Does it matter that the original backup of the bios was in rom format? Sorry about all the questions, this is for my brothers business computer. If it was mine I would just flash it and be done with it. Also what would be better to flash it with? A usb stick or a usb floppy? Thanks again, budzos
I already renamed it to 517SLIC.BIN (in the .rar file) so no need to rename it again. It doesn't matter. I would flash from a USB Drive since the BIOS is 1MB in size. PS See my signature for a Guide to flashing from a USB Drive.
NoJuan999 everything worked out great, Thank you! Unfortunately for me the computer was crashed when I got there and I spent 1/2 hour fixing that. The bios flash went without any issues and Vista activated. Also my brothers stress level has dropped since it was his computer. Thanks again, budzos