prblem with xp cd

**Chandan** · 16-Mar-2007, 06:23 AM

I am having windows xp bootable disk but that doesn't work when i insert it during booting.

.The same have been used by my other friends for installation

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Plz if anybody is having any solution mail me at chandanpuggal@gmail.com

**rajan** · 03-Oct-2008, 02:32 AM

You've got pretty much zero chance of getting one for free.

Aside from the fact that would be software piracy, a recovery CD is very different from an install CD. A recovery CD restores the current installed version of Windows, and you usually get these with a computer system that is pre-loaded with Win XP (often distributed by companies such as HP)

If you paid a few $ extra when you bought your computer, you might have got a full reinstall CD - this is just an OEM copy of Windows XP. If you need to reinstall Windows and you don't have a CD or a Windows Key, you'll need to buy a new copy.

Realistically though, $80 is quite cheap for a copy of Windows.

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16-Mar-2007, 06:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
Chandan Fix my Error! Posts: 1 Join Date: Jan 2007 Rep Power: 0 IM:	prblem with xp cd I am having windows xp bootable disk but that doesn't work when i insert it during booting..The same have been used by my other friends for installation... Plz if anybody is having any solution mail me at chandanpuggal@gmail.com

03-Oct-2008, 02:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
rajan Fix my Error! Posts: 3 Join Date: Oct 2008 Rep Power: 0 IM:	Re: prblem with xp cd You've got pretty much zero chance of getting one for free. Aside from the fact that would be software piracy, a recovery CD is very different from an install CD. A recovery CD restores the current installed version of Windows, and you usually get these with a computer system that is pre-loaded with Win XP (often distributed by companies such as HP) If you paid a few $ extra when you bought your computer, you might have got a full reinstall CD - this is just an OEM copy of Windows XP. If you need to reinstall Windows and you don't have a CD or a Windows Key, you'll need to buy a new copy. Realistically though, $80 is quite cheap for a copy of Windows. _______________

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