Problem installing vista

chrismelling · 17 Aug 2009 at 16:46

I installed windows 7 on my laptop a few weeks ago and now want to go back to vista but when i get to the installation screen this appears.

The vista installation CD is already in the drive so i have no idea whats causing it.

chrismelling · 17 Aug 2009 at 16:54

What drivers do i need? The cd drives driver?

chrismelling · 17 Aug 2009 at 17:01

Its a dell Studio 15, I installed windows 7 perfectly fine. Its the same disk that i have used on my main computer for years.

chrismelling · 18 Aug 2009 at 14:01

Admiral Huddy said:
Sorry I'm still a little confused of the source of the Vista disk.. Did it come with the laptop or another machine?

My only thought on this is that if the disk was supplied with another machine then it may be built specifically for that machine with only the drivers it needs.

I would try getting your hands on another Vista install disk and use the Vista license on the back of the laptop. This should work fine. Remember though, if you are using OEM disk, these are tied to the machine they were supplied with so activation maybe a problem.

The laptop never came with any disks. The vista disk is an oem one i bought from No Competitors! a few years ago but it was not bought with any machine. I have also tried using my dads vista disk and the same thing still happens.