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Microsoft Windows, but there are still a lot of people around that have Windows Vista installed on their machines, especially laptops. Although it received criticism in the early days, in reality a fully patched and updated Windows Vista isnt that bad and is still a perfectly usable operating system. Dont forget, Windows 7 and 8 are in part based on Vista so it did in fact get a number of things right. Whether you purchased your copy of Windows Vista direct from the Windows Marketplace or it came pre installed on your machine, the chances are you wont have a bootable DVD around with clean Vista installation files on it. The Marketplace version was available as a Digital Locker Download which gave you access to download 3 files, 2 Windows Image Format WIM files and an executable. Unlike Windows 7 and 8 which can be downloaded direct from Microsoft as an ordinary ISO file, Vista needs a bit of work to create an ISO image which you can burn and then install from. Users who received Windows Vista already installed on their machine will likely only have a rather old and bloated recovery partition to fall back on. And as you hopefully still have a readable Vista product key on a sticker on the casing of your computer, its useful to have the facility to perform a clean install once in a while. If you have a legitimate Vista product key, it doesnt take too much effort to download the 3 files concerned and convert them into an ISO which can be burned or written to USB and Vista installed from. Sadly Microsoft never seemed to release these files with Service Pack 2 integrated so that has to be installed manually after you install Vista. The following downloads are direct from Microsofts official distribution partner Digital River, you need the 3 files from either version to create the ISO file. Unfortunately, there are very few languages available, so here are just the English versions. These distros contain the following versions of Vista Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, Home Basic N, Business NWindows Vista Service Pack 1 English 3. X1. 4 6. 34. 52. SHA1 3. B1. A5. E4. B4. 4CA2. C1. 5C3. CD3. DFB0. E0. 03. 6FA8. Boot. SHA1 CE5. F4. 98. BC7. 1ABF1. 44. 94. F3. F4. A1. 3D7. A9. BAA2. 30. 9Install. SHA1 4. 87. 72. 6AAC8. AAFE9. FFFCE3. F4. C4. 24. 63. BB1. 3A8. E9. C3. EWindows Vista Service Pack 1 English 6. X1. 4 6. 34. 53. SHA1 1. CBBCCA3. CEE8. B3. BDF7. 74. E4. 78. E3. F9. 2C2. F5. Boot. SHA1 A0. E4. 1E4. FAE3. D5. D0. A2. A3. E5. EFA1. AF1. E0. 02. 18. 6Install. SHA1 FD3. DDD6. 70. D1. 95. 20. 9AC5. E5. B1. 70. 2C1. 8C4. CAs its a large file, make sure that the downloaded Install. SHA1 checksum matches to verify its integrity. You can find 1. 0 MD5SHA1 hash checking tools in this article. Razorsql Serial Number. After downloading the required files youre ready to create the ISO or write the files directly to USB. This is how you can burn your own Windows Vista DVD or create your own bootable USB flash drive from the 3 files youve downloaded. Extract the Vista Installation Files. Place the 3 files you downloaded boot. X1. 4 6. 34. 52. X1. In this example, were simply using a folder called V in the root of the C drive C V. Run the executable file X1. X1. 4 6. 34. 53. Vista. When you get to the Vista install window shown below, dont press any buttons and close it. The files are now extracted in the Drive PathVista folder ready to be written to USB or burned to DVD. Create a Bootable Vista Installation USB Flash Drive. Creating a Vista installation USB is not only easier than creating an ISO, but it can also increase the speed at which the operating system installs. Download Win. USB Maker from Josh Cell Softwares. Inside the zip youll find a single executable, run it to start the program. Make sure your USB drive is inserted and open Windows Explorer, then drag and drop the flash drive icon from Explorer onto the Win. USB Maker window. In Explorer navigate to the folder which contains the 3 downloaded files and the extracted Vista folder, drag and drop the Vista folder onto the Win. USB Maker window. Do not drop the parent folder containing the Vista folder or the individual contents of the Vista folder, only drop the Vista folder itself, the rest is done automatically. The Detected OS should show Windows 6. Click the Make USB Bootable button and accept the warning that the drive contents are going to be overwritten. In a few minutes your USB drive will be ready and can be booted to install Windows Vista. Create a Bootable Vista Installation ISO Image. This method has a dual purpose because creating an ISO image means it can either be burned to a DVD or written out to a USB drive using the tool above. Download and install Img. Burn which is the ISO burning tool well be using. Watch out for the offer of adware during install. Launch Imgburn and select Create image file from filesfolders. Note Several users have had issues where they havent been aware or inadvertently installed the adware present in Img. Burn. Using a portable version of Img. Burn provided by Softpedia will allow you to create the Vista DVD without installing Img. Burn or its related adware. On the right, click the Advanced tab and then the Bootable Disc tab which appears underneath, tick the Make Image Bootable box to enable the options. Click on the browse for a file icon next to Boot Image and select the etfsboot. Drive pathVistaBoot folder. You may need to select All files in the file requester drop down if the etfsboot. Type Microsoft Corporation into the Developer ID box. Load segment should already be 0. C0 and Sectors to load should be 4, if they arent, change them. In the same window, click the browse for folder button and select the Vista folder that was automatically created earlier. Then click on the Build button at the bottom and give the ISO a name when asked. The program may ask to alter the file system of the ISO to UDF and also will auto suggest a label. You can simply confirm the suggested option both times. After a minute or two your ISO will now be created and you can simply burn the resulting ISO file using the Img. Burn program or another ISO burning tool from our list. For a more successful burn, its always safer to use a write speed of 8x or under as Windows install discs are prone to being a bit inconsistent when burned at higher speeds. Alternatively use a Windows ISO to USB tool to put the image on a pen stick. Unfortunately, Service Pack 2 can be integrated but its a lengthy process and actually involves installing Vista and then SP2, and re imaging back to DVD. Trying to use vlite to slipstream doesnt work either. You might as well just install SP2 after installing the SP1 install DVD. If you dont already have Vista Service Pack 2, you can download it here Download Vista Service Pack 2 x. Download Vista Service Pack 2 x.