I have a Vista partition that, due to a number of missing key system files, will no longer boot properly. I understand a re-install is possible, but first I need to learn which version (original, SP1, SP2, etc.) of Vista I have installed in order to select the right media.
In XP, I understand there was a file that was buried within the system directory that could be accessed if booting into the OS was not possible. Is there a similar technique for Vista I can use? I'm interested in a purely "offline" solution (i.e. access this information from a Linux boot disc/partition).
Thanks,
NBJack
---- SOLUTION UPDATE ----
I did a little digging through the .TXT files in the Windows directory. For XP, the EULA.txt in Windows\System32 will, at the very end, lists the version installed. As for Vista, the best file I've discovered is license_addendum_1.txt in Windows\System32\en-US had the same information.
- NBJack
In XP, I understand there was a file that was buried within the system directory that could be accessed if booting into the OS was not possible. Is there a similar technique for Vista I can use? I'm interested in a purely "offline" solution (i.e. access this information from a Linux boot disc/partition).
Thanks,
NBJack
---- SOLUTION UPDATE ----
I did a little digging through the .TXT files in the Windows directory. For XP, the EULA.txt in Windows\System32 will, at the very end, lists the version installed. As for Vista, the best file I've discovered is license_addendum_1.txt in Windows\System32\en-US had the same information.
- NBJack