laptop with no system on

[garyrange]

hi guys i have a sony vaio that has the systems wipped off it is their any way that i could have windows xp it was origanaly had windows vista on it when switched on it says (operating system not found) or does it have to go to the computer shop thanks gary

[Norse]

you would need an XP CD key and CD.
put CD in the CD drive then when it says press any key to boot from CD/DVD press the spacebar then follow on screen stuff installing xp

[garyrange]

hi
thanks for your reply
i dont know much about operating systems or computers for that matter
i took the lap top round to the father in law but all he got when he inserted the XP disc was a message saying that the system had been shut down because of corrution
he then told me if i didnt have the back up discs from when it was cleared then who ever cleared it had f***ked it up and it was useless
my son says he could probably install something but he lives in manchester and i would have to take it up to him obviously for him to have a look
thats why any info is appreciated
thanks gary

[tws7501968]

Sounds like the operating system wasn't completely removed and it would need the hard drive formatting and a fresh OS install. If it has the Vista code on a label underneath, then you could use this to install vista, but not xp.
Or you could always download and install ubuntu

[garyrange]

yes there is a code on the label
ill try and locate a vista disc
and some one with a bit of know how to do it for me
well over my head
thanks

[tws7501968]

Try a search on youtube for "vista install"

[garyrange]

hi tez looked on you tube feel like putting the laptop through the shredder gary

[tws7501968]

Fear not, once you get a vista disc in the drive it's a reasonably straightforward process involving a few instructions/inputs and a lot of waiting around.

[garyrange]

cheers just have to wait till i get the disk thanks all probably catch you on the flip side

[garyrange]

hi guys tryed to put vista back on the laptop and has gone so far and came up with same screen saying the system had shut down because of corruption on the hard drive any help would be welcome thanks gary

[Ruathar]

Unfortunately it is a sony, so the easiest way to get Vista back onto it would be to get some Sony restore discs (only available from Sony or if you talk really really nicely to your local stockists they may have some). In order to do a clean install with a standad vista disc you would need to remove all the partitions off the hard drive and crae new ones, then have a CD key that is not the one on the bottom of the machine as that will only allow you to validate an install from a Sony image.

Sony may well try and charge you for a set of installation disks, sorry, it is the price you pay for an OEM installation.

[garyrange]

thanks ruathar looks like a trip to the computer shop see how we get on

[domino]

Stick Ubuntu on it

[garyrange]

thanks for tour help took it to the local comp shop and he charged me £30 to re do the laptop and am very pleased with it .admin you may lock this now and thanks every one

[nitromotor]

Locked as requested