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I like to have a plain old Windows hologrammed cd for the times the system
asks for the Windows cd (very rare) so I don't buy a computer without one or
I buy a bare bones system and build it up myself, including a retail copy of
XP Pro. In many cases, when the system asks for a Windows cd, any XP cd (of
the same type as on your computer) will suffice.
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Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
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"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(nojunk)@msn.com> wrote in message
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> That is true, but then you can only restore the original hard disk image,
> thus losing what you have now. What I don't understand is what you are
> specifically doing that causes your computer to ask for the cd. What step
> do you perform that causes this message?
>
> Backing up the registry is as easy as this:
>
> Start>Run and then type REGEDIT in the Open box and click OK. The
> Registry Editor appears. On the File menu choose Export... and an Export
> Registry File requestor appears with the cursor on File Name. Give the
> file a name and click OK. Note that it will save to My Documents, but you
> can save wherever you want by browsing in the usual way.
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> Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
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> <martymkm@webtv.net> wrote in message
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>> Yes, windows came pre-installed. (pc is only a few months old) When I
>> inquired as to not having any installation cd HP informed me that
>> windows XP was already installed on a hidden partition, and that I
>> didn't need a CD....
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