Hello, I need to create a vista repair disk

[Rick]

x86 version, can you offer your download link for me?

thanks in advance

lucky me!

references;
rename the powershell folder
you can rename the powershell registry key, and search online for the instructions, only on MSFT website

[Boggin]

I assume you mean an install disk ?

This is what I bookmarked from another thread that Shane had provided https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1bjzCHZkpy9ejgzMllaMlM4T2M/edit?pli=1 this includes SP2 and you can use ImgBurn to create a bootable disk. http://filehippo.com/download_imgburn

[Rick]

I assume you mean an install disk ?

This is what I bookmarked from another thread that Shane had provided https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1bjzCHZkpy9ejgzMllaMlM4T2M/edit?pli=1 this includes SP2 and you can use ImgBurn to create a bootable disk. http://filehippo.com/download_imgburn

Hi B, the Big "The connection was reset from Google docs store"...
Shane, did you grab a copy before, I remember we ran through this error a while back and you mentioned you would grab those downloads.

thanks in advance

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At which point did Google reset the connection as I'm doing a trial download of it now and it's a little over the 150MB mark ?

Edit - 2GB now and still going strong.

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Update -

Successfully downloaded the ISO and created a bootable disk with ImgBurn but the Win 7 USB/DVD Burner Tool wasn't too keen on it even though it recognized it as an image file.

On trying it a second time, still got an error message about the DVD drive when it got to 99% - ran the MS Fixit before the second attempt but still got it.

That aside, try the download again in Safe Mode with Networking as it could have been your AV program that disrupted the download.

[Rick]

Update -

Successfully downloaded the ISO and created a bootable disk with ImgBurn but the Win 7 USB/DVD Burner Tool wasn't too keen on it even though it recognized it as an image file.

On trying it a second time, still got an error message about the DVD drive when it got to 99% - ran the MS Fixit before the second attempt but still got it.

That aside, try the download again in Safe Mode with Networking as it could have been your AV program that disrupted the download.

Boggin; I am in shenzhen, you know where that is?
how about, upload it to another site so I can grab it

[Boggin]

I assume Google is restricted/blocked.

I don't know how to upload it to another site as the only one is what Shane has supplied and I don't know another source, but right click on the link in my first post, select Copy shortcut then paste into http://www.fakeip.org/ to see if that gets you it.

[Shane]

I had no trouble getting the file from there. They are not hacked versions so MS doesnt normally care, after all they provided Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 for download. They just never did with vista for some reason. But as long as they are untouched they dont seem to care.

It is very possible the ISP didnt download completely, which can happen, its a BIG file and if your connection drops or has trouble it will be a problem.

So instead what I do is I have the hashtab tool installed on my system and I can right click on a file and get the md5 or what ever I want of a file, then I can tell if the file downloaded all the way because it should the MD5 should match.

On the page here you will see they list the MD5 hash of each file
https://sites.google.com/site/gamejavame/home/may-tinh/downloadwinxpwin7win81linkduynhat

So if you grabbed this one en_windows_vista_sp2_x86_dvd_342266 then you should check if the MD5 hash of the iso you downloaded matches MD5: 19CA90A425667812977BAB6F4CE24175

If you need the hastab tool you can grab it here
http://implbits.com/products/hashtab/

Shane

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Shane, I was wondering if this could be more to do with Chinese censorship given Rick's location in which case, he may be able to get to it through that Proxy site - although we don't know how stable his broadband connection is.

Any idea why the Win 7 USB/DVD Burner Tool had problems with it, or could this be because it pre-dates Win 7 and the tool ?

[Shane]

Very possible why his connection might be tough on getting it.

As for the USB tool it is very simple, once it formats the usb and sets the boot record on the USB it simply extracts the ISO just like you can with 7-zip or winrar.

So if you get an error extracting then chances are the file didnt finish downloading.

Shane

[Rick]

Shane, I was wondering if this could be more to do with Chinese censorship given Rick's location in which case, he may be able to get to it through that Proxy site - although we don't know how stable his broadband connection is.

Any idea why the Win 7 USB/DVD Burner Tool had problems with it, or could this be because it pre-dates Win 7 and the tool ?

Boggin, can you capture the download link directly? post it here. I will post it in my IDM manager and see if it will download. let me have a try...

vista home edition version X86

Will try shanes too, see which one works from here

TIA

[Rick]

I assume Google is restricted/blocked.

I don't know how to upload it to another site as the only one is what Shane has supplied and I don't know another source, but right click on the link in my first post, select Copy shortcut then paste into http://www.fakeip.org/ to see if that gets you it.

only site visible is http://www.filecluster.com/downloads/Windows-Automated-Installation-Kit-AIK.html

maybe someone can upload them their?

[Shane]

Might have to go a torrent route to get it, problem is you want to make sure to get an untouched one.

Shane

[Boggin]

As for the USB tool it is very simple, once it formats the usb and sets the boot record on the USB it simply extracts the ISO just like you can with 7-zip or winrar.

So if you get an error extracting then chances are the file didnt finish downloading.

Shane

I was burning to a DVD and I'd already created a disk using ImgBurn.

If it had been an incomplete download Windows wouldn't have recognised it as an Image File and given me that error message instead of saying there was something wrong with my disk drive.

I haven't had a chance to test my disk player with a Win 7 ISO I have stored, but that should confirm if my disk drive had gone bad since using ImgBurn, but each time it got to 99%.

The Vista file was showing as ~3.167GB - no longer have it for exact number, but ImgBurn had it as 3,243,413,504 bytes.

@ Rick - Did you try copy & pasting the link into that Proxy site I'd linked ?

When I copy & paste the URL into it and try to copy that back into here, all I get is the FakeIP website - you may have to try it from your end.

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Just an update on this for my part - it looks like the Windows USB/DVD burner was telling the truth - my DVD drive is knacked and the laptop won't even boot up from a bootable USB I had put an ISO onto as a safeguard to my DVD player going toes up.

I'll take it in next week as I have an extended warranty on it.

How are you getting on Rick - tried that FakeIP link yet ?

[Rick]

Just an update on this for my part - it looks like the Windows USB/DVD burner was telling the truth - my DVD drive is knacked and the laptop won't even boot up from a bootable USB I had put an ISO onto as a safeguard to my DVD player going toes up.

I'll take it in next week as I have an extended warranty on it.

How are you getting on Rick - tried that FakeIP link yet ?

no fake ip allowed from here

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So basically we need to try and hide your computer ID.

Have a read through this article http://untraceableman.blogspot.co.uk/2009/01/how-to-spoof-your-ip-address-and-how-it.html and this article which includes a download link for TOR https://www.torproject.org/download/download

This is what Snowdon the Whistle Blower was using.

I've never used this but before changing anything in your set up, always create a restore point first - but even this download may be blocked for you.

[Boggin]

The following isn't a link for the ISO but given your location, check to see if you have Superfish on your computer - it isn't restricted to Lenovo laptops and has been around longer than the recent discovery. https://filippo.io/Badfish/

This article describes what it is http://www.pcworld.com/article/2886278/how-to-remove-the-dangerous-superfish-adware-presintalled-on-lenovo-pcs.html#tk.nl_today

[Rick]

Might have to go a torrent route to get it, problem is you want to make sure to get an untouched one.

Shane

no torrents allowed

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Have you tried my suggestion of using TOR ?

[Rick]

Have you tried my suggestion of using TOR ?

i wont use a tor, sorry

[Boggin]

I think the only way you will be able to get around this is to try and hide your identity.

These are some programs but don't know if they free http://spoof-ip-address.software.informer.com/

Disregard that bit about needing WMP v12.2 to view content as v12 is default installed in Win 7.

[jraju]

hi, rick,
                      Do you have the original vista disk. Then get it boot from usb instead of dvd and run it. What is the error message.
                          Boggin, i have read from your post in the thread that it stops at 99% because of a miss of file and also image burn would have burnt as udf and not as iso 9660. am i correct

[Boggin]

@ JR - No, as I said in my Reply #15 Windows USB/DVD burner was telling me to check my DVD drive whereas ImgBurn reported a successful burn, so I used the USB/DVD burner to create another Win 7 bootable disk from a known good ISO and got the same error message.

I'll download the Vista SP2 ISO onto my other laptop and see what Windows makes of that one, but I won't be able to check out it's serviceability as to a bootable disk, but at least I'll be able to confirm what it was telling me regarding the disk drive on this laptop.

As it takes about 1hr 20mins to download, I'll update later.

[Boggin]

@ Rick - I wonder if it would be worth logging into your router and changing the DNS Servers from your default ISP's to either Open DNS - 208.67.222.222 / 208.67.220.220 or Google's 8.8.8.8 / 8.8.4.4 and then do the same for the Network adapter you are using on your computer to see if the ISO will download.

If you do change them, then open a command prompt and run it as an administrator and enter -

ipconfig /flushdns

ipconfig /registerdns

exit (to close the cmd window)

Not sure if the latency would be crap though with you being in China but if you open a command prompt and enter ping with each of the Primary for Open DNS and then Google's, you can see how long it will take.

For Google for me from the UK I get an av. of 45ms and 44ms for Open DNS.

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>ping 8.8.8.8

Pinging 8.8.8.8 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=53
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=53
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=53
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=53

Ping statistics for 8.8.8.8:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 45ms, Maximum = 45ms, Average = 45ms

C:\Windows\system32>ping 208.67.222.222

Pinging 208.67.222.222 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 208.67.222.222: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=58
Reply from 208.67.222.222: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=58
Reply from 208.67.222.222: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=58
Reply from 208.67.222.222: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=58

Ping statistics for 208.67.222.222:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 44ms, Maximum = 45ms, Average = 44ms

C:\Windows\system32>