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| 690849 | 2008-07-21 07:07:00 | ok so i'ld have to reinstall windows. is it possible to get a cdkey online?And you are asking a Moderator this question? :rolleyes: Suggest you have another read of the forum rules. |
Jen (38) | ||
| 690850 | 2008-07-21 07:46:00 | Did it not come with one stuck on the bottom? If not then you will have to buy a new licence $$$ | gary67 (56) | ||
| 690851 | 2008-07-21 08:25:00 | As far as I know you could buy a product key from microsoft online which is fine (though you may have to prove to them you have a CD or something) | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 690852 | 2008-07-30 04:35:00 | I have a new idea for this. I have put the recovery portion (8gb) from my desktop to the public file (both connected through LAN) and will try recovery with that. it is vista home basic files too btw. but laptop is running vista premium (had installed before i bought, default with XP) Will this work? |
helpless random (11788) | ||
| 690853 | 2008-07-30 04:55:00 | No. For recovery CDs etc to work between machines they both have to have EXACTLY the same hardware AND the same OS. They also have to have the correct files burnt onto the correct CD/DVD. You can't run recovery from a network location. And then there's driver issues, licensing issues, windows update issues etc etc etc to sort out Best to just go out and buy a copy of XP. $155. (ascent.co.nz) |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 690854 | 2008-07-30 05:09:00 | i bought a second hand presario m2000 and want to know how to reformat it, it doesnt have the system recovery option at startup like my desktop. thanks Either you have Recovery CDs, a Recovery Partition or you will have to do it from scratch. You will have the WIndows COA on the PC somewhere, you will need an OEM copy of the exact O/S to boot and instalkl from, and use that COA. Then you will have to hunt for all the drivers - chipset, sound, LAN, VGA etc etc from the manufacturers website. And let that be a warning to you, always check second hand comes with everything it should do before buying. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 690855 | 2008-07-30 06:30:00 | The COA (Certificate Of Authenticity) sticker that has the product key number (a 25 character alphanumeric code) you'll need to reinstall whichever the original OS was on the laptop, looks like one of these (www.microsoft.com) and should be stuck on underneath the unit, you can then download your drivers from here (h10025.www1.hp.com), you'll need to check/input your product number (another sticker!) to get the right ones for your unit. | feersumendjinn (64) | ||
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