WINXP,HP Comp.,No Winxp disks, how do Setup?

[Ritter 197]

A friend of mine just called. He has a HP 4200+ CPU (about 1 year old) and
just got a message that he needs to go to Windows Setup and use the Repair
action.

How can he do that since Windows XP was installed by HP and he does not have
the Windows XP installation disks?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

A friend of mine just called. He has a HP 4200+ CPU (about 1 year
old) and just got a message that he needs to go to Windows Setup
and use the Repair action.

How can he do that since Windows XP was installed by HP and he does
not have the Windows XP installation disks?

Your post was answered in another group.

One disadvantage of multiposting as opposed to crossposting is that you have
to check all newsgroups to which you originally posted and each one may have
a different set of answers. For example - this case.

Please check your other posting(s) for the answers i know you have been
given already.

 

[Chad Grobels]

A friend of mine just called. He has a HP 4200+ CPU (about 1 year old)
and just got a message that he needs to go to Windows Setup and use the
Repair action.

How can he do that since Windows XP was installed by HP and he does not
have the Windows XP installation disks?

Search for the i386 directory on the C: drive. Usually in C:\WINDOWS\i386

Once you find it go to start - run and tyoe in regedit

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup
Data Type: REG_SZ [String Value] / Value Name: SourcePath
Value Data: [Enter the location where you copied the \i386 folder]
Example: A valid entry would be D:\I386
Modify/Create the Value Name [SourcePath] according to the Value Data
listed above.
Exit Registry and Reboot