Obtain a copy of WinXp installation disc?

[Guest]

Is it possible to obtain a copy of WinXp installation disc from microsoft or
your notebook's manufacture company? I have the Averatec Notebook with Win
XP Home Edition, two days ago my notebook couldn't load as usual and with the
errors message saying something like missing important files.... and I
couldn't run the system recovery from another partition console either... I
called averatec, the only solution is to send them my notebook and they will
recover for me but will charge me a hundred something... Of course, i dont
want to spend anymore money on that... However, another soultion I know is
to boot the XP installation disc and reinstall the windows... so i am
wondering, since I bought the notebook which means I also purchased a copy of
the WinXp OS.. my question as stated above, is it possible to obtain a copy
of WinXp installation disc from microsoft or your notebook's manufacture
company?

Thanks!~

 

[Tom Willett]

If your computer came with OEM Windows pre-installed, you need to contact
the manufacturer for a replacement disk.

| Is it possible to obtain a copy of WinXp installation disc from microsoft
or
| your notebook's manufacture company? I have the Averatec Notebook with
Win
| XP Home Edition, two days ago my notebook couldn't load as usual and with
the
| errors message saying something like missing important files.... and I
| couldn't run the system recovery from another partition console either...
I
| called averatec, the only solution is to send them my notebook and they
will
| recover for me but will charge me a hundred something... Of course, i
dont
| want to spend anymore money on that... However, another soultion I know
is
| to boot the XP installation disc and reinstall the windows... so i am
| wondering, since I bought the notebook which means I also purchased a copy
of
| the WinXp OS.. my question as stated above, is it possible to obtain a
copy
| of WinXp installation disc from microsoft or your notebook's manufacture
| company?
|
| Thanks!~

 

[Gordon]

If your computer came with OEM Windows pre-installed, you need to contact
the manufacturer for a replacement disk

Not necessarily. ANY OEM copy of XP will work. It's the Licence key that's
important, not the disk....

 

[David B.]

I think his point was that Microsoft will not likely provide him with a disk
as it is OEM and support is provided by the mfg, but yours was a good point
to add.