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Repair/Re-Install Windows XP
My Packard Bell Desktop came with XP installed and the re-install XP
on a separate section of the hard drive. Unfortunatly the whole hard drive failed some time ago. (3+years) A new HD was installed by PC World, Tech Guys, and they installed XP from their own resources. I now dont have a install disc of HP and I am feeling a bit out on a limb. All my files, (except the program) are backed up on a removable hard drive. Is there any simple easy way of making a copy of the XP program onto a CD? Merryterry |
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Repair/Re-Install Windows XP
Is there any simple easy way of making a copy of the
XP program onto a CD? There is no "The XP program". There are a *lot* of files (programs, data files, drivers, etc) that together make up the OS. Just take a look at the C:\Windows folder. All of that (including subfolders) is part of (but not all of !) the XP OS. Quite some stuff needs to go thru a process called "installing" to get configured right (the configuration-data is than stored in the Registry). In short: No, you can't just copy the OS to a CD and expect it to work. One possibility be to contact HP and see what they can do for you. Another oney would be to check if anyone you know (or do not know :-) ) has "moved on" to Vista, Win7 or even Win8 and does not use his copy of XP anymore (assuming that your country does not prohibit any such transferrance of software ofcourse). Hope that helps, Rudy Wieser Merryterry schreef in berichtnieuws ... My Packard Bell Desktop came with XP installed and the re-install XP on a separate section of the hard drive. Unfortunatly the whole hard drive failed some time ago. (3+years) A new HD was installed by PC World, Tech Guys, and they installed XP from their own resources. I now dont have a install disc of HP and I am feeling a bit out on a limb. All my files, (except the program) are backed up on a removable hard drive. Is there any simple easy way of making a copy of the XP program onto a CD? Merryterry |
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Repair/Re-Install Windows XP
From: "Merryterry"
My Packard Bell Desktop came with XP installed and the re-install XP on a separate section of the hard drive. Unfortunatly the whole hard drive failed some time ago. (3+years) A new HD was installed by PC World, Tech Guys, and they installed XP from their own resources. I now dont have a install disc of HP and I am feeling a bit out on a limb. All my files, (except the program) are backed up on a removable hard drive. Is there any simple easy way of making a copy of the XP program onto a CD? Merryterry You can get a XP installer from Packard Bell. Either free or just the cost of media and shipping. -- Dave Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |
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Repair/Re-Install Windows XP
On 3/21/2013 12:22 PM, Merryterry wrote:
My Packard Bell Desktop came with XP installed and the re-install XP on a separate section of the hard drive. Unfortunatly the whole hard drive failed some time ago. (3+years) A new HD was installed by PC World, Tech Guys, and they installed XP from their own resources. I now dont have a install disc of HP and I am feeling a bit out on a limb. All my files, (except the program) are backed up on a removable hard drive. Is there any simple easy way of making a copy of the XP program onto a CD? Merryterry If by 'your files are backed up' you mean just data files then you need to make an 'image' of your entire system to that same external drive. Should your internal hard drive fail again you have the image which can be 'restored' to a replacement internal drive. Keep the image up to date as often as you feel you wouldn't want to loose recent files. Also the replacement internal drive should be as large as or larger than the original failed drive. An image is a copy of your operating system (Windows) along with installed applications, data, device drivers and etc. - In short everything you need to protect against a failed internal drive. Here is one free and well recommended offering for home use: http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.aspx There are others, just Google 'free image software for windows'. There is also a paid version that of course does a lot more but for what you fear the freebie will do. Don't forget to burn the CD or DVD to boot your computer in order to restore an image, some even allow the use of a USB stick if your comp can boot from USB. With a failed or new (but blank) internal drive you need an auxiliary method of booting your computer to do the 'restore'. The imaging software you choose should have ample instructions on exactly what is needed to guard against that OOPS! kind of day HTH John |
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