Hi Vassago,
The recovery cd you got with the PC should be bootable--you need to contact
your PC manufacturer as they are required to give you a working method of
either reinstalling Windows or returning the PC to an ex-factory state.
They are in violation of their OEM agreement if they do not supply this.
--
Larry Samuels MS-MVP (Windows-Shell/User)
Associate Expert
Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
http://home.earthlink.net/~larrysamuels/WS2003FAQ.htm
Expert Zone -
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
"Vassago" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> xp was preinstalled. I got a cd that should unlock a part of my hard drive
> that holds all the files that would restore my computer to the original
> factory settings. this cd wasn't bootable and i need to start windows to
use
> it
>
>