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HP Vista Home Basic help required !!

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  • TakeThis
    TakeThis Posts: 2,909 Forumite
    GunJack wrote: »
    right, it's official......I'm a steaming great numpty :doh:

    looks like my newer installation disk is the gen article, as in no bits missing, and the one I had been gifted from mr microsoft has bits missing after all. Ran a couple of trial installs with newer disk, and a couple of different manufacturer's OEMAct keys, and hey presto! No bother.... just a couple of years-worth of faffing around for no good reason :mad:

    would still like to find out what IS missing from the older one.....

    You'll have to make an image and then check the hashes.... of both of the discs.
    Unless you have modified the disc yourself, I'm sure that you don't want to be installing 'doctored' software.
    So you really should check what you are installing.
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,884 Forumite
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    actually this is exactly why bouncing ideas around on here is so good - it can spark a train of thought which gets you to the answer you're looking for :) The modified disk statement above did it. I now DO know what I have been installing, and am perfectly happy with it. I should have realised sooner why I was having the issues I was, however now I do and everything's cool again...
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • TakeThis
    TakeThis Posts: 2,909 Forumite
    GunJack wrote: »
    actually this is exactly why bouncing ideas around on here is so good - it can spark a train of thought which gets you to the answer you're looking for :) The modified disk statement above did it. I now DO know what I have been installing, and am perfectly happy with it. I should have realised sooner why I was having the issues I was, however now I do and everything's cool again...

    So, are you going to share...? :)
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,884 Forumite
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    will send you a pm, not for open forum :)
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • debitcardmayhem
    debitcardmayhem Posts: 13,133 Forumite
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    GunJack wrote: »
    will send you a pm, not for open forum :)

    Hmmm, the mods/admins can watch your PM's be careful I think some users have been PPR'd without apparent cause, mentioning no names of course but the last one I remember was D********** :o
    4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy
  • TakeThis
    TakeThis Posts: 2,909 Forumite
    debitcardmayhem wrote: »
    Hmmm, the mods/admins can watch your PM's be careful I think some users have been PPR'd without apparent cause, mentioning no names of course but the last one I remember was D********** :o

    Huh? What? Monitoring PMs??
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,884 Forumite
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    DCM - don't worry, nothing illegal going on
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • debitcardmayhem
    debitcardmayhem Posts: 13,133 Forumite
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    TakeThis wrote: »
    Huh? What? Monitoring PMs??
    Happens on [STRIKE]most[/STRIKE] many boards, some are worse than others , AV
    is one of the rest I can leave to your imagination.
    4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,884 Forumite
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    TT - pm sent :)
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,884 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    DCM - pm sent
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
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