I have Gateway CX210X tablet PC. My recovery CD does not work.
Actually it works in my friend's laptop, but not in mine. So I have
"Windows XP Tablet PC Edition KEY" but I don't have Installation CD.
How can I get the Windows XP tablet PC edition CD? I hope you
understand my question.

If you don't have the proper recovery media, and can't create it through the
operating system (usually Gateway has a mechanism to do so) you need to
contact Gateway for replacement media.
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<tasomaniac******.com> wrote in message
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>I have Gateway CX210X tablet PC. My recovery CD does not work.
> Actually it works in my friend's laptop, but not in mine. So I have
> "Windows XP Tablet PC Edition KEY" but I don't have Installation CD.
> How can I get the Windows XP tablet PC edition CD? I hope you
> understand my question.
>

tasomaniac******.com wrote:
> I have Gateway CX210X tablet PC. My recovery CD does not work.
> Actually it works in my friend's laptop, but not in mine. So I have
> "Windows XP Tablet PC Edition KEY" but I don't have Installation CD.
> How can I get the Windows XP tablet PC edition CD? I hope you
> understand my question.
>

Technically, since you have a valid XP Tablet PC key, you have a license
to run Tablet PC OS. In this case anhywhere you can find the OS Disk
will work (MSDN, etc.) - just be sure to use your legal key.

No doubt you will have the need for custom drivers from the gateway site
- validate that they are available before the attempt. If not, do as
Chris H. says and contact the manufacturer for Recovery Media. (And
this is very good advice, definitely the least painful and complete, but
not absolutely required if the optional drivers are available as
downloads, etc.)

Then, after you install the OS, you get to play the service pack game. ;)

This isn't quite right. An XP product key is tied to a specific type of
media. In other words, an MSDN copy requires an MSDN key, an OEM number
requires an OEM disk and a retail key will only work with retail media.
There may be some exceptions, but it's true as far as I've seen since
release.
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Terri Stratton
Microsoft Featured Community
http://thetabletpc.net
Forums - http://forums.mobilepcworld.net
Microsoft Windows MVP- Tablet PC

"xTenn" <xTennREMOVETHISPART@tds.net> wrote in message
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> tasomaniac******.com wrote:
>> I have Gateway CX210X tablet PC. My recovery CD does not work.
>> Actually it works in my friend's laptop, but not in mine. So I have
>> "Windows XP Tablet PC Edition KEY" but I don't have Installation CD.
>> How can I get the Windows XP tablet PC edition CD? I hope you
>> understand my question.
>>
>
> Technically, since you have a valid XP Tablet PC key, you have a license
> to run Tablet PC OS. In this case anhywhere you can find the OS Disk will
> work (MSDN, etc.) - just be sure to use your legal key.
>
> No doubt you will have the need for custom drivers from the gateway site -
> validate that they are available before the attempt. If not, do as Chris
> H. says and contact the manufacturer for Recovery Media. (And this is
> very good advice, definitely the least painful and complete, but not
> absolutely required if the optional drivers are available as downloads,
> etc.)
>
> Then, after you install the OS, you get to play the service pack game. ;)
>
>

terri wrote:
> This isn't quite right. An XP product key is tied to a specific type of
> media. In other words, an MSDN copy requires an MSDN key, an OEM number
> requires an OEM disk and a retail key will only work with retail media.
> There may be some exceptions, but it's true as far as I've seen since
> release.


Actually I would have to agree with you for MSDN 2004 forward. Prior to
that I believe the keys were not unique between product families, IIRC.

IF that is not the case I may learn something here.

You could be right. It's been years since I've installed anything other
than Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2 before that.
--
Terri Stratton
Microsoft Featured Community
http://thetabletpc.net
Forums - http://forums.mobilepcworld.net
Microsoft Windows MVP- Tablet PC

"xTenn" <xTennREMOVETHISPART@tds.net> wrote in message
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> terri wrote:
>> This isn't quite right. An XP product key is tied to a specific type of
>> media. In other words, an MSDN copy requires an MSDN key, an OEM number
>> requires an OEM disk and a retail key will only work with retail media.
>> There may be some exceptions, but it's true as far as I've seen since
>> release.
>
>
> Actually I would have to agree with you for MSDN 2004 forward. Prior to
> that I believe the keys were not unique between product families, IIRC.
>
> IF that is not the case I may learn something here.

OEM keys have been different from retail/msdn keys since as far back as
Windows 95.

--
Josh Einstein (Tablet PC MVP)
Einstein Technologies
Tablet Enhancements for Outlook - Try it free: www.tabletoutlook.com


"terri" <terri@no.mvps.spam.org> wrote in message
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> You could be right. It's been years since I've installed anything other
> than Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2 before that.
> --
> Terri Stratton
> Microsoft Featured Community
> http://thetabletpc.net
> Forums - http://forums.mobilepcworld.net
> Microsoft Windows MVP- Tablet PC
>
> "xTenn" <xTennREMOVETHISPART@tds.net> wrote in message
> news:uGzhXb1hHHA.5008@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> terri wrote:
>>> This isn't quite right. An XP product key is tied to a specific type of
>>> media. In other words, an MSDN copy requires an MSDN key, an OEM number
>>> requires an OEM disk and a retail key will only work with retail media.
>>> There may be some exceptions, but it's true as far as I've seen since
>>> release.
>>
>>
>> Actually I would have to agree with you for MSDN 2004 forward. Prior to
>> that I believe the keys were not unique between product families, IIRC.
>>
>> IF that is not the case I may learn something here.
>

"Josh Einstein" <josh@einsteintech.net> wrote in message
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> retail/msdn keys >

I was under the impression that therein lies the split, and add in the
volume license keys, which now is also incompatible from each other as well.