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Thanks for this. How do I find the "hidden partition"?
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>First go back to the store/manufacturer, and request the
recovery/restore CD's or Win XP CD for the laptop. There
might be a hidden partition on your laptop, for restoring
your laptop.
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>Check for a folder in the C:\ drive labeled "I386".
Browse to that folder when asked for the WinXP CD.
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>With the hidden partition, there should be a way to copy
that partition and its contents onto a CD, as a backup.
If it gives you an option to delete the partition after
making the copy to free up space, I would personal choose
to leave that partition on the HDD. And do it as soon as
possible. If for any reason the HDD fails in the future,
or you remove the partition, when repartitioning the HDD,
you might loose your copy of Win XP.
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>"Susan" <mistydmail@aol.com> wrote in message
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>I bought a new laptop today with XP pre-loaded. I tried
>to get the fax to work but when setting it up it asks
for
>the XP CD - but one doesn't come with the lap top. Any
>ideas to help me get it working? Thanks
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