Re: Where's the Operating system?
- From: Joao <Joao@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:53:02 -0700
Thank you for all of your explainations.
So, if I take off my Hard Disk from the PC, bye bye XP installation, isn't it?
"Harry" wrote:
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Joao wrote:
Hello. I've got a HP Pavillion Desktop. The installation files of Windows XP
is somehow kept in some place inside the computer, because I can format the
whole HD DISK (including erasing partitions) and installing the XP without a
CD/DVD or other data media. I just choose the BIOS setup after restarting and
install it. My question is:
Where are those installation files in the pc and how the manufacturer used
to store them?
There should be a hidden partition where an __image__ (and not the XP
install
media) is stored. When you boot from a menu to restore your PC,
a restore program is invoked, and your C: drive is restored with the
image.
You can use a partition manager to unhide the hidden partition; and
hence backup
the image to DVD media.
PowerQuest Partition Manager, Acronis Disk Director are just a couple
of
commercial partition managers.
There are some free partition managers too; just google "free
partition manager".
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