My Computer

[Alex H]

Yesterday i wanted to format my computer/re-install everything. I had my
product key windows cd and all the other cds ready, and had made back ups of
everything. I deleted the partition, went to format it, and it died on me, so
i tried the "quick" method i think it was called. This worked in that it got
past the formatting stage but then broke down when it was copying the files
over, so i took the cd out to clean it, and it had a large crack from the
center to about half an inch inwards. So i'm pretty much screwed for a
windows cd(Windows Home Edition, 2002 version?). I was trying to get in
contact with Microsoft to seek their advice, but apparently i have to pay £46
for an email response... So i was wondering whether the helpful souls of the
internet would be able to help me. Thanks.

Sorry about the essay, if you need further details, just ask.

 

[Alex H]

Having done some browsing, am i about to be told to contact my manufacturer
for another restore cd?

Is there another method other than this?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Yesterday i wanted to format my computer/re-install everything. I
had my product key windows cd and all the other cds ready, and had
made back ups of everything. I deleted the partition, went to
format it, and it died on me, so i tried the "quick" method i
think it was called. This worked in that it got past the
formatting stage but then broke down when it was copying the files
over, so i took the cd out to clean it, and it had a large crack
from the center to about half an inch inwards. So i'm pretty much
screwed for a windows cd(Windows Home Edition, 2002 version?). I
was trying to get in contact with Microsoft to seek their advice,
but apparently i have to pay £46 for an email response... So i was
wondering whether the helpful souls of the internet would be able
to help me. Thanks.

Sorry about the essay, if you need further details, just ask.

Having done some browsing, am i about to be told to contact my
manufacturer for another restore cd?

Is there another method other than this?

Any copy of the Windows XP Home Edition of the same type...

If it is an OEM Windows XP Home Edition product key - a generic OEM Windows
XP Home Edition CD should work. If it s a retail Windows XP Home Edition
product key, a retail Windows XP Home Edition CD should work. If it is an
OEM of Windows XP Home Edition SP2b product key, a generic OEM CD of Windows
XP Home Edition SP2b should work.

Borrow from a fried, use the backup ISO image you should have made of the CD
or the backup CD you should have made, borrow from a co-worker, see if a
computer-oriented friend has a copy, etc.

Excluding SP2b - if you can get ahold of a rtail or generic OEM CD version
of Windows XP Home Edition, it can be modified (making a new CD based of
that one and editing the setupp.ini) to accept the product key you have. In
other words - if all you can find is a retail copy of Windows XP Home
Edition and you need an OEM, you can copy all the files to disk, get the
boot image off the original, edit the setupp.ini file just so, create a new
Cbootable CD based off everything on disk now and the new CD can use the OEM
product key. Same idea for an OEM CD and retail keys. SP2b throws a new
wrench in there - because it is a different set of product keys, if I
recall.

 

[Alex H]

"should have made" ^-^

thankyou very much, i shall try to do just that