Trying to re-install Windows XP Home Edition

Hi, I'm trying to if I can, re-install windows XP Home Edition on my
girlfriends laptop. Windows XP came pre-loaded on her computer and we can not
find a installation cd or anything that refers to re-installing XP. Is there
anything I can do to accomplish this? I remember a long time ago with a
desktop unit I purchased, that customer support told me that there is a
folder in the windows directory (I386) which holds the setup files for
windows... Is this true and if you can provide any additional help it will be
greatly appreciated...

jagedstone wrote:
> Hi, I'm trying to if I can, re-install windows XP Home Edition on my
> girlfriends laptop. Windows XP came pre-loaded on her computer and
> we can not find a installation cd or anything that refers to
> re-installing XP. Is there anything I can do to accomplish this? I
> remember a long time ago with a desktop unit I purchased, that
> customer support told me that there is a folder in the windows
> directory (I386) which holds the setup files for windows... Is this
> true and if you can provide any additional help it will be greatly
> appreciated...

Make/Model of the laptop?

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Is the Laptop a known make?
Anything on their help pages on using the recovery patition?

"jagedstone" <jagedstone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2D35F27C-01FF-4315-A446-6CFDFC95400D@microsoft.com...
> Hi, I'm trying to if I can, re-install windows XP Home Edition on my
> girlfriends laptop. Windows XP came pre-loaded on her computer and we can
> not
> find a installation cd or anything that refers to re-installing XP. Is
> there
> anything I can do to accomplish this? I remember a long time ago with a
> desktop unit I purchased, that customer support told me that there is a
> folder in the windows directory (I386) which holds the setup files for
> windows... Is this true and if you can provide any additional help it will
> be
> greatly appreciated...

The laptop is a handme down from her parents and it is a "Great Quality" "mx
3203" I think its a "fry's Electronics" brand. Couldn't find anything on
their website though...

Thanks for the response, you help is appreciated...

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> jagedstone wrote:
> > Hi, I'm trying to if I can, re-install windows XP Home Edition on my
> > girlfriends laptop. Windows XP came pre-loaded on her computer and
> > we can not find a installation cd or anything that refers to
> > re-installing XP. Is there anything I can do to accomplish this? I
> > remember a long time ago with a desktop unit I purchased, that
> > customer support told me that there is a folder in the windows
> > directory (I386) which holds the setup files for windows... Is this
> > true and if you can provide any additional help it will be greatly
> > appreciated...
>
> Make/Model of the laptop?
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>

I believe that unless the I386 folder is a copy of the origonal xp
installation cd then it cannot be done.

"jagedstone" <jagedstone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> The laptop is a handme down from her parents and it is a "Great Quality"
> "mx
> 3203" I think its a "fry's Electronics" brand. Couldn't find anything on
> their website though...
>
> Thanks for the response, you help is appreciated...
>
> "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
>
>> jagedstone wrote:
>> > Hi, I'm trying to if I can, re-install windows XP Home Edition on my
>> > girlfriends laptop. Windows XP came pre-loaded on her computer and
>> > we can not find a installation cd or anything that refers to
>> > re-installing XP. Is there anything I can do to accomplish this? I
>> > remember a long time ago with a desktop unit I purchased, that
>> > customer support told me that there is a folder in the windows
>> > directory (I386) which holds the setup files for windows... Is this
>> > true and if you can provide any additional help it will be greatly
>> > appreciated...
>>
>> Make/Model of the laptop?
>>
>> --
>> Shenan Stanley
>> MS-MVP
>> --
>> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>
>>
>>