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There are two disks. It is the second that has drivers and the "bloatware".
You are presented with the options to not install any or all of it.

"Mark" <> wrote in message
news:17688469-A569-4022-A582-...
> The recovery disks contain all the same bloatware I was trying to get rid
> of.
> Anyway, it worked just fine.
>
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <> wrote in message
> news:27311005-DF8E-4B9A-931D-...
>> Double check your manual. I believe that there is a utility there that
>> generates a recovery dvd for you. In addition to that I paid the 20$ for
>> the recovery media kit and most likely you can still order that after the
>> fact as well.
>>
>> As Charlie points out, OEM product keys only work with the preinstalled
>> copy of Vista. They don't even work on different versions of the same
>> software, i.e. x86 vs x64.
>>
>> "Mark H" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>>I just bought a laptop, but don't like how the installation OS is
>>>retained
>>> as a separate partition. (No DVD provided.) Failure of the drive means a
>>> loss of all. It is OEM and contains lots of garbage programs, trialware,
>>> etc. I'd like to wipe the drive and reinstall Vista using an
>>> installation
>>> DVD I have, but using the OEM product key that came with the laptop.
>>>
>>> Is it going to work?
>>>
>>>
>>> "Colin Barnhorst" <> wrote in message
>>> news:F816945A-C8D3-434D-8063-...
>>>> There is no Vista upgrade media, Charlie. All retail 64bit dvds are
>>>> identical and all retail 32bit dvds are identical. The product key is
>>> what
>>>> determines whether it is upgrade or standard.
>>>>
>>>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <> wrote in
>>>> message
>>>> news:E395E1A3-F34E-4CAD-A77D-...
>>>> > If you buy a _retail_ copy of Vista, then the PID is the same for
>>>> > 64-bit
>>>> > and 32-bit, so even if it's a version that's only got a 32-bit DVD in
>>> it,
>>>> > it's still a valid key. However, that being said, you need to ensure
>>> that
>>>> > the DVD for 64-bit is the _same type_ as your Retail copy. That is,
>>>> > retail, upgrade or Full, and note OEM or VL or Demo or some other
>>>> > form
>>> of
>>>> > Vista that won't use the same product keys.
>>>> >
>>>> > --
>>>> > Charlie.
>>>> > http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
>>>> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > "swmmrpro" <> wrote in message
>>>> > news:...
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I friend of mine has the disks for 64-bit vista, and i want to use
>>>> >> them...
>>>> >> I am willing to pay fro the cd key, but i am not sure where i can
>>>> >> get
>>>> >> one.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I don't really feel like waiting for it to get sent to me.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Please help
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> --
>>>> >> swmmrpro
>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> >> swmmrpro's Profile:
>>>> >> http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=51090
>>>> >> View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=981752
>>>> >>
>>>> >> http://forums.techarena.in
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>

Good to know. Thanks.

"Colin Barnhorst" <> wrote in message
news:569EB48A-7D44-418A-BE61-...
> There are two disks. It is the second that has drivers and the
> "bloatware". You are presented with the options to not install any or all
> of it.
>
> "Mark" <> wrote in message
> news:17688469-A569-4022-A582-...
>> The recovery disks contain all the same bloatware I was trying to get rid
>> of.
>> Anyway, it worked just fine.
>>
>>
>> "Colin Barnhorst" <> wrote in message
>> news:27311005-DF8E-4B9A-931D-...
>>> Double check your manual. I believe that there is a utility there that
>>> generates a recovery dvd for you. In addition to that I paid the 20$
>>> for the recovery media kit and most likely you can still order that
>>> after the fact as well.
>>>
>>> As Charlie points out, OEM product keys only work with the preinstalled
>>> copy of Vista. They don't even work on different versions of the same
>>> software, i.e. x86 vs x64.
>>>
>>> "Mark H" <> wrote in message
>>> news:%...
>>>>I just bought a laptop, but don't like how the installation OS is
>>>>retained
>>>> as a separate partition. (No DVD provided.) Failure of the drive means
>>>> a
>>>> loss of all. It is OEM and contains lots of garbage programs,
>>>> trialware,
>>>> etc. I'd like to wipe the drive and reinstall Vista using an
>>>> installation
>>>> DVD I have, but using the OEM product key that came with the laptop.
>>>>
>>>> Is it going to work?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Colin Barnhorst" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:F816945A-C8D3-434D-8063-...
>>>>> There is no Vista upgrade media, Charlie. All retail 64bit dvds are
>>>>> identical and all retail 32bit dvds are identical. The product key is
>>>> what
>>>>> determines whether it is upgrade or standard.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <> wrote in
>>>>> message
>>>>> news:E395E1A3-F34E-4CAD-A77D-...
>>>>> > If you buy a _retail_ copy of Vista, then the PID is the same for
>>>>> > 64-bit
>>>>> > and 32-bit, so even if it's a version that's only got a 32-bit DVD
>>>>> > in
>>>> it,
>>>>> > it's still a valid key. However, that being said, you need to ensure
>>>> that
>>>>> > the DVD for 64-bit is the _same type_ as your Retail copy. That is,
>>>>> > retail, upgrade or Full, and note OEM or VL or Demo or some other
>>>>> > form
>>>> of
>>>>> > Vista that won't use the same product keys.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > --
>>>>> > Charlie.
>>>>> > http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
>>>>> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > "swmmrpro" <> wrote in message
>>>>> > news:...
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> I friend of mine has the disks for 64-bit vista, and i want to use
>>>>> >> them...
>>>>> >> I am willing to pay fro the cd key, but i am not sure where i can
>>>>> >> get
>>>>> >> one.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> I don't really feel like waiting for it to get sent to me.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Please help
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> --
>>>>> >> swmmrpro
>>>>>
>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>> >> swmmrpro's Profile:
>>>>> >> http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=51090
>>>>> >> View this thread:
>>>>> >> http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=981752
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> http://forums.techarena.in
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

In article <E395E1A3-F34E-4CAD-A77D->,
says...
> If you buy a _retail_ copy of Vista, then the PID is the same for 64-bit and
> 32-bit, so even if it's a version that's only got a 32-bit DVD in it, it's
> still a valid key. However, that being said, you need to ensure that the DVD
> for 64-bit is the _same type_ as your Retail copy. That is, retail, upgrade
> or Full, and note OEM or VL or Demo or some other form of Vista that won't
> use the same product keys.

Does MS sell a retail version of Vista with both the 32-bit and 64-bit
versions on the DVD? Or both in one package?

There are full Retail packages with both 32 & 64 bit dvd, 2
each, in one package. Both full new license and upgrade
versions. Moving from 32-bit to 64-bit is a clean install -
there is no upgrade path.



Dave wrote:
> In article <E395E1A3-F34E-4CAD-A77D->,
> says...
>> If you buy a _retail_ copy of Vista, then the PID is the same for 64-bit and
>> 32-bit, so even if it's a version that's only got a 32-bit DVD in it, it's
>> still a valid key. However, that being said, you need to ensure that the DVD
>> for 64-bit is the _same type_ as your Retail copy. That is, retail, upgrade
>> or Full, and note OEM or VL or Demo or some other form of Vista that won't
>> use the same product keys.
>
> Does MS sell a retail version of Vista with both the 32-bit and 64-bit
> versions on the DVD? Or both in one package?

"Dave" <> wrote in message
news: om...
> In article <E395E1A3-F34E-4CAD-A77D->,
> says...
>> If you buy a _retail_ copy of Vista, then the PID is the same for 64-bit
>> and
>> 32-bit, so even if it's a version that's only got a 32-bit DVD in it,
>> it's
>> still a valid key. However, that being said, you need to ensure that the
>> DVD
>> for 64-bit is the _same type_ as your Retail copy. That is, retail,
>> upgrade
>> or Full, and note OEM or VL or Demo or some other form of Vista that
>> won't
>> use the same product keys.
>
> Does MS sell a retail version of Vista with both the 32-bit and 64-bit
> versions on the DVD? Or both in one package?

All retail editions of Vista, both upgrade and standard, provide both the
x86 and x64 dvds, but not necessarily in the box.
Vista Ultimate includes both in the retail box.
Vista Home Basic, Vista Home Premium, and Vista Business only include the
x86 dvd in the box but have instructions on how to obtain the x64 dvd from
the Alternate Media website for shipping an handling ($10). My experience
is that it takes about a week in the mail. The Alternate Media site is at:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...a/default.mspx