Re: Boot disk needed

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Many thanks for this. My laptop was shipped with only a recovery disk
(which I have subsequently mislaid:-(((((((( ) - where would I go
about getting my hands on a Windows XP Home Edition OEM CD ? Would
this mean sourcing a fresh copy of the disk ?

 How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
 http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

 How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP
 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315341

You will need a Windows XP Home Edition OEM CD - with SP3 integrated would
probably be best.  It is not (as you put it so dramatically) a "nuclear
option" - as a repair installa should leave everything intact - just...
repaired.  ;-)
.

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