Re: How to factory restore without XP disk

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Does it have a rcovery partition?
You can wipe everything, but unless you have a installation disk or recovery
media you will end up with a door stop

"Sarge" <Sarge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I just bought a computer from a guy on Craig's List. There is all kinds of
junk on it. I have the sticker for Windows XP on the bottom of the laptop
but no XP disk. Can I basically wipe everything out without having the
disk?


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