Re: Product Recovery

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From: Will Denny (willdenny_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/04/04 

Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 14:12:09 +0100

Hi

Try contacting your laptop supplier. If WinDVD was installed on your laptop
when you purchased it, I would have thought that a backup CD would have been
provided. 

-- 
Will Denny
MVP - Windows Shell/User
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"Surojeet" <Surojeet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:DA431BBF-B89E-489F-A165-23252504EE2D@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Will!!!
>
> Unfortunately I did not receive any other CDs apart from the Product
> Recovery CDs. CAn you advise further?
>
> Much appreciated!
>
> "Will Denny" wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I don't think that WinDVD will be on the same disk as XP is on.  Recovery
>> disks can differ from one to the next, but will ormally only contain the
>> Operating System.  WinDVD will more than likely be a separate disk that 
>> your
>> PC supplier included.  If you try to use your 'Recovery' disk, it could
>> erase everything on your hard disk.
>>
>> -- 
>>
>> Will Denny
>> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>> Please reply to the News Groups
>>
>>
>> "Surojeet" <Surojeet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:B2C45F44-90D7-4281-80BE-1253336FF528@microsoft.com...
>> > Thanks Denny!! I would more imprtantly like to know whether the 
>> > contents
>> > of
>> > my hard drive (data/software) will be erased when  I run the product
>> > recovery
>> > CD.
>> >
>> > Pls advise.
>> >
>> > "Will Denny" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi
>> >>
>> >> Have a look through the CDs you received with your laptop, there may 
>> >> be
>> >> one
>> >> for WinDVD, from which you can reinstall.
>> >>
>> >> -- 
>> >>
>> >> Will Denny
>> >> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>> >> Please reply to the News Groups
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Surojeet" <Surojeet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:7FEDBD26-BD79-4BED-915A-8FF2075F7527@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I have a Toshiba satellite 1950 series laptop running on Windows XP. 
>> >> >I
>> >> >have
>> >> > accidentaly removed the WIN DVD software and I wish to reinstall it
>> >> > now.
>> >> > Can
>> >> > I do this by running the Product recovery CD? If so, when I run 
>> >> > this,
>> >> > will
>> >> > it
>> >> > erase all the existing software (that I installed on my laptop 
>> >> > since)
>> >> > and
>> >> > data on my laptop?
>> >> >
>> >> > -- 
>> >> > Thanks,
>> >> > Surojeet
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

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