Windows install?

[Help?????]

I bought my pc 3-4 years ago and had so much junk on it that i wipe the
system clean but when i was reinstalling windows, i didnt have a cd because
it was already installed on my pc. so i had no os. so i had to use my
brothers old version of xp to install on my pc. is there anyway i can get the
version i had?, i have the prodcut key, certificate and all the info on the
back of my pc. any help would be great.

 

[Jeffrey W. Bowen]

Look at your pc's manual. There should be instructions for reinstalling your
system to factory specs from a hidden partition on the hard drive that
contains the install files. You may even have an option to make a install cd
as one of the options. You will want to do a "destructive" install which
will wipe out your brother's "old version of xp" off of your hard drive
before installing your original system.

If you have a HP computer, you have to press the "F10" key repeatedly during
boot up after the first screen appears. Here is a link that should give you
the necessary information you need to reinstall your system or obtain a
replacement recovery cd you can order on line for I think $12:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&docname=bph07145#bph07145_cp

If you have a Dell, the following link may help you. If it doesn't, go to
Dell's website and search through its support pages for help with
reinstalling your model's system. I believe there is also an option to have
Dell send you reinstallation cds and/or dvds for your system.

I hope this helps.
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[Jeffrey W. Bowen]

I'm sorry. Here is the dell link I forgot to include.

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins6400/en/om/trouble.htm#wp1064167

Again, I hope this helps.


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[Bill in Co.]

And if it's a Dell, I think it's F11 or Ctrl-F11 at bootup (can't remember
which).

 

[Richie Hardwick]

And if it's a Dell, I think it's F11 or Ctrl-F11 at bootup (can't remember
which).

And he owns a Dell <sigh>

Richie Hardwick

 

[Bill in Co.]

Yeah, but when you get to be my age (as in: remembering Edison and Bell),
you don't remember everything so well. I mean, it's been a LONG
time since I even considered that option - and it is a pretty drastic
action, ya know .

 

[inavlis]

Just to add to the fun.. you can press the thinkVantage button if you have a
thinkpad

 

[Richie Hardwick]

Yeah, but when you get to be my age (as in: remembering Edison and Bell),
you don't remember everything so well. I mean, it's been a LONG
time since I even considered that option - and it is a pretty drastic
action, ya know .

If you had read the SECOND post by Bowen (it was made immediately
after the post you replied to and a full hour before your reply),
there was a dell.support.com link to the instructions. It is
<CTRL><F11>

Richie Hardwick

 

[windmap]

I bought my pc 3-4 years ago and had so much junk on it that i wipe the
system clean but when i was reinstalling windows, i didnt have a cd because
it was already installed on my pc. so i had no os. so i had to use my
brothers old version of xp to install on my pc. is there anyway i can getthe
version i had?, i have the prodcut key, certificate and all the info on the
back of my pc. any help would be great.

Call the customer care of the respective product to obtain the cd.They
may some times charge you a small fee.