Refromat hard drive, but no CD to use for reinstall

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I have been told that the only way to solve a problem with some movie editing software I purchased is to reformat the hard drive and start over. Unfortunately, I have an IBM NetVista that came with Windows XP already installed on it and no CD for it. So, when I reformat the hard drive, I will lose my OS and I have no way to recover it. Can anyone supply instructions for backup/restore of my OS? The Microsoft Web site has instructions for recovery, but it assumes that you did not reformat your hard drive.
 
contact IBM for a recovery CD

Wayne


Diane Moebus said:
I have been told that the only way to solve a problem with some movie
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editing software I purchased is to reformat the hard drive and start over.
Unfortunately, I have an IBM NetVista that came with Windows XP already
installed on it and no CD for it. So, when I reformat the hard drive, I
will lose my OS and I have no way to recover it. Can anyone supply
instructions for backup/restore of my OS? The Microsoft Web site has
instructions for recovery, but it assumes that you did not reformat your
hard drive.
 
Diane Moebus said:
I have been told that the only way to solve a problem with some movie
Click to expand...
editing software I purchased is to reformat the hard drive and start over.
Unfortunately, I have an IBM NetVista that came with Windows XP already
installed on it and no CD for it. So, when I reformat the hard drive, I
will lose my OS and I have no way to recover it. Can anyone supply
instructions for backup/restore of my OS? The Microsoft Web site has
instructions for recovery, but it assumes that you did not reformat your
hard drive.

Check your documentation because most new computers have a recovery
partition, and you would be able to use that to reinstall Windows.

Howard
 
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