Hi everyone, I'm a Vista user, but i told my gf's sister I would help her
figure out what's wrong with her laptop, which runs on XP home. She either
didn't make or lost her system disks, and I need them to get her computer to
start so I can play with it. I obviously can't make any on my computer, but
I thought I could download what I needed. Is there somewhere I can do this?
Contact the manufacturers tech support for replacements.
dedmatt wrote:
> Hi everyone, I'm a Vista user, but i told my gf's sister I would help her
> figure out what's wrong with her laptop, which runs on XP home. She either
> didn't make or lost her system disks, and I need them to get her computer to
> start so I can play with it. I obviously can't make any on my computer, but
> I thought I could download what I needed. Is there somewhere I can do this?
dedmatt wrote:
> Hi everyone, I'm a Vista user, but i told my gf's sister I would help her
> figure out what's wrong with her laptop, which runs on XP home. She
> either
> didn't make or lost her system disks, and I need them to get her computer
> to
> start so I can play with it. I obviously can't make any on my computer,
> but
> I thought I could download what I needed. Is there somewhere I can do
> this?
most laptops have the
system preinstalled and
the makers provide restore
disks that can return the
machine back to its factory
state.
unfortunately the above
method wipes away the
old data.
perhaps your gf's sister's
girl friends have a win
xp cd you can borrow.
--
db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
"dedmatt"
<dedmatt@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message
news:B7DFEF10-47A4-4451-A13B-06708CCB86B2@microsoft.com...
> Hi everyone, I'm a Vista
> user, but i told my gf's
> sister I would help her
> figure out what's wrong with
> her laptop, which runs on XP
> home. She either
> didn't make or lost her
> system disks, and I need
> them to get her computer to
> start so I can play with it.
> I obviously can't make any
> on my computer, but
> I thought I could download
> what I needed. Is there
> somewhere I can do this?
" db ´¯`·.. ><)))º>` .. ." <databaseben at hotmail dot com> wrote in message
news:08315F49-9D19-4E1E-901A-E91E645231C9@microsoft.com...
> most laptops have the
> system preinstalled and
> the makers provide restore
> disks that can return the
> machine back to its factory
> state.
>
> unfortunately the above
> method wipes away the
> old data.
>
> perhaps your gf's sister's
> girl friends have a win
> xp cd you can borrow.
> --
>
> db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
>
>
> "dedmatt" <dedmatt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B7DFEF10-47A4-4451-A13B-06708CCB86B2@microsoft.com...
>> Hi everyone, I'm a Vista user, but i told my gf's sister I would help her
>> figure out what's wrong with her laptop, which runs on XP home. She
>> either
>> didn't make or lost her system disks, and I need them to get her computer
>> to
>> start so I can play with it. I obviously can't make any on my computer,
>> but
>> I thought I could download what I needed. Is there somewhere I can do
>> this?
>
Sure, there are places to download anything you want.
You just won't find out about it here.
Since you're using it to repair a duly licensed system,
you shouldn't get any legal whining...but you will...lots of it.
Try a more appropriate newsgroup.
>
> dedmatt wrote:
>> Hi everyone, I'm a Vista user, but i told my gf's sister I would help her
>> figure out what's wrong with her laptop, which runs on XP home. She
>> either
>> didn't make or lost her system disks, and I need them to get her
>> computer to
>> start so I can play with it. I obviously can't make any on my
>> computer, but
>> I thought I could download what I needed. Is there somewhere I can do
>> this?
>
"spamme0" <spamme9@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:gjeq5d$l4a$1@news.motzarella.org...
> Sure, there are places to download anything you want.
> You just won't find out about it here.
> Since you're using it to repair a duly licensed system,
> you shouldn't get any legal whining...but you will...lots of it.
> Try a more appropriate newsgroup.
I agree with that sentiment. If one is savvy enough, he or she can find
..iso files for virtually any installation disk. I don't see any ethical
problems with downloading them because the license (Product Key) is what
is important.
However, one must be sophisticated enough to avoid malware. I would
imagine a number of clueless newbs (and even others with more
experience) have downloaded malware this way. One way to be safe is to
verify the SHA-1 or MD5 hash.
Downloading System Disk 
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