Stuffed Restore disks

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Emmenjay

Hi, I have a home pc (which came with restore disks instead of a copy of
windows) and a laptop, bought from Tiny before they went belly up, which
also came with restore disks as opposed to a copy of windows.

The disks for the laptop have disappeared, and I now have a problem. I need
to reinstall windows onto my beloved "Lappy". I must confess, I do posess a
copy of win xp pro (with a slightly dodgy serial number) but I would prefer
to install a valid and legal copy of windows xp (preferably XP Home). I
have a sticker with a valid serial number on it for xp home, but need to
know if I can just download a copy of xp home (we all know they are
available on many p2p software programs) and input my valid\serial. Would
this work?

If I wrote to microsoft could I get a copy of winxp?
failing that does anyone know where I might get a copy of the original
restore disks?

Thankyou for any assistance in this matter
 
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LS \(V\)

Buy an "OEM" version of Windows XP Home and install it.
The OEM version is roughly $89.00 at Newegg.com.
It should install with your OEM Key, if not use the Key included in the OEM.
 

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