Most people will try to find a file named "Setup", "Install", or "Windows". The file you are looking for is called winnt Open this application and proceed with the instructions given. It will lead you through 5 simple phases that will wipe out your computer and reinstall the operating system. You should also make sure you have all the required software packages on CD to reinstall the drivers that will be wiped out during this process before you proceed.
Anonymous answered. You can usually bit torrent a fresh cd and sometimes you can even find it with the latest service pack SP3 for XP slipstreamed in. You cannot do this without the CD. You can retrieve your data by pulling the hard drive and attaching it to a working computer with a USB drive adapter. Then copy off your data. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Since this issues comes up several times a day and your system falls into the no boot category, why not start there and see if that helps?
Was the issue preceded by a power interruption, aborted restart, or improper shutdown? Many currently available PCs ship with reinstallation media.
I have an office full of business-class and high-end consumer machines from Dell and HP, purchased over a four-year period. Every one of them included reinstallation media in the box. When I recently evaluated three vintage consumer laptops from HP, Samsung, and Sony, I found reinstallation media in every box.
Some cheap consumer PCs don't include disks in the box. But every single PC sold with Windows preinstalled offers an easy way for the end user to create those recovery disks for literally pennies. The option is usually presented to the user as part of the initial setup and is included with the option to recover the PC from a hard drive partition. Here's what Sony's Recovery utility looks like:. This report includes as many details as I could uncover about the policies and procedures that each company follows for its products.
Page 2: Dell recovery and replacement policies. Page 3: HP recovery and replacement policies. Page 4: Acer, Lenovo, and Toshiba. Dell offered the best experience of any company for which I was able to complete a request. Surprisingly, I was able to request replacement media by filling in a form and supplying a service tag number. Within a few minutes, I had a confirmation e-mail. Less than 20 minutes after placing my order, I received another e-mail indicating that the product was about to be shipped.
This page and the two detailed pages for the individual backup programs offer detailed recovery instructions, both for restoring a system from a factory partition and for creating recovery media from that partition. You can also order discs from the same page. Fill in the form at the bottom, using the Service Tag number found on the Dell PC or your order number.
The only additional information you have to provide is your name and shipping address. No credit card information is required. Finally, you need to specify a reason, as shown here:. Dell limits customers to one set of backup discs containing the original factory-installed operating system. It also provides disks with device drivers and utilities specific to the system identified by the service tag, with this note:.
Please note that Dell will provide you the most up to date Resource disc available. This disc contains the latest drivers and diagnostic tools currently being shipped on new systems. The "Don't Repair" key is usually Esc. Delete your current XP installation. Select the NTFS hard drive option using the arrow keys, then press the "Delete" key usually D that's listed at the bottom of the screen.
This will indicate to Windows that you want to delete the selected installation. Press L when prompted. Doing so erases the hard drive and returns you to the installation menu. This will select your computer's hard drive as the installation point. Format your computer's hard drive. Doing so will set up the hard drive for a Windows installation.
This process will take several minutes to an hour depending on your hard drive's size. You can select the Quick option here as well, though your hard drive might be improperly formatted if you do so. Wait for your computer to restart. After the computer finishes formatting, it will restart into the user options setup window. Make sure that you don't press any keys until you arrive at the user options setup window.
Part 3. Click Next. It's in the bottom-right corner of the window. You can also click Customize Enter your name, then click Next. Your name goes in the "Name" text field. You can also add a business name in the "Organization" section. Enter your product key, then click Next. Type the character key that you retrieved earlier into the "Product Key" boxes. Add a password, then click Next.
Type your preferred password into the "Administrator password" and "Confirm password" text fields at the bottom of the window. You can also change your computer's name in the text field at the top of the window. Set a date and time zone, then click Next. Click the "Date" drop-down box, select the current date, and then repeat with the "Time" and "Time Zone" boxes.
Check the "Typical Settings" box, then click Next. This will cause Windows XP to install using default settings. Check the "No" box. It's at the top of the window. If your computer is part of a workgroup, you'll instead check the "Yes" box and enter your workgroup's address in the text box.
This will complete the installation setup process, at which point Windows XP will resume installing. You may have to wait for 30 minutes or so before the installation finishes.
It might be on a sticker on the bottom of your laptop if that's what you're using.
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