Recovery CD's/DVD's

From: CGB (nospam_at_nospam.net)
Date: 07/31/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 23:32:33 -0400

My new HP computer with XP doesn't come with a disk containing the operating
system. Instead I can make "recovery CD's/DVD's." Anyone have any idea how
many CD's it takes to do this??

Thanks.

Chet

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