Help Reinstalling XP with no CD

[noe159]

I am trying to Reinstall XP, i cannot find the so called 386 Directory
(Folder) on my Hard Disk. This is an HP Pavillion desktop and XP came
preinstalled and i did not get a CD. I have the XP cd key. This desktop does
not have a floppy drive either so i cant make boot disk. Ive also tried
hitting f10 during boot up which shows as the key to enter recovery mode but
i just get beeping sound and every time I press it and it does nothing but
boot up as normal.How can i reinstall it.

 

[Mick Murphy]

RE: Help Reinstalling XP with no CD

Contact HP re how to reinstall throught your Recovery Partition.
If no results, get HP to send you OEM XP recovery disk, at a minimal cost.
--
Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia


"noe159" wrote:

> I am trying to Reinstall XP, i cannot find the so called 386 Directory
> (Folder) on my Hard Disk. This is an HP Pavillion desktop and XP came
> preinstalled and i did not get a CD. I have the XP cd key. This desktop does
> not have a floppy drive either so i cant make boot disk. Ive also tried
> hitting f10 during boot up which shows as the key to enter recovery mode but
> i just get beeping sound and every time I press it and it does nothing but
> boot up as normal.How can i reinstall it.

 

[noe159]

RE: Help Reinstalling XP with no CD

Thanks Mick Murphy, that's what i am trying but i still have to pay for
shipping which i really don't want to. Can i use a friends XP CD with my cd
key?

"Mick Murphy" wrote:

> Contact HP re how to reinstall throught your Recovery Partition.
> If no results, get HP to send you OEM XP recovery disk, at a minimal cost.
> --
> Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
>
>
> "noe159" wrote:
>
> > I am trying to Reinstall XP, i cannot find the so called 386 Directory
> > (Folder) on my Hard Disk. This is an HP Pavillion desktop and XP came
> > preinstalled and i did not get a CD. I have the XP cd key. This desktop does
> > not have a floppy drive either so i cant make boot disk. Ive also tried
> > hitting f10 during boot up which shows as the key to enter recovery mode but
> > i just get beeping sound and every time I press it and it does nothing but
> > boot up as normal.How can i reinstall it.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Help Reinstalling XP with no CD

Yes, you can use anyone's CD, provided that it is the same
type (OEM/Retail/Home/Professional) and the same language.
However, you might have a bit of a chore ahead of you when
attempting to locate the various motherboard-specific drivers.

Note also that all HP machines come with a recovery CD
that accesses a hidden restoration partition on your disk.


"noe159" <noe159@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
newsC813980-AAC4-49AD-B6F8-16B61356C418@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Mick Murphy, that's what i am trying but i still have to pay for
> shipping which i really don't want to. Can i use a friends XP CD with my
> cd
> key?
>
> "Mick Murphy" wrote:
>
>> Contact HP re how to reinstall throught your Recovery Partition.
>> If no results, get HP to send you OEM XP recovery disk, at a minimal
>> cost.
>> --
>> Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
>>
>>
>> "noe159" wrote:
>>
>> > I am trying to Reinstall XP, i cannot find the so called 386 Directory
>> > (Folder) on my Hard Disk. This is an HP Pavillion desktop and XP came
>> > preinstalled and i did not get a CD. I have the XP cd key. This
>> > desktop does
>> > not have a floppy drive either so i cant make boot disk. Ive also tried
>> > hitting f10 during boot up which shows as the key to enter recovery
>> > mode but
>> > i just get beeping sound and every time I press it and it does nothing
>> > but
>> > boot up as normal.How can i reinstall it.

 

[M.I.5¾]

Re: Help Reinstalling XP with no CD


"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message
news:OcSbKkpAJHA.4992@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Yes, you can use anyone's CD, provided that it is the same
> type (OEM/Retail/Home/Professional) and the same language.
> However, you might have a bit of a chore ahead of you when
> attempting to locate the various motherboard-specific drivers.
>
> Note also that all HP machines come with a recovery CD
> that accesses a hidden restoration partition on your disk.
>
>

Some may, but by no means all.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Help Reinstalling XP with no CD


"M.I.5¾" <no.one@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote in message
news:48abec3f$1_1@glkas0286.greenlnk.net...
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message
> news:OcSbKkpAJHA.4992@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Yes, you can use anyone's CD, provided that it is the same
>> type (OEM/Retail/Home/Professional) and the same language.
>> However, you might have a bit of a chore ahead of you when
>> attempting to locate the various motherboard-specific drivers.
>>
>> Note also that all HP machines come with a recovery CD
>> that accesses a hidden restoration partition on your disk.
>>
>>
>
> Some may, but by no means all.

I have never seen one - have you? Furthermore I thought that
MS requires all vendors to include a means to reload Windows,
either by means of a WinXP installation CD or by providing
some factory restore mechanism.

 

[Gerry]

Re: Help Reinstalling XP with no CD

Does the computer boot? Why are you trying to reinstall?


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
noe159 wrote:
> Thanks Mick Murphy, that's what i am trying but i still have to pay
> for shipping which i really don't want to. Can i use a friends XP CD
> with my cd key?
>
> "Mick Murphy" wrote:
>
>> Contact HP re how to reinstall throught your Recovery Partition.
>> If no results, get HP to send you OEM XP recovery disk, at a minimal
>> cost. --
>> Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
>>
>>
>> "noe159" wrote:
>>
>>> I am trying to Reinstall XP, i cannot find the so called 386
>>> Directory (Folder) on my Hard Disk. This is an HP Pavillion desktop
>>> and XP came preinstalled and i did not get a CD. I have the XP cd
>>> key. This desktop does not have a floppy drive either so i cant
>>> make boot disk. Ive also tried hitting f10 during boot up which
>>> shows as the key to enter recovery mode but i just get beeping
>>> sound and every time I press it and it does nothing but boot up as
>>> normal.How can i reinstall it.

 

[M.I.5¾]

Re: Help Reinstalling XP with no CD


"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message
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>
> "M.I.5¾" <no.one@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:48abec3f$1_1@glkas0286.greenlnk.net...
>>
>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message
>> news:OcSbKkpAJHA.4992@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Yes, you can use anyone's CD, provided that it is the same
>>> type (OEM/Retail/Home/Professional) and the same language.
>>> However, you might have a bit of a chore ahead of you when
>>> attempting to locate the various motherboard-specific drivers.
>>>
>>> Note also that all HP machines come with a recovery CD
>>> that accesses a hidden restoration partition on your disk.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Some may, but by no means all.
>
> I have never seen one - have you? Furthermore I thought that
> MS requires all vendors to include a means to reload Windows,
> either by means of a WinXP installation CD or by providing
> some factory restore mechanism.

I have two that use a restore partition. The partitions aren't hidden and
don't require a recovery CD to access it. One one pressing F12 at the wrong
moment of the boot cycle is all that is required to overwrite the C:
partition with a fresh factory image of the hard disc (not even an 'Are you
Sure' to bar your way). My laptop does the same thing but at least it asks
for confirmation first.

Both machines give you a single opportunity to make a set of recovery disks.
However, I was less than impressed when attempting to use the desktop disks,
I got an error message telling me they were being used in the wrong machine
(and no, I didn't use the wrong set).

 

[db.·.. >]

Re: Help Reinstalling XP with no CD

if you use the factory restore
feature then your disk will be
wiped clean and restored to
the original settings.

otherwise you should probably
go into safemode and restore
the system or

you can try to repair your
windows with the repair
installation feature or the
recovery console.

but you will need to borrow a
windows cd from somebody so
that we can help you.
--

db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>

"noe159" <noe159@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4B43AB9F-F548-4F81-8003-70CA23B26D07@microsoft.com...
>I am trying to Reinstall XP, i cannot find the so called 386 Directory
> (Folder) on my Hard Disk. This is an HP Pavillion desktop and XP came
> preinstalled and i did not get a CD. I have the XP cd key. This desktop does
> not have a floppy drive either so i cant make boot disk. Ive also tried
> hitting f10 during boot up which shows as the key to enter recovery mode but
> i just get beeping sound and every time I press it and it does nothing but
> boot up as normal.How can i reinstall it.

 

[noe159]

Re: Help Reinstalling XP with no CD

Its just has too much stuff installed i just wan to clean it out. I just want
either a clean reinstall with only xp or a factory reinstall, either one will
be ok. The separate partition seems to either be corrupt or non existent
since it does not show.... if it was ever there.

And thank you all for the replies.

"Gerry" wrote:

> Does the computer boot? Why are you trying to reinstall?
>
>
> --
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> noe159 wrote:
> > Thanks Mick Murphy, that's what i am trying but i still have to pay
> > for shipping which i really don't want to. Can i use a friends XP CD
> > with my cd key?
> >
> > "Mick Murphy" wrote:
> >
> >> Contact HP re how to reinstall throught your Recovery Partition.
> >> If no results, get HP to send you OEM XP recovery disk, at a minimal
> >> cost. --
> >> Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
> >>
> >>
> >> "noe159" wrote:
> >>
> >>> I am trying to Reinstall XP, i cannot find the so called 386
> >>> Directory (Folder) on my Hard Disk. This is an HP Pavillion desktop
> >>> and XP came preinstalled and i did not get a CD. I have the XP cd
> >>> key. This desktop does not have a floppy drive either so i cant
> >>> make boot disk. Ive also tried hitting f10 during boot up which
> >>> shows as the key to enter recovery mode but i just get beeping
> >>> sound and every time I press it and it does nothing but boot up as
> >>> normal.How can i reinstall it.
>
>
>

 

[Gerry]

Re: Help Reinstalling XP with no CD

"Its just has too much stuff installed". Please give more detail?

What evidence of poor performance are you seeing?

What model HP do you have?


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

noe159 wrote:
> Its just has too much stuff installed i just wan to clean it out. I
> just want either a clean reinstall with only xp or a factory
> reinstall, either one will be ok. The separate partition seems to
> either be corrupt or non existent since it does not show.... if it
> was ever there.
>
> And thank you all for the replies.
>
> "Gerry" wrote:
>
>> Does the computer boot? Why are you trying to reinstall?
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> noe159 wrote:
>>> Thanks Mick Murphy, that's what i am trying but i still have to pay
>>> for shipping which i really don't want to. Can i use a friends XP CD
>>> with my cd key?
>>>
>>> "Mick Murphy" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Contact HP re how to reinstall throught your Recovery Partition.
>>>> If no results, get HP to send you OEM XP recovery disk, at a
>>>> minimal cost. --
>>>> Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "noe159" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I am trying to Reinstall XP, i cannot find the so called 386
>>>>> Directory (Folder) on my Hard Disk. This is an HP Pavillion
>>>>> desktop and XP came preinstalled and i did not get a CD. I have
>>>>> the XP cd key. This desktop does not have a floppy drive either
>>>>> so i cant make boot disk. Ive also tried hitting f10 during boot
>>>>> up which shows as the key to enter recovery mode but i just get
>>>>> beeping sound and every time I press it and it does nothing but
>>>>> boot up as normal.How can i reinstall it.