Re: Can't find it - Help please.

How To Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q305595

How to use System files to create a boot disk to guard against being unable to start Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q314079

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<justme@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:20060628233725.200$a8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
About three weeks ago I purchased a used /rebuilt HP Pavilion from a
dealer. It came preloaded with Win-XP w/SP2. No CD came with it.

I wanted to burn a start-up cd in case of any trouble. I couldn't find any
instructions in the help files or any place in the folders that listed
instructions for users. I even got a copy of Win XP For Dummies but there
was nothing in it either (that I could find).

After about a week and a half I was on line in the middle of something I
couldn't stop and got a dialog box advising me to make a cd to restore (I
think it said) windows in case of trouble. Just what I wanted but I had to
click on "remind me later" so I wouldn't lose what I was doing.

I have not been reminded and still can't find anything.

I am a very old man and a novice at this kind of thing. My old pc ran on
Win98SE. I had two start-up disks that were provided by the tech who built
the pc for me and didn't have to worry about making one.

Can anyone help me? Where can I find the instructions for burning the cd? I
just know the stupid thing will crash or something and leave me with no way
to get back on and save my files.

TIA.

jm

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