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I know if you bought a computer with Windows XP, it usually comes with a
operating system back up disk.
The laptop I had just bought came with Windows Vista already installed on
it. So I wondered whether I got jipped since it didn't come with an os
installation back up disk with it - I thought maybe if my system crashed then
I'd have to buy Vista all over again.. then I noticed that it came with a
Windows activation product key.. what would I do with that if my computer
didn't work?
I looked through Vista and found a 'Back up files' option. Which was cool -
I would definitely find that useful. But I can't help thinking that what if
my whole OS shut down on me one day and I couldn't start my computer at all?
-- Usually with a Windows xp computer I could just slick it and install a
fresh new copy of the OS and everything would be fine.
But again, my Vista computer didn't come with one..
Am I just completely missing this whole concept of how Vista works? Does
the 'Back up Files' link mean making a copy of the whole OS too?
operating system back up disk.
The laptop I had just bought came with Windows Vista already installed on
it. So I wondered whether I got jipped since it didn't come with an os
installation back up disk with it - I thought maybe if my system crashed then
I'd have to buy Vista all over again.. then I noticed that it came with a
Windows activation product key.. what would I do with that if my computer
didn't work?
I looked through Vista and found a 'Back up files' option. Which was cool -
I would definitely find that useful. But I can't help thinking that what if
my whole OS shut down on me one day and I couldn't start my computer at all?
-- Usually with a Windows xp computer I could just slick it and install a
fresh new copy of the OS and everything would be fine.
But again, my Vista computer didn't come with one..
Am I just completely missing this whole concept of how Vista works? Does
the 'Back up Files' link mean making a copy of the whole OS too?