Re: xp home setup cd

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From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/23/04 

Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 19:50:33 -0400

Hi Mitch,

First, what is the problem?

Second, a retail disk may not have needed drivers for your system, I would
not recommend using it for a reinstall. Whether or not to use the Recovery
Console depends on exactly what's wrong. 

-- 
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"mitch inWI" <mitch inWI@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:016FDB03-DAA3-450F-9FF1-D76A2360EB45@microsoft.com...
>
> I got a prepackaged system from bestbuy last year ..it did not come w/xp
> home setup cd.
> can I just use another xp home setup cd to help w/ my problem???will it 
> work
> on my system??
> non destructive system restore wont work
> safemode of any kind wont work
> I havent tried the other restore where you lose everything yet.....
> If I get the xp cd maybe I can get to the recovery console and Repair that
> way??
> I am on my laptop now and cant get my desktop to boot to where I can do
> anything..I am sure its a viral thing,but cant get on to remove it
>

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