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Formatting a harddisk without original Windows XP disk

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by akfak, Apr 9, 2008.

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  1. akfak

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    I have just acquired an old laptop that has a lot of old crap on it that I can't get rid of. It really needs a good fresh start to get going.

    From the research I've done it seems that the best way to do it is to format the hard drive. I don't have the original Windows XP CD, though...or any other driver CDs for that matter. I do have, however, all the software CDs for my new desktop computer I purchased.

    Do you think it's possible to use the Windows XP CD I have for my new computer? Any other suggestions for what I can do?

    Thanks.
     
    akfak, Apr 9, 2008
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