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Where to purchase recovery disks?

Where do I get purchase a recovery disk(s) for Windows XP?
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  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    Machine name and model number?
  • kwikbreaks
    kwikbreaks Posts: 9,187 Forumite
    Recovery disks can sometimes be bought or possibly downloaded free from the support section of your machine manufacturers website. Other than that you'd need to buy a copy of XP itself (eBay probably) and install it - getting all the correct drivers may be time consuming.
  • KillerWatt
    KillerWatt Posts: 1,655 Forumite
    You would have been prompted to make a recovery disc set the first time you switched the machine on, I'm guessing you didn't do that?

    Post the make & model back here, and I'll use Google to look up the recovery procedure for you.
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  • totalsolutions
    totalsolutions Posts: 3,110 Forumite
    You may find the recovery disks already located on a hidden partition on the hard drive. The PC will create them for you. Make and model ?
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