re installing XP without having cd?

[Richard]

My ms XP on my HP pavilion is screwed up. How can I
reinstall it without having access to a cd or the
reinstall options that you have when you start up.(im
supposed to press F10, but that will no longer work and
windows will not start up) Any help is appreciated.

[Larry Samuels MS-MVP XP \(Shell/User\)]

Contact HP--they chose not to give you a cd recovery option.
If the F10 recovery doesn't work,you can either fight it out with HP or
purchase a separate copy of XP.
I would fight.

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Larry Samuels MS-MVP (Windows-Shell/User)
Associate Expert
Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
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"Richard" > wrote in message
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> My ms XP on my HP pavilion is screwed up. How can I
> reinstall it without having access to a cd or the
> reinstall options that you have when you start up.(im
> supposed to press F10, but that will no longer work and
> windows will not start up) Any help is appreciated.