Vista 32 to Vista 64

Hi. Just one question.
I bought Pavilion dv9890ea ( few years ago) and I bought also factory raecovery discs with Vista 32.
It's possibility to get factory recovery discs with Vista64??
Actually I still use windows 7 64bit on my laptop, but still I've problem to find drivers for win7 64bit.
How I can get recovery disc for Vista 64??
Thx
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Hi:
No problem with the key working on SP1. I used my W7 key that I got on SP1 and my W7 Pro was without SP1.
You can use the free MS USB download tool.
http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool
You may also need this and follow the instructions if you have trouble with the download tool working from the get-go.
I had to do this method below and it worked perfectly for me.
Download the bootsect file form http://www.everettsporting.com/bootsect.zip
Once downloaded, extract and copy the BootSect.exe file to the same folder that includes the installed Windows7-USB-DVD-Download-Tool.exe file. The default install directory of that file in Windows 7 is C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Apps\Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool\
Run the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool application as indicated on the Microsoft Store web site. The end result will give you a bootable USB flash drive that contains everything you need to install Windows 7.
Paul

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Message Edited by lmanlo on 10-12-2009 09:39 PM

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