I can't get passed this message, though. I can boot floppys, but the
laptop I am on now does not have a floppy drive, so I cannot download
the start-up disks...

DatabaseBen wrote:
> this sounds like an issue
> required to be addressed by
> the pc maker...
>
> check out the parent website
> for faq's or technical support .
>
> you might have a hidden
> partition with the installation files.
>
> <creativeman313@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:1167340069.678542.52510@42g2000cwt.googlegrou ps.com...
> > HI, I was just doing a system recovery on my C drive on my XP desktop.
> > After using CD 1, I put in CD2 like it asked, then it came up with an
> > error like: disk not compatable or something like the disk won't work
> > (even though it was the correct disk!). Now when I boot up my desktop,
> > it tells me that there is No Operating System found. PLEASE help in
> > this problem- I would like to re-install Windows XP, but I do not have
> > XP install disks because the computer came loaded with XP.
> > *BTW- the computer has a D drive, I'm not sure if there are windows
> > backup files on it, but C is the OS drive. THANK YOU!!!!
> >