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How to do destructive recovery on Windows xp?

I want to do a destructive recovery but cannot do so because i do not have the windows cd that came with computer. i also can not find a recovery section on the harddrive. i know that recovery console and sytsten recovery are 2 seperate things. what i plan to do is do a destructive recovery meaning that all files and data are deleted and the computer is fresh and new like out of the box. but i do not know how to do it without the cd and i cannot make the cds from my computer

You have no choice but to get a WIndows CD. Either borrow a XP cd from a friend and use your own license key (perfectly legal) or wait until Windows 7 comes out in October and buy a copy.

There is no other choice.

PS. If you borrow an XP CD make sure it matches your version:

XP Home
XP Professional

If you XP Media Center edition then you should have a restore partition because this is never supplied on CD.

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2 Responses to “How to do destructive recovery on Windows xp?”

  1. buy a new copy of windows or take it to the shop
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  2. You have no choice but to get a WIndows CD. Either borrow a XP cd from a friend and use your own license key (perfectly legal) or wait until Windows 7 comes out in October and buy a copy.

    There is no other choice.

    PS. If you borrow an XP CD make sure it matches your version:

    XP Home
    XP Professional

    If you XP Media Center edition then you should have a restore partition because this is never supplied on CD.
    References :

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