Alex said:
I have a Laptop which installed Windows XP Home Edition. I need to
re-install the Windows system but I don't have CD. How can I get
the Windows XP Home Edition software to re-install it?
First - read the manuals/documentation that came with the laptop. When you
purchased it (assuming you got it new) they had to provide you with a way to
return it to an as-sold state. That may be a special way of booting, the
creation of CD/DVD restoration media or something else.
Second - barring the first working - read the manufacturer's FAQs and/or
contact them for a replacement method to do this.
Last - if you have proof of purchase...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326246
Another alternative could be obtaining a generic Windows XP Home Edition CD
and using the product key on the sticker on the laptop to install.