methodwriter85 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 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. Link to comment
Eddy Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 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 Link to comment
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