Need to re-install XP Home

[Guest]

My hard disk has failed so I need to fit a replacement. I have backups of
just about everything .... apart from XP Home, which was pre-loaded on my
computer. I have a valid COA and a valid product code, but no CD. How can I
re-activate XP Home legally without incurring the cost of a full XP package?

PS I found out about backing up the system itself AFTER my HDD failed...

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You'll have to contact the manufacturer of your computer
and request their Windows XP Recovery or Reinstallation CD.
Your Product Key is only valid with their preinstalled version
of Windows XP.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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| My hard disk has failed so I need to fit a replacement. I have backups of
| just about everything .... apart from XP Home, which was pre-loaded on my
| computer. I have a valid COA and a valid product code, but no CD. How can I
| re-activate XP Home legally without incurring the cost of a full XP package?
|
| PS I found out about backing up the system itself AFTER my HDD failed...
| --
| Not quite an amateur

 

[Guest]

I feel your pain - I lost 3 years of data the same way when my backup drive
failed during a reinstall on my primary drive!

I use SyncBackSE for my routine backup chores (there's a freeware version
available), and to back up my entire system I rely heavily on Acronis True
Image (about $50 US) to image my entire hard drive(s) on a regular basis.
Then it's 20 minutes and I'm back up and running!