Windows set up cd?

moneymabel

Hi, am asking this on behalf of my mother in law-when she switches on her computer it says there is a missing or corrupt file and she needs to insert the original windows xp set up cd rom. She doesnt have this, can we get one from somewhere or is there any way round it? Thanks for any help

BillScarab

Ask around friends and colleagues. So long as it is an XP disc it should do the trick. If possible get the same version that your MIL has, presumably XP Home.

Donnie

You need to find out whether it is XP Home, Professional or Media Centre Edition. Also the make of PC might help.

moneymabel

Thankyou for your help-I'll get her to ask around for a disc.

Donnie

moneymabel wrote: »

Thankyou for your help-I'll get her to ask around for a disc.

I didn't suggest that you 'ask around'. I wanted to know which disc... and which make....

tomthered

The other solution is to take out the hard drive and connect it as a slave to another persons PC. When the PC boots up it should recognise there is a problem with the FAT tables and Data on your mother in laws hard drive. It should then effect a repair when you click OH and redo all the FAT tables and security journals.

At least this method has always worked with mine. The other way is to read up on repairing the PC using DOS commands, which can be daunting to say the least.

Spank

There should be a sticker somewhere on the computer that tells her what version of Windows she has.

cjard

And you can then go online and download a version of that windows. Note that doing so isn't piracy only so long as you own a legitimate copy of windows. If your mother's PC has no license sticker clearly visible on the outside of it, you should buy a new copy of windows

bat999

@ Donnie
Have you got access to all the Windows XP images?

Donnie

bat999 wrote: »

@ Donnie
Have you got access to all the Windows XP images?

No, I haven't. Why?

bat999

Donnie wrote: »

Why?

Just asking, that's all.