How to reboot system without XP OS installation disk

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I need to reboot my PC but it came with XP already loaded so I don't have an
installation disk. Can anyone advise please?
 
Hi Jim,

I cannot install any new hardware - keep getting the message that the I/O
operation was aborted because of either a thread exit or an application
request. Couldn't find any answers to resolve this so thought the best
option was to reboot the system and start from scratch.

Geoff
 
GeoffinSurrey said:
I need to reboot my PC
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You mean you need to *reinstall* Windows? Why? How do you know? The need to
do that is rare. If you have problems, post them here; it's likely that
someone can help you and a reinstallation won't be required.

but it came with XP already loaded so I don't
have an installation disk. Can anyone advise please?
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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 (especially 3; a hard drive
crash can leave you with nothing), 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.
 
Hi Ken

Sorry, yes I meant reinstall. Please see my second post for the reason why.
But maybe this is the wrong option??

Geoff
 
GeoffinSurrey said:
I need to reboot my PC but it came with XP already loaded so I don't have an
installation disk. Can anyone advise please?
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You don't need an installation CD to reboot a computer. Simply click
Start > Turn off Computer > Restart.


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I need to reboot my PC but it came with XP already loaded so I don't have an
installation disk. Can anyone advise please?
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Though I have received considerable flack for saying so, I
believe a lack of install disk can best be resolved by
borrowing a computer, going online to Ebay, and looking for
a new copy of XP. There are hundreds on any given day,
likely even thousands.

Look for one whose option says 'Buy it Now" in red.

I purchased a VALID copy of XP Pro for under $60 last year.,

And Microsoft and Ebay are REALLY cracking down on the
pirates these days, so you should be able to get a good copy
for less than $100. There are certainly schools and
businesses that wish to unload "extra copies" and recoup
some of their costs.

When I bought mine, the seller indicated he had "3 copies"
available.

That says he is a corporate seller who is trying to recoup
some $$$ from his company over-purchasing (also known as
downsizing).


Good luck!


Tallahassee
 
Talahasee said:
Though I have received considerable flack for saying so,
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Well, yes, of course you have. You continue to deliberately offer bad
advice.

I
believe a lack of install disk can best be resolved by
borrowing a computer, going online to Ebay, and looking for
a new copy of XP. There are hundreds on any given day,
likely even thousands.

Look for one whose option says 'Buy it Now" in red.
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Yes, and some of them might even be legitimate sales. Unfortunately,
it's often impossible for a prospective buyer to tell the legitimate
from the illegitimate sales until long after the money is already spent.


I purchased a VALID copy of XP Pro for under $60 last year.,
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No, you didn't, as attested to by your final paragraph. (and as you've
been told before.) What you describe was most definitely *NOT* a
legitimate sale.

And Microsoft and Ebay are REALLY cracking down on the
pirates these days, so you should be able to get a good copy
for less than $100. There are certainly schools and
businesses that wish to unload "extra copies" and recoup
some of their costs.
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Microsoft tries, but eBay doesn't, not really. eBay makes no prior
effort to ensure that such sales are legitimate; they react only when
someone files a complaint. (And then all that really happens is the
seller of the pirated software returns using a different alias, to
continue selling illegitimate licenses.)


When I bought mine, the seller indicated he had "3 copies"
available.

That says he is a corporate seller who is trying to recoup
some $$$ from his company over-purchasing (also known as
downsizing).
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Proving that you bought "stolen" goods. No one by a licensed reseller
can sale Volume Licenses, and they cannot be resold.


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safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

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chains and slavery? .... I know not what course others may take, but as
for me, give me liberty, or give me death! -Patrick Henry
 
R. McCarty said:
Downsizing generally means the reduction of work force (People),
not inventory.
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And even if the firm did have to sell of some of its computers, it
couldn't have legitimately sold off portions of its Volume License.


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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

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for me, give me liberty, or give me death! -Patrick Henry
 
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