Reformatting XP Home-no disks

[Guest]

I have a Compaq computer that had XP Home preloaded. It is completely locked
up with a CRONIC virus and needs to be completely reformated. I do not have
the XP Home Disk or the Compaq disk that would have had the OS on it.

How does one go about getting a disk to get the machine working again?

Thanks!

 

[Alias]

I have a Compaq computer that had XP Home preloaded. It is completely locked
up with a CRONIC virus and needs to be completely reformated. I do not have
the XP Home Disk or the Compaq disk that would have had the OS on it.

How does one go about getting a disk to get the machine working again?

Thanks!

By calling Compaq and paying a small fee.

 

[Guest]

you might
go to the hp website
and look up your
model number.

there will likely be
a wealth of information,
downloads, patches, etc
for it.


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"Jeff Neufer"
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[Ken Blake]

I have a Compaq computer that had XP Home preloaded. It is
completely locked up with a CRONIC virus and needs to be completely
reformated. I do not have the XP Home Disk or the Compaq disk that
would have had the OS on it.

How does one go about getting a disk to get the machine working again?

OEM vendors are required by their agreement with Microsoft to give you a
means of reinstalling, should it be necessary. They can do this in one of
three ways:



1. An OEM copy of Windows

2. A restore CD

3. A hidden partition on your drive, with restore information.



If you don't have 1 or 2, you should have 3, but you should contact your
vendor to find out.



Personally, I find both 2 and 3 unacceptable, and would never choose to buy
a computer that came with an operating system unless I got a complete
generic installation CD for that operating system.

 

[Daave]

I have a Compaq computer that had XP Home preloaded. It is completely
locked
up with a CRONIC virus and needs to be completely reformated.

A clean install is almost always not necessary in your situation. There
are easier and faster ways to deal with your virus.

A Google search turns up nothing for a virus called CRONIC. I assume you
were just using that word as an adjective. What *is* the name of your
virus? What are the symptoms?

 

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me to.

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"Ken Blake"
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