fresh install of vista business

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fresh install of vista business

#1 Post by xmod » Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:16 pm

Hello, everyone

My X61 will arrive tomorrow, really excited right now. I have vista home basic ordered from lenovo. I'm considering re-installing vista business which I can get an academic key. My question is

1) What's the best way to do it? Do I have to format my HDD and do a clean install of vista business? If so, do I need to search for all drivers and applications manually from lenovo's website? Seems that ThinkVantage System Update can do it automatically, can anyone verify this for me?

2) my vista business is an iso file that I downloaded from my college's website, it's on my ipod which I use as an usb external hard drive. Can I boot from it to install vista?

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Re: fresh install of vista business

#2 Post by rhema83 » Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:51 pm

xmod wrote:Hello, everyone

My X61 will arrive tomorrow, really excited right now. I have vista home basic ordered from lenovo. I'm considering re-installing vista business which I can get an academic key. My question is

1) What's the best way to do it? Do I have to format my HDD and do a clean install of vista business? If so, do I need to search for all drivers and applications manually from lenovo's website? Seems that ThinkVantage System Update can do it automatically, can anyone verify this for me?

2) my vista business is an iso file that I downloaded from my college's website, it's on my ipod which I use as an usb external hard drive. Can I boot from it to install vista?

Thanks
I just installed Vista Business on my new X61. You will need a DVD drive or an external HDD with an empty partition. You cannot boot from an ISO image per say. You need to burn it onto a DVD or onto the empty partition of the HDD (and set that partition to ACTIVE using DISKPART).

Try to search for it. I think I saw some posts on these before.

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X61 7675-CTO Merom 2.0GHz 4GB RAM, 7K200 HDD
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#3 Post by ryengineer » Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:39 am

1. Download those drivers/applications/tools manually that Thinkvantage System Update misses (if):

Drivers and software - ThinkPad X61, X61s.
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#4 Post by xmod » Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:52 am

Thanks, guys

What should I do with the hidden partition? If I leave it untouched, does that mean I can restore to factory settings, i.e. vista home basic, even though I am running vista business?
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#5 Post by ryengineer » Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:06 am

x61t factory restore disks & repartitioned drive
"I've come a long, long way," she said, "and I will go as far,
With the man who takes me from my horse, and leads me to a bar."
The man who took her off her steed, and stood her to a beer,
Were a bleary-eyed Surveyor and a DRUNKEN ENGINEER.
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