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    Dell Vista Reinstall DVD copy problem

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by photognj, Aug 13, 2008.

  1. photognj

    photognj Notebook Geek

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    Hello,

    I made disc copies of my Dell Vista Home Reinstallation DVD. I found out the copies won't boot when I tried a Vista repair. I was using Nero 7 to make the copies. I was hoping to have a copy of the DVD in my bag for emergencies.

    I have also tried to "Create A Recovery Disc" but the option is not available in the MAINTENANCE menu.

    What gives?
     
    photognj, Aug 13, 2008
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    atbnet Notebook Prophet

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    Bad disc? Did you change the boot sequence so that it boots from the optical drive first?
     
    atbnet, Aug 13, 2008
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  3. photognj

    photognj Notebook Geek

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    Yes, I hit F12 on bootup. I made a couple of copies using Sony and TDK brand DVD-Rs. Never had a problem with either. Thought Vista DVD might have copy protection.
     
    photognj, Aug 13, 2008
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    Don't think so, but I can't say for sure. Try copying at the slowest possible speed. I've had similar problems burning TechNet disk images, and burning at 2X usually solves the problem.
     
    Fountainhead, Aug 13, 2008
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    They might have that protection. If you want to try something else, use vlite and make a custom reinstall disc.
     
    atbnet, Aug 13, 2008
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    ive had probs with bootable disks using nero try diff burning software.
     
    bikerboy94, Aug 14, 2008
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  7. The Void

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    Try imgburn to make an image and then burn the image. Should be more reliable than Nero

    http://www.imgburn.com/
     
    The Void, Aug 14, 2008
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