Computer Virus Help, Part 2

[methodwriter85]

Okay, so I took my computer to the ITech department at my school. They told me that the Windows Recovery boot is damaged, and they can't do anything without a Windows XP operating system disk. Problem is that I don't have my disks with me. I could ask my sister...but, err...I'm saving that for a last resort. Do you know where I could find a cheap, certified copy of Windows XP for a Dell laptop? It looks like the only thing they can do now is completely wipe the drive and reformat because the Recovery drive is damaged.

[Eddy]

Okay, so I took my computer to the ITech department at my school. They told me that the Windows Recovery boot is damaged, and they can't do anything without a Windows XP operating system disk. Problem is that I don't have my disks with me. I could ask my sister...but, err...I'm saving that for a last resort. Do you know where I could find a cheap, certified copy of Windows XP for a Dell laptop? It looks like the only thing they can do now is completely wipe the drive and reformat because the Recovery drive is damaged.

 

I may be wrong, but as I remember, the original disk is needed during the recovery process -- kind of a validation thing. Certainly worth the effort though to try with another XP disk.

 

Good luck