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reformat the computer.
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What vista tool can be used to encrypt an entire hard drive?
The Vista tool used to encrypt an entire hard drive is BitLocker Encryption.
How can you take everything off a hard drive and install Windows Vista home premium?
insert the windows vista disc. It will give you an option to upgrade or do a clean install. Choose clean install. It wipes your entire hard drive and installs your new vista, just as you would buy it brand new in a shop! i do this every 6 months, its the only GUARANTEED way, to remove any virus.
How do you get your hard drive into DOS mode so it can be formatted with Vista?
There is no "DOS mode" for a hard drive, and it is not necessary to use DOS to format a hard drive. Vista's installer had a built-in partitioner and formatter.
How do you downgrade from Windows 7 to Windows Vista?
Of course, backup all your files to an external hard drive and perform a clean install with your Vista disk. They only make it easy to upgrade never downgrade. If you do not have an external hard drive, create a disk partition to use as your file backup.
Can VISTA and ME be on separate partitions of the same hard drive?
No. Vista ruins all windows(non-vista) and RAIDed partitions.
How do you make your data hard drive the main drive instead of vista?
The main drive is the drive with your operating system on it.
Installing vista on a second harddrive in with xp mediacenter on first hard drive?
Just insert your Vista DVD and start installation from Windows Xp, choose new installation and choose that hard drive where to want to install Vista (your second hard drive). Vista will make all required jobs including boot screen to choose which OS to boot. Before you start, please, bakc up all your data from your hard drive(s).
Can you turn off a secondary SATA internal hard drive in Windows Vista?
Yes. The SATA internal hard drive in Vista can be turned off, by turning off the feature in system BIOS.
Can you have millennium on one drive and vista on another drive?
Yes, you certainly can. Install Windows Me first on one of the hard drives. And after that install Vista on another hard drive. If you do reversed multiboot will not work. And you will have to edit boot.ini file manually which is not that easy.
Are portable hard drives compatible with Windows Vista?
Yes. Any hard drive, flash drive, or other external storage device that conforms to the USB Mass Storage device standard will work on Windows Vista.
You have windows vista installed if you remove and install a new hard drive can you put windows xp on it?
Yes. Actually, there is no need to remove the hard drive. You can format the existing hard drive and install XP on it as well. Note: Yes, you can there is no need to remove the hard drive. You can format the existing hard drive and install XP. and also you can install both opreting system single computer. XP and vista both.
Can I get my vista back after ubuntu 10.10 is installed?
Yes, you can. But you will have repartion and reformat the hard drive.
