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stace
I have windows xp and do not have the boot disc is there any other way to
restore my system?
restore my system?
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Shenan Stanley
stace said:I have windows xp and do not have the boot disc is there any other
way to restore my system?
Not knowing your system nor how the original manufacturer/reseller set it
up - I cannot say with any certainty that you do/do not have a restoration
process that involves no external media of any type.
Not knowing you or your friends/family/co-workers - I cannot say with any
certainty that you do/do not have access to a generic Windows XP CD of the
same version/license type that would accept the product key your machine
came with.
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Don Phillipson
I have windows xp and do not have the boot disc is there any other way to
restore my system?
Use / start / help to investigate SYSTEM RESTORE
Its value to your problem depends how this function was
set up earlier, i.e. what dates were used to save the OS.
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DL
Perhaps your system supplier has a recovery partition?
And instructions on their site on how to create the recovery disk(s)
And instructions on their site on how to create the recovery disk(s)
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Anteaus
Other option is to look for an i386 folder on the HD, and burn this to CD. As
it won't be bootable you will also need a bootdisk, you can get one from
http://www.bootdisk.com
You run winnt.exe from DOS, or winnt32.exe from Windows/WinPE to launch the
setup.
it won't be bootable you will also need a bootdisk, you can get one from
http://www.bootdisk.com
You run winnt.exe from DOS, or winnt32.exe from Windows/WinPE to launch the
setup.
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DL
That only works in certain circumstances
Anteaus said:Other option is to look for an i386 folder on the HD, and burn this to CD.
As
it won't be bootable you will also need a bootdisk, you can get one from
http://www.bootdisk.com
You run winnt.exe from DOS, or winnt32.exe from Windows/WinPE to launch
the
setup.
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Anteaus
Specifically, you cannot do a repair install on NTFS when booted from DOS.
But, that should be possible when booted from Win/BartPE.
HST, my experience with manufacturer's recovery disks/partitions is that
they have no better than an average success-rate. That, and they may
reinstall all of the junk (e.g. norton) as well as Windows.
But, that should be possible when booted from Win/BartPE.
HST, my experience with manufacturer's recovery disks/partitions is that
they have no better than an average success-rate. That, and they may
reinstall all of the junk (e.g. norton) as well as Windows.