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Where to get a boot disk for XP?
A 2004 HP PC with Win XP has stopped booting up. Its only used by my 7th grader but I'd like to recover it. I can't find my boot/recovery disk.
Is one available from MS or a RELIABLE third party that I could burn to a CD/DVD?
Or, any other suggestions?
Is one available from MS or a RELIABLE third party that I could burn to a CD/DVD?
Or, any other suggestions?
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Maybe I'm confused, but there is nothing wrong with using a "borrowed" XP Cd to use just to boot to the recovery console. You are not installing the os or repairing it.
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OK, I will work with some of these suggestions this evening after work. I'll reply back and report what I was able to accomplish.
Leew is correct from a technical stance *if* you were to use it to install the OS. Personally, I dont see a problem in using it from the Recovery Console etc...
I had a long talk with a licensing specialist, and they told me that they considered a FULL license, to be the ORIGINAL CD/booklet/sticker etc.... Ridiculous I know.....
I had a long talk with a licensing specialist, and they told me that they considered a FULL license, to be the ORIGINAL CD/booklet/sticker etc.... Ridiculous I know.....
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Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.
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With OEM copies (as this is almost certainly an OEM copy) you must contact the OEM - they are the ones responsible for supporting the system.
However, if you just want to recover the data, you can get an enclosure and put the drive in it and attach it to another system to read the data off it - ASSUMING the drive itself hasn't failed.