My desktop needs to be reformatted, and I cant find the recovery disc. I have a valid copy and the code since its on the case of the dell...but i need a disc. hook a brotha up.

4/27/2007 7:41:26 PM

so i'm assuming xp home is no use to you?

not trying to be a douche cause i clearly see xp PRO in the title...but figured it was worth a shot

4/27/2007 8:41:22 PM

I dont know if the product key will work. but if no one has pro, i guess it wouldnt hurt to try.

4/27/2007 8:49:50 PM

search tech talk, theres a few threads of what to do if you lose your cd but actually have a valid key.

(hint you cant just borrow someones cd)

4/27/2007 8:51:21 PM

thats what im asking to do...borrow the cd.

4/27/2007 8:56:32 PM

That reminds me that I need to reload Windows on my desktop. Never got a recovery disk with it though, so clueless as to what to do. And I'll need to reload Office as well, but I've already used the three uses.

4/27/2007 9:31:34 PM

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"hint you cant just borrow someones cd"

meaning it wont work if that wasn't clear the first time. but don't take my word for it, go ahead and try it. assuming you have a key from dell, and someone gives you anything other than a non-oem xp pro cd...it just won't work.

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"there are a bunch of different version of windows xp: retail box upgrade oem msdn academic etc a key for a certain version of xp will not work when trying to install windows with the media from a different version (with rare exceptions). if he has an oem key (aka it came with his computer) then he needs to get that windows 9 in 1 i posted above and install with that...if he has no luck getting a restore cd or whatever from the vendor. i prefer using the windows 9 in 1 anyways tho, cause thats a clean install of xp. versus a compaq or whoever restore cd putting all kinds of crap on your pc which you in turn have to clean off...which leaves remnants behind slowing everything down etc "

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4/27/2007 10:45:18 PM

I've had plenty of success installing windows with different CDs, except for the OEM issue.

4/27/2007 11:55:02 PM

doesnt matter, i found it.

4/28/2007 2:34:42 AM