_windows

You get windows 7 on release day as well.

Useless Git · 7 Oct 2009 at 13:34

I got three files called.

Windows_Vista_32bit_UK.exe - 83MB
Boot.wim - 130MB
Install.wim - 2.7 GB

Running the .exe starts extracting files but says setup will start when its finished.

Is there any way to get a bootable DVD from these files?

Burnsy2023 · 7 Oct 2009 at 13:43

Why are you using the 32bit version?

Useless Git · 7 Oct 2009 at 14:04

Burnsy2023 said:
Why are you using the 32bit version?

For my mums laptop, makes no odds to her if its 32 or 64 bit

I googled a way to get an .iso made from the .wim file, im doing that now then ill burn it.

bledd · 7 Oct 2009 at 14:10

Share the link in case someone else finds this thread in future

Useless Git · 7 Oct 2009 at 14:26

bledd. said:
Share the link in case someone else finds this thread in future

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/...ootable-iso-image-from-vista-win-image-files/

Dead easy. Even i managed it