Re: Restore Disk and System Disk -- are they the same?

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Morning Li'l Roberto,

I don't want to beat a dead horse to death but if I would put the first disk
of the Restore Disks Compaq sent me into the computer would it start
restoring right away or would it give me the option to explore what's on the
disk and decide what to do first?

Thanks and regards,

2harts4ever
--
" ... Nuff Said. Keep Smiling Because I''''m Smiling Too!"


"Li'l Roberto" wrote:

>
> "2harts4ever" <2harts4ever@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:9474E51B-CD96-4624-9726-9B7C77CFD0DF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Good morning,
> >
> > I recently had to move up to WinXP Home on a Compaq Presario after saying
> > goodbye to my trusty Packard Bell running Win95a.
> >
> > My WinXP Home came preinstalled on the computer and I had no WinXP Home CD
> > Disk as a backup.
> >
> > I contacted Compaq and they immediately sent me a set of Backup Disks in
> > case the 'System Restore' on the computer wasn't available for one reason
> > or
> > the other.
> >
> > I have yet to put them into the computer to see what they consist of. I
> > am
> > not experiencing any problems and I don't want to create any by doing
> > something I am not sure of.
> >
> > I am just curious is this set of disks is what I would use if I had to
> > reinstall WinXP Home?
> >
> > Thanks and regards,
> >
> > 2harts4ever
> > --
> > " ... Nuff Said. Keep Smiling Because I''m Smiling Too!"
>
> Those CDs will restore your machine to either
> 1. same condition as when you received it from the factory
> 2. repair the XP system files same as above, but leave all your
> existing data intact [hopefully]
> Make sure you understand these processes before embarking .
>
> rgds
> Li'l Roberto
>
>
>
.

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