[joesquire]

Hello
I have XP Pro, and i've lost my cd.
Is there anyway i can boot the PC like i do with the CD to format the hard drive?

Thanks

If you have any suggestions about getting a cd or something then please suggest away

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I would contact the manufacturer of your computer and see if there is a replacement CD that you can order from them. If you bought the CD from the store, aka a retail copy, then the only thing you can do is contact Microsoft and see if they can send you out a replacement CD. I doubt they will, but it's worth a shot, because one never knows when it comes to what Microsoft will do.

Fenor

[Fenor]

I would contact the manufacturer of your computer and see if there is a replacement CD that you can order from them. If you bought the CD from the store, aka a retail copy, then the only thing you can do is contact Microsoft and see if they can send you out a replacement CD. I doubt they will, but it's worth a shot, because one never knows when it comes to what Microsoft will do.

Fenor

[joesquire]

thanks for your reply

I was wondering can i boot and format, using a Vista Ultimate OEM cd?

thanks

[Fenor]

Where did this OEM cd come from?

Fenor

[joesquire]

what it is, is a company gets faulty computers, and extacts the operating system, that hasn't been activated or anything, and he said, that if i install it, i won't need to put a product key in because it thinks i'm installing it on a fresh dell computer. and it gives me a product key once it installs

[Fenor]

That is illegal and not something we support. That CD key is for ONLY the computer that it was meant for. I am closing this topic now.

Fenor