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i need windows xp pro/home to reformatt hard drive |
haynesycop
Joined: Mar 10, 2004
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hey everyone i want to reformatt my hard drive.
only thing is i have a tiny pc and it never came with a reclaim disc so i havent got any backup of windows xp home.
does anyone know were i can get windows xp pro/home very cheap or even free - any kind people out there
i dont have the money to go out and buy it
any ideas
also any good forums/advice on how to do it, this will be my first time and im a bit nervous
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batesie
Joined: Feb 13, 2004
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From: London, UK
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Give tiny a call. all new pc's should come with recovery disc... why do you need to reformatt?
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masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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agreed. as crap as Tiny are they still must provide you with an official licenced copy of windows XP with the holograph stick and a key for it
I love Sony for this as they provide both the original Microsoft disc but also a full product recovery to restore the pc to the state it was in when first bought. My kids mess their laptops up with so much rubbish, spyware, and other stuff its easy for me to just do the product recovery and it only takes 20 mins or so!
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haynesycop
Joined: Mar 10, 2004
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i didnt actually get the pc my grandad bought it for me
i went back to computerworld yesterday and they said my grandad had the chance to pay an extra £20 or something at the time he bought the pc to get a reclaim disc
when i asked him he said they told him no such thing
the bloke in the shop said to get a copy of xp pro from someone and use that but i dont know anyone who has got it
has anyone else had the same trouble, did you get a result
i need to reformatt it as my pc is full of crap
does anyone know tinys email
i cant believe they dont even suppy a disc, if id have had a choice i would never have bought from them  |
batesie
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lesson here is... dont let your grandad buy a pc! seriously go back and tell them you werent offered or given the disc at time of purchase.
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haynesycop
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@batesie i will buy me own next time
i aint had any problems with the pc thats fine, i just cannot belive they dont provide a disc
suppose i could do, but i dont think they will listen
im getting kind of desperate
[ This Message was edited by: masseur on 2004-06-02 09:11 ] |
masseur
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AFAIK they MUST either supply a disc or provide a way of making the disc from folders stored on the hard drive. my guess is that the 20 pounds was prob just the cost of providing a CDrom set to you.
take a look around the hard drive and see what you can find.
Windows 98/ME often had everything required to install windows in the C:\windows\options\cabs folders and you simply ran the SETUP.EXE that was there.
I believe XP has it in c:\windows\i386 but I have never had to do a reinstall on XP so am not sure how to use the files there
just a favour, don't be asking for a free copy (or to borrow a copy) of xp here because of course thats not allowed 
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batesie
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how old is your tiny? dont forget, your the customer. go in there and if your not getting anywhere, go to the manager, then his boss etc....
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haynesycop
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ok so i went to c:\windows\i386
and there is loads of stuff, i dont know whats what in there
theres ASMS, COMPDATA, DRW, LANG AND SYSTEM32 FOLDERS PLUS LOADS OF CU_FILES
does anyone else have a tiny pc and has managed to restore xp from
c:\windows\i386 or any other way
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haynesycop
Joined: Mar 10, 2004
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@batesie
its around 18months old
i only need to reformatt it as its getting a bit slow and clogged up
i will go back this morning and try to sort it out
keep your fingers crossed
if anybody else has a tiny pc and has had the same problem please let me know if you sorted it out and got a reclaim disc, cos i could use that against them
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batesie
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good luck miss copperfield 
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haynesycop
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cheers
i will do my best
watch out computerworld here i come lol
i update later
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mixin
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Im pretty sure my dads Tiny came with a recovery disc. Not sure if he paid anything for it though.. and it was about 5 years ago 
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haynesycop
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well it didnt work
tiny went into liquidation and owed loads of money, time bought the name and not the company so the company doesnt exist
so basically i am screwed and theres nothing anybody can do about it
they just gave me some stupid phone number
so basically theres loads of people out there like me or that have problems and theres nothing anyone can do
they say my grandad should have bought some package and the disc would have been supplied
its discusting you pay £700 for a pc and then have to fork out more for an IMPORTANT DISC that should come included
my grandad is like 80 if he had been told he needed that disc he would have bought it
i am sooooooooooooo angry hasnt anyone had the same problem
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haynesycop
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i just rang tiny the best they can do is a reclaim disc for £60 which i can use over and over again
looks like i will have to do it
i suppose its best in the long run cos i can use it as often as i like
cheers everyone
ps a word of warning if your thinking of getting a tiny pc
DON'T |
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Posted: 2004-06-02 09:24
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urple t630:: 
