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Is there a way to make a new cd off my computer of windows xp? I dont have
mine and I need to clean my system its running really slow |
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"Kc_cole" wrote in message ... Is there a way to make a new cd off my computer of windows xp? I dont have mine and I need to clean my system its running really slow No. The only chance you would have of creating the installation files needed for a clean install of XP would be if all of the I386 folder was on the hard drive currently. Those files can be used to install XP onto a currently booted system (you would also need a method to boot the computer. If this is a major manufacturer's computer contact them to see if their OEM disk for the computer is still available if an OEM version is currently installed. If this is a retail version installed and you have the correct installation key you can get a disk and copy it from a friend or even purchase a copied disk on eBay. Just ensure that what you are getting is exactly what the license key is for (retail Home, retail Pro, etc.) The important thing is the license, not the physical disk. As for the really slow part, most computers can be cleaned to speed them up to an installed as new state. Google for cleaning out malware and speeding up computers. Stay away from registry cleaners unless you really know what you are doing as they can totally corrupt the computer and then would really cause a rebuild situation. |
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It depends if you still have your original hard disk that came with your
computer. Assuming your computer is at it was when you received it apart from having one or two viruses and some p o r n pictures of Peter Foldes's sibling then you can read this: http://www.howtohaven.com/system/createwindowssetupdisk.shtml Let me know if you need any help. Kc_cole wrote: Is there a way to make a new cd off my computer of windows xp? I dont have mine and I need to clean my system its running really slow |
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No. What happened with the original CD or did you not get one when you purchased
your computer. Which is the case as per above. Can you let us know -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Kc_cole" wrote in message ... Is there a way to make a new cd off my computer of windows xp? I dont have mine and I need to clean my system its running really slow |
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On Feb 4, 2:55*pm, Kc_cole wrote:
Is there a way to make a new cd off my computer of windows xp? I dont have mine and I need to clean my system its running really slow Maybe - there is such a rumor if you bought your system with XP already installed and I list it below so you can read and see if it applies to you. You can certainly borrow and make a copy of someone else's bootable XP installation CD. There is nothing unethical about that. If you have a store bought system, they generally don't ship with XP installation media (too bad). It would be a good thing to acquire though, but even then it could be having an older XP Service Pack, that what you have installed - which is also not to hard to remedy once you get your own bootable XP installation CD. If none of that is likely to happen soon, you can probably diagnose and resolve the unspecified issues you have. "My system is slow" is not a new problem around here. If you want to work on resolving your slowness issue these things first: Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free malware detection programs: Malwarebytes (MBAM): http://malwarebytes.org/ SUPERAntiSpywa (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/ These can be uninstalled later if desired. Please provide additional information about your system. Click Start, Run and in the box enter: msinfo32 Click OK, and when the System Summary info appears, click Edit, Select All, Copy and then paste the information back here. There will be some personal information (like System Name and User Name), and whatever appears to be private information to you, just delete it from the pasted information. This will minimize back and forth Q&A and eliminate guesswork. Here is one method that might fit your circumstances. Create a bootable XP CD from a pre installed OEM OS system that has an i386 folder. The will allow you to slip stream SP3 into a copy of the current i386 folder. http://www.howtohaven.com/system/cre...etupdisk.shtml Some say it is not possible: http://www.askdavetaylor.com/can_i_c...ion_cd..ht ml |
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LVTravel wrote: As for the really slow part, most computers can be cleaned to speed them up to an installed as new state. Now pigs will fly because no one has managed to clean the computers to "speed them up to an installed as new state" another nutter with false positives!!! |
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there are many reasons why
a computer will run slow. most of the time the bottle necks can be reversed and the system will begin to perform better. the first method to test if the system cores files are intact or corrupted is to test your computer in safe mode. -- db·´¯`·...¸)))º DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - Microsoft Partner - @hotmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen "Kc_cole" wrote in message ... Is there a way to make a new cd off my computer of windows xp? I dont have mine and I need to clean my system its running really slow |
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"20100204" wrote in message ... LVTravel wrote: As for the really slow part, most computers can be cleaned to speed them up to an installed as new state. Now pigs will fly because no one has managed to clean the computers to "speed them up to an installed as new state" another nutter with false positives!!! Seems like I covered all the possibilities for restoring the system even if I didn't tell the OP exactly how to do it as I did mention the I386 folder and a boot method. I knew about the link you posted but didn't have it handy to give. Thanks for posting that. As for cleaning, malware removal if any is present, may speed up a computer. Trying to steer someone away from registry cleaners, which normally don't help but can really hurt a system's performance, is always a smart thing to do if they are not familiar with the pitfalls of using those programs with their bloated promises. There are many causes of computer slowdown and if the OP searches for the pertinent information MOST computers can be returned very close to an "as shipped" speed. Pigs don't fly and I have stated nothing that would be a "false positive!" |
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"Cyborg-HAF" wrote in
: SNIP As far as partitioning is concerned, another thing worth doing is to move your My Documents folder directory to another partition than C: where your Windows installation is. That way if you ever are forced to reformat C: and do fresh install of Windows and your programs you don't lose all the contents of your My Documents folder directory .. I still have various email receipts going back to the early 2,000's and have migrated it from drive to drive over the years. If it is not that big, you can back it up every so often for insurance. Amen. Although I try to NOT have the stupid "My Documents" directory /at all/, but a few idiotic programs make it nearly impossible - even though I do not use ANY MS software except the OS. (The OS causes enough suffering, thank you.) Batch file to move stuff and delete the offensive "My Documents" directory after each session might work but I haven't bothered to try it in XP since my intercourse with it will hopefully be very short-lived. When I feel I am about to lose it, I reboot into my Win98SE Lite partition for a breath of relative sanity. -- The arrows are faster than rodents! - t. |
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