Recovery Disks will enable re-install of XP?

[jjbennoach]

Will the Recovery CDs bought from HP/Compaq actually allow me to
re-install the XP OS, or will the the unit still demand the actual XP
CDs to verify re-installation of the OS?

Supposedly, the OS CD that came with the unit is just the Windows XP
Home Edition Upgrade w/SP1.

The six floppy boot method just brings me to the point where it's
asking for the original XP installation disks.

I am working on a Compaq Presario S6020WM. It was caught in a 'setup
loop' - constantly rebooting into the setup, shutting down, and
starting the process over.

 

[Guest]

the recovery discs supplied with the unit will restore it to "factory state"
i.e as it was when first purchased, including the os