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Same restore disk after SP2?
My two-year-old emachine came with a restore disk rather than a full
copy of XP. In case of emergency, can it still be used now that SP2 has been installed? |
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Same restore disk after SP2?
On 30/12/2004 Maureen Goldman wrote:
My two-year-old emachine came with a restore disk rather than a full copy of XP. In case of emergency, can it still be used now that SP2 has been installed? Restore disks usually restore the system to its original state when you bought it, i.e. everything you have added since it was in its original state will be lost (e.g. extra programs, data, your address book, your email etc.). There is no reason not to use it but you you must back up all your data first and then re-install any programs you may have added, including SP2. It's a bit tedious but sometimes necessary. -- Jeff Gaines Posted with XanaNews 1.17.1.2 http://www.wilsonc.demon.co.uk/delphi.htm |
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Same restore disk after SP2?
hi
the system restore disk tells your machine where on the disk it can find xp. Your computer maker has installed a copy of xp files on your hard disk so that you can use these files to restore you machine back to its original state. This is fine providing the location where these files are stored doesn't become corrupt. In answer to your original question if you use the restore disk, it will restore your computer back to the original state (without any of the updates you have done). You then will have to download all the updates including sp2. by the way I hate the way manufactures do this system it saves them alot of money not providing you with an original xp disk hope this helps zel\ "Maureen Goldman" wrote in message ... My two-year-old emachine came with a restore disk rather than a full copy of XP. In case of emergency, can it still be used now that SP2 has been installed? |
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