XP installation disk

[JANET]

I had to buy a new hard drive, but I can't find an
installation disk for Windows XP (it was pre-installed
when I purchased the computer). Anyone know how I can get
one?

 

[purplehaz]

Call your oem(the maker of the computer). They are required to give you some
means to restore the computer back to factory condition. This may be by
means of a restore cd or a real xp cd or xp installed on a hidden partition
on the original drive.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You'll have to purchase a "full version" of Windows XP.
Apparently, your old hard drive contained a "hidden partition"
which is a Windows XP recovery method. You cannot access
this "hidden partition" now, nor can it be transferred to a new
hard drive.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I had to buy a new hard drive, but I can't find an
| installation disk for Windows XP (it was pre-installed
| when I purchased the computer). Anyone know how I can get
| one?

 

[Ken Blake]

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I had to buy a new hard drive, but I can't find an
installation disk for Windows XP (it was pre-installed
when I purchased the computer). Anyone know how I can get
one?

Contact the company who sold it to you. They may be willing to
help you.