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Recovery disk for a Thinkpad R30

Hello all!

I have recently bought a used Thinkpad R30 for my niece, as I was looking for something of quality for not much $$.

However something has gone corrupt with it and I need to reload the operating system. It has an XP Pro sticker on it, so I thought, I could reload XP Pro fro a disk I have. No dice... it did'nt recognize the serial number as it wasn't an "IBM" version of XP. (The sticker has IBM on it in small letters). So I'm between a rock and a hard place...how can I get ahold of the recovery disk(s)? It was bought through a company that deal in getting computers from companies after they come off of lease, and they have been no help at all.

I would greatly appreciated any help.

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You would have to buy a copy of XP. Or, as you have found, there are multiple versions of XP and multiple license options for XP. If you feel like doing some trial and error work, borrow copies from friends and see if one will work with your key. So long as you use the CD key on your laptop you are within the requirements of the licensing agreement. Likely you need an OEM version and then it will have to be the same version XPhome/XPpro/w SP1/ w SP2 /no service pack.

tim_qui

Look here too;

http://www.bootdisk.com/

tim_qui

Try this and use your key;

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=535d248d-5e10-49b5-b80c-0a0205368124&displaylang=en

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>> something of quality for not much $$ << :-))

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Cool!!! I have never bought anything off of ebay, but the sellers feedback is very good...so here goes!

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