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  • 30-12-2010 2:42pm
    #1
    kline64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 176 ✭✭


    hi my harddrive went on my laptop & had to get a new one installed but i lost windows vista of it so a friend installed ubuntu on it ,cant get to grips with it so rang toshiba for a back up disc & im just waiting on it now . my question is wat do i do when i get this disc and will vista reinstall on my laptop or will this ubuntu thing stop it from working. sorry not very technically minded!


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  • #2
    Keano
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,808 Mod ✭✭✭✭Keano


    Yes you will be able to reinstall Vista again.


  • #3
    tman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,339 ✭✭✭✭tman


    You'll have to start with the Vista CD in the PC, during installation it'll give you the choice of deleting any partitions on the HDD (which will get rid of Ubuntu), then create a new one for Vista.

    The Vista installation will overwrite the MBR as well, so you won't get that grub bootloader showing up when you first start it up any more

    If you want to keep anything that you've downloaded etc while using Ubuntu, BACK IT UP BEFOREHAND!


  • #4
    kline64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 176 ✭✭kline64


    cheers vista back on laptop no more ubuntu thank god!


  • #5
    Naikon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,564 ✭✭✭Naikon


    kline64 wrote: »
    cheers vista back on laptop no more ubuntu thank god!

    Just out of curiosity, what were your bones with Ubuntu? I use Linux based OS's all the time, but I understand you might have been frustrated at how different it can be to Windows. Ubuntu is designed to be user friendly, while not getting in the way of power users/programmers. So where did it go wrong for ya?:pac:

    You can't expect Window to be even near a clone of Windows, the cultural divide is simply too great for that imo.


  • #6
    kline64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 176 ✭✭kline64


    i just couldnt get the hang of it ,its so different to windows which ive used for ages & when kids wanted to download music and transfer onto their mp4 players it wouldnt do it for them.a lot of things were not compatible with ubuntu


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  • #7
    Naikon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,564 ✭✭✭Naikon


    kline64 wrote: »
    i just couldnt get the hang of it ,its so different to windows which ive used for ages & when kids wanted to download music and transfer onto their mp4 players it wouldnt do it for them.a lot of things were not compatible with ubuntu

    Fair enough, Ubuntu isn't the solution to everything. At least you aren't having problems with Vista. Apple products in particular is a sore point on Ubuntu.


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