WHEN XP IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND IT CAME WITH THE COMPUTER, IS THERE ANY
WAY TO GET IT REINSTALLED WITHOUT GOING OUT AND BUYING A CD

"frsjr" <frsjr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> WHEN XP IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND IT CAME WITH THE COMPUTER, IS THERE
> ANY
> WAY TO GET IT REINSTALLED WITHOUT GOING OUT AND BUYING A CD


Firstly, please turn off your caps lock. It's the Usenet equivalent of
shouting. the vendor who sold you the computer is legally bound to supply
you with a way to return the machine to the state which it came from the
factory. read your User manual.

"frsjr" <frsjr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> WHEN XP IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND IT CAME WITH THE COMPUTER, IS THERE
> ANY
> WAY TO GET IT REINSTALLED WITHOUT GOING OUT AND BUYING A CD

Your keyboard is not working properly, everything you type is upper case,
this is considered "shouting" and makes messages somewhat difficult to read.

Did you get some type of restore disk with your computer? The computer
maker should have provided you with some method of restoring your system,
many do not provide Windows CDs but do provide restore CDs.

frsjr wrote:
> WHEN XP IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND IT CAME WITH THE COMPUTER, IS
> THERE ANY WAY TO GET IT REINSTALLED WITHOUT GOING OUT AND BUYING A
> CD

Please refrain from using all capital letters for your postings in the
future.
It is difficult to read and some feel you are screaming at them when that is
not likely your intention.

Your system manufacturer (those who built/sold the computer to you) is
required (if selling an OS with the system) to provide you with a method to
restore the system to the state it was in when you purchased it.

For some - this means supplying a useful Windows XP Installation CD and
assorted application installation CDs. (Or DVDs) For others, this means a
less useful/easier to become completely useless restore partition. Some mix
the two and make you burn your own restore CD/DVDs (not actually
installation CDs - but it contains an image of your machine as it was sold)
when you feel like it.

You need to find out what methods your OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)
provided to you and follow their instructions.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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"frsjr" wrote:

> WHEN XP IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND IT CAME WITH THE COMPUTER, IS THERE ANY
> WAY TO GET IT REINSTALLED WITHOUT GOING OUT AND BUYING A CD

Sometimes they have a backup ...if you computer is from Dell press during
the bios download Ctrl key and F11 at the same time. is very dificult
procedure try many times.

frsjr wrote:
> WHEN XP IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND IT CAME WITH THE COMPUTER, IS THERE ANY
> WAY TO GET IT REINSTALLED WITHOUT GOING OUT AND BUYING A CD


Certainly. Simply follow the recovery instructions provided by the
computer's manufacturer. Hint: Check the manual that came with the
computer.

Also, please unstick your CapsLock key. Posting in all caps, as
you have done, is the Usenet equivalent of shouting, and is considered
very rude by a large number of people. More importantly, posting in all
caps makes the post harder to read, further reducing your chances of
getting help; a great many people won't even try to read such a message.
If you really want help, simply comply with the dictates of common
courtesy and the conventions of the milieu.


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frsjr wrote:

> WHEN XP IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND IT CAME WITH THE COMPUTER, IS
> THERE ANY WAY TO GET IT REINSTALLED WITHOUT GOING OUT AND BUYING A CD


Ouch! Please don't yell at us. We can hear you if you type normally, in
mixed case.

OEM vendors are required by their agreement with Microsoft to give you a
means of reinstalling, should it be necessary. They can do this in one of
three ways:

1. An OEM copy of Windows
2. A restore CD
3. A hidden partition on your drive, with restore information.

If you don't have 1 or 2, you should have 3, but you should contact your
vendor to find out.

Personally, I find both 2 and 3 unacceptable (especially 3; a hard drive
crash can leave you with nothing), and would never choose to buy a computer
that came with an operating system unless I got a complete generic
installation CD for that operating system.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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