Guest Purplelemonaid Posted September 25, 2007 Posted September 25, 2007 Ok I lost my installation and I know I am going to need for many things. I have the Proof of Purchase Code and I am wondering if it is possilbe to get a new Windows Installation CD for Xp Home edition
Guest cornedbeef007-groups@yahoo.com.au Posted September 25, 2007 Posted September 25, 2007 Re: Lost Installation CD On Sep 25, 1:22 pm, Purplelemonaid <Purplelemon...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > Ok I lost my installation and I know I am going to need for many things. > > I have the Proof of Purchase Code and I am wondering if it is possilbe to > get a new Windows Installation CD for Xp Home edition If it was full package product call microsoft http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326246 If it's OEM, call the computer manufacturer you got the machine from. Good luck.
Guest Jerry Posted September 25, 2007 Posted September 25, 2007 Re: Lost Installation CD "Purplelemonaid" <Purplelemonaid@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C4C57789-0441-4471-9B90-3CC7A4E5465A@microsoft.com... > Ok I lost my installation and I know I am going to need for many things. > > I have the Proof of Purchase Code and I am wondering if it is possilbe to > get a new Windows Installation CD for Xp Home edition I would want one also in your situation but I have to wonder, what makes you think you are going to need it for many things. What kinds of things? Since I've installed my XP Home upgrade version over 4 years ago, I have never had a need to use the cd again.
Guest Uncle Grumpy Posted September 25, 2007 Posted September 25, 2007 Re: Lost Installation CD On Sep 24, 11:05 pm, "Jerry" <He...@spam.com> wrote: > Since I've installed my XP Home upgrade version over 4 years ago, I have > never had a need to use the cd again. What's that got to do with the OP's problem? FYI... it's nice to have the disc "just in case".
Guest M.I.5¾ Posted September 25, 2007 Posted September 25, 2007 Re: Lost Installation CD "Jerry" <Hello@spam.com> wrote in message news:46f888e7$0$5000$4c368faf@roadrunner.com... > "Purplelemonaid" <Purplelemonaid@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message news:C4C57789-0441-4471-9B90-3CC7A4E5465A@microsoft.com... >> Ok I lost my installation and I know I am going to need for many things. >> >> I have the Proof of Purchase Code and I am wondering if it is possilbe to >> get a new Windows Installation CD for Xp Home edition > > I would want one also in your situation but I have to wonder, what makes > you think you are going to need it for many things. What kinds of things? > Since I've installed my XP Home upgrade version over 4 years ago, I have > never had a need to use the cd again. The fact that you haven't doesn't mean that others have not had the necessity to do so.
Guest smlunatick Posted September 25, 2007 Posted September 25, 2007 Re: Lost Installation CD On Sep 25, 12:05 am, "Jerry" <He...@spam.com> wrote: > "Purplelemonaid" <Purplelemon...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:C4C57789-0441-4471-9B90-3CC7A4E5465A@microsoft.com... > > > Ok I lost my installation and I know I am going to need for many things. > > > I have the Proof of Purchase Code and I am wondering if it is possilbe to > > get a new Windows Installation CD for Xp Home edition > > I would want one also in your situation but I have to wonder, what makes you > think you are going to need it for many things. What kinds of things? > Since I've installed my XP Home upgrade version over 4 years ago, I have > never had a need to use the cd again. What would you do if your hard drive "bites the dust?"
Guest Unknown Posted September 25, 2007 Posted September 25, 2007 Re: Lost Installation CD I would buy a new HD, format it and then copy my backup drive to it. I.E. CD not needed. "smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1190726500.411379.305980@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com... > On Sep 25, 12:05 am, "Jerry" <He...@spam.com> wrote: >> "Purplelemonaid" <Purplelemon...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in >> message >> >> news:C4C57789-0441-4471-9B90-3CC7A4E5465A@microsoft.com... >> >> > Ok I lost my installation and I know I am going to need for many >> > things. >> >> > I have the Proof of Purchase Code and I am wondering if it is possilbe >> > to >> > get a new Windows Installation CD for Xp Home edition >> >> I would want one also in your situation but I have to wonder, what makes >> you >> think you are going to need it for many things. What kinds of things? >> Since I've installed my XP Home upgrade version over 4 years ago, I have >> never had a need to use the cd again. > > What would you do if your hard drive "bites the dust?" >
Guest Jerry Posted September 25, 2007 Posted September 25, 2007 Re: Lost Installation CD "smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1190726500.411379.305980@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com... > On Sep 25, 12:05 am, "Jerry" <He...@spam.com> wrote: >> "Purplelemonaid" <Purplelemon...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in >> message >> >> news:C4C57789-0441-4471-9B90-3CC7A4E5465A@microsoft.com... >> >> > Ok I lost my installation and I know I am going to need for many >> > things. >> >> > I have the Proof of Purchase Code and I am wondering if it is possilbe >> > to >> > get a new Windows Installation CD for Xp Home edition >> >> I would want one also in your situation but I have to wonder, what makes >> you >> think you are going to need it for many things. What kinds of things? >> Since I've installed my XP Home upgrade version over 4 years ago, I have >> never had a need to use the cd again. > > What would you do if your hard drive "bites the dust?" I would replace the hard drive and restore it from the ghost image I make occasionally just for that purpose. Again, I have never needed to use the XP Home cd after the initial install. Why would you? I'm not saying he shouldn't pursue getting a replacement but he can copy anyone XP Home cd and use it just as long as it's the same type.
Guest cornedbeef007-groups@yahoo.com.au Posted September 25, 2007 Posted September 25, 2007 Re: Lost Installation CD I'm not saying he > shouldn't pursue getting a replacement but he can copy anyone XP Home cd and > use it just as long as it's the same type.> which you can do like this. If it was full package product call microsoft http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326246 If it's OEM, call the computer manufacturer you got the machine from.
Guest Purplelemonaid Posted September 26, 2007 Posted September 26, 2007 Re: Lost Installation CD THe thing is m computer is getting filled with junk and I want a fresh start so I am going to format "Jerry" wrote: > "Purplelemonaid" <Purplelemonaid@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:C4C57789-0441-4471-9B90-3CC7A4E5465A@microsoft.com... > > Ok I lost my installation and I know I am going to need for many things. > > > > I have the Proof of Purchase Code and I am wondering if it is possilbe to > > get a new Windows Installation CD for Xp Home edition > > I would want one also in your situation but I have to wonder, what makes you > think you are going to need it for many things. What kinds of things? > Since I've installed my XP Home upgrade version over 4 years ago, I have > never had a need to use the cd again. > > >
Guest M.I.5¾ Posted September 26, 2007 Posted September 26, 2007 Re: Lost Installation CD "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message news:oicKi.8872$JD.1941@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net... >I would buy a new HD, format it and then copy my backup drive to it. I.E. >CD not needed. This is fine as long as the installation on the backup still works. What would you do if (say) your installation stopped seeing your broadband access and kept looping back to the Windows default port. A system restore failed to recover the situation, and none of the Microsoft knowledge base articles helped? You can't do a repair because you haven't got the disc. You would restore your backup only to discover that the seeds of the failure are in the backup and it stops seeing the broadband one week later. Niggling problems like this are not uncommon, and when you have enough of them it's time for a rebuild. > "smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:1190726500.411379.305980@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com... >> On Sep 25, 12:05 am, "Jerry" <He...@spam.com> wrote: >>> "Purplelemonaid" <Purplelemon...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in >>> message >>> >>> news:C4C57789-0441-4471-9B90-3CC7A4E5465A@microsoft.com... >>> >>> > Ok I lost my installation and I know I am going to need for many >>> > things. >>> >>> > I have the Proof of Purchase Code and I am wondering if it is possilbe >>> > to >>> > get a new Windows Installation CD for Xp Home edition >>> >>> I would want one also in your situation but I have to wonder, what makes >>> you >>> think you are going to need it for many things. What kinds of things? >>> Since I've installed my XP Home upgrade version over 4 years ago, I have >>> never had a need to use the cd again. >> >> What would you do if your hard drive "bites the dust?" >> > >
Guest Daave Posted September 26, 2007 Posted September 26, 2007 Re: Lost Installation CD "Purplelemonaid" <Purplelemonaid@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:68449ABA-402C-4B00-B41D-12B067CDE9DF@microsoft.com... > THe thing is m computer is getting filled with junk and I want a fresh > start > so I am going to format It would probably be much easier and quicker just to get rid of the junk.
Guest Unknown Posted September 26, 2007 Posted September 26, 2007 Re: Lost Installation CD And why wouldn't the installation on the backup work. You're far too pessimistic. Would you suggest making two backups in the event one doesn't work? Do you know of anyone making two backups? What would you do if your disk/s broke? Get two sets?? "M.I.5¾" <no.one@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote in message news:46fa04ce$1_1@glkas0286.greenlnk.net... > > "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message > news:oicKi.8872$JD.1941@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net... >>I would buy a new HD, format it and then copy my backup drive to it. I.E. >>CD not needed. > > This is fine as long as the installation on the backup still works. What > would you do if (say) your installation stopped seeing your broadband > access and kept looping back to the Windows default port. A system > restore failed to recover the situation, and none of the Microsoft > knowledge base articles helped? You can't do a repair because you haven't > got the disc. > > You would restore your backup only to discover that the seeds of the > failure are in the backup and it stops seeing the broadband one week > later. > > Niggling problems like this are not uncommon, and when you have enough of > them it's time for a rebuild. > >> "smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:1190726500.411379.305980@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com... >>> On Sep 25, 12:05 am, "Jerry" <He...@spam.com> wrote: >>>> "Purplelemonaid" <Purplelemon...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in >>>> message >>>> >>>> news:C4C57789-0441-4471-9B90-3CC7A4E5465A@microsoft.com... >>>> >>>> > Ok I lost my installation and I know I am going to need for many >>>> > things. >>>> >>>> > I have the Proof of Purchase Code and I am wondering if it is >>>> > possilbe to >>>> > get a new Windows Installation CD for Xp Home edition >>>> >>>> I would want one also in your situation but I have to wonder, what >>>> makes you >>>> think you are going to need it for many things. What kinds of things? >>>> Since I've installed my XP Home upgrade version over 4 years ago, I >>>> have >>>> never had a need to use the cd again. >>> >>> What would you do if your hard drive "bites the dust?" >>> >> >> > >
Guest Poprivet Posted September 26, 2007 Posted September 26, 2007 OT Re: Lost Installation CD OT Re: Lost Installation CD cornedbeef007-groups@yahoo.com.au wrote: > On Sep 25, 1:22 pm, Purplelemonaid > <Purplelemon...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >> Ok I lost my installation and I know I am going to need for many >> things. >> >> I have the Proof of Purchase Code and I am wondering if it is >> possilbe to get a new Windows Installation CD for Xp Home edition > > If it was full package product call microsoft > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326246 > > If it's OEM, call the computer manufacturer you got the machine from. > > Good luck. It never ceases to amaze/amuze me how, when one, logical, correct response turns up to a post here, how twenty more dummies crawl out of the ether to go off topic, repeat the same information, and ask totally unrelated questions of the OP after the question has been properly responded to. This newsgroup has lost a lot of its effectiveness for that reason. When newbie sees all that misinformation and irrelevant questions and comments, he just ends up more confused. I suspect these lazy narcissists don't read any of the responses but just jump in with their own "looka me ma" crap. Pop`
Guest Poprivet Posted September 26, 2007 Posted September 26, 2007 Re: Lost Installation CD Actually: Two backups are the recommended procedure if you actually read about real archiving. But you neatly sidestepped the possibility that was mentioned about your backup containing problems too that you don't realize are there. Some things can go for months before they become a problem. Some for week; some days, some immediately. Don't look now, but your ignorance and lack of experience are showing. You WILL find out soon enough. You've been lucky, not smart. Unknown wrote: > And why wouldn't the installation on the backup work. > You're far too pessimistic. Would you suggest making two backups in > the event one doesn't work? > Do you know of anyone making two backups? > What would you do if your disk/s broke? Get two sets?? > "M.I.5¾" <no.one@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote in message > news:46fa04ce$1_1@glkas0286.greenlnk.net... >> >> "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message >> news:oicKi.8872$JD.1941@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net... >>> I would buy a new HD, format it and then copy my backup drive to >>> it. I.E. CD not needed. >> >> This is fine as long as the installation on the backup still works. What >> would you do if (say) your installation stopped seeing your >> broadband access and kept looping back to the Windows default port. A >> system restore failed to recover the situation, and none of the >> Microsoft knowledge base articles helped? You can't do a repair >> because you haven't got the disc. >> >> You would restore your backup only to discover that the seeds of the >> failure are in the backup and it stops seeing the broadband one week >> later. >> >> Niggling problems like this are not uncommon, and when you have >> enough of them it's time for a rebuild. >> >>> "smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:1190726500.411379.305980@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com... >>>> On Sep 25, 12:05 am, "Jerry" <He...@spam.com> wrote: >>>>> "Purplelemonaid" <Purplelemon...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote >>>>> in message >>>>> >>>>> news:C4C57789-0441-4471-9B90-3CC7A4E5465A@microsoft.com... >>>>> >>>>>> Ok I lost my installation and I know I am going to need for many >>>>>> things. >>>>> >>>>>> I have the Proof of Purchase Code and I am wondering if it is >>>>>> possilbe to >>>>>> get a new Windows Installation CD for Xp Home edition >>>>> >>>>> I would want one also in your situation but I have to wonder, what >>>>> makes you >>>>> think you are going to need it for many things. What kinds of >>>>> things? Since I've installed my XP Home upgrade version over 4 >>>>> years ago, I have >>>>> never had a need to use the cd again. >>>> >>>> What would you do if your hard drive "bites the dust?"
Guest Unknown Posted September 26, 2007 Posted September 26, 2007 Re: Lost Installation CD You don't know my experience level nor intelligence level so you're the one displaying ignorance by saying I will find out soon enough and that I have been lucky. "Poprivet" <poprivet@devnull.spamcop.net> wrote in message news:%23xAOFgGAIHA.5488@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Actually: Two backups are the recommended procedure if you actually read > about real archiving. > But you neatly sidestepped the possibility that was mentioned about your > backup containing problems too that you don't realize are there. Some > things can go for months before they become a problem. Some for week; > some days, some immediately. > > Don't look now, but your ignorance and lack of experience are showing. > You WILL find out soon enough. You've been lucky, not smart. > > > > Unknown wrote: >> And why wouldn't the installation on the backup work. >> You're far too pessimistic. Would you suggest making two backups in >> the event one doesn't work? >> Do you know of anyone making two backups? >> What would you do if your disk/s broke? Get two sets?? >> "M.I.5¾" <no.one@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote in message >> news:46fa04ce$1_1@glkas0286.greenlnk.net... >>> >>> "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message >>> news:oicKi.8872$JD.1941@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net... >>>> I would buy a new HD, format it and then copy my backup drive to >>>> it. I.E. CD not needed. >>> >>> This is fine as long as the installation on the backup still works. What >>> would you do if (say) your installation stopped seeing your >>> broadband access and kept looping back to the Windows default port. A >>> system restore failed to recover the situation, and none of the >>> Microsoft knowledge base articles helped? You can't do a repair >>> because you haven't got the disc. >>> >>> You would restore your backup only to discover that the seeds of the >>> failure are in the backup and it stops seeing the broadband one week >>> later. >>> >>> Niggling problems like this are not uncommon, and when you have >>> enough of them it's time for a rebuild. >>> >>>> "smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message >>>> news:1190726500.411379.305980@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com... >>>>> On Sep 25, 12:05 am, "Jerry" <He...@spam.com> wrote: >>>>>> "Purplelemonaid" <Purplelemon...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote >>>>>> in message >>>>>> >>>>>> news:C4C57789-0441-4471-9B90-3CC7A4E5465A@microsoft.com... >>>>>> >>>>>>> Ok I lost my installation and I know I am going to need for many >>>>>>> things. >>>>>> >>>>>>> I have the Proof of Purchase Code and I am wondering if it is >>>>>>> possilbe to >>>>>>> get a new Windows Installation CD for Xp Home edition >>>>>> >>>>>> I would want one also in your situation but I have to wonder, what >>>>>> makes you >>>>>> think you are going to need it for many things. What kinds of >>>>>> things? Since I've installed my XP Home upgrade version over 4 >>>>>> years ago, I have >>>>>> never had a need to use the cd again. >>>>> >>>>> What would you do if your hard drive "bites the dust?" > > >
Guest Michael Proctor Posted September 26, 2007 Posted September 26, 2007 Re: Lost Installation CD Unknown wrote: > And why wouldn't the installation on the backup work. > You're far too pessimistic. Would you suggest making two backups in the > event one doesn't work? > Do you know of anyone making two backups? > What would you do if your disk/s broke? Get two sets?? > "M.I.5¾" <no.one@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote in message > news:46fa04ce$1_1@glkas0286.greenlnk.net... >> "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message >> news:oicKi.8872$JD.1941@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net... >>> I would buy a new HD, format it and then copy my backup drive to it. I.E. >>> CD not needed. >> This is fine as long as the installation on the backup still works. What >> would you do if (say) your installation stopped seeing your broadband >> access and kept looping back to the Windows default port. A system >> restore failed to recover the situation, and none of the Microsoft >> knowledge base articles helped? You can't do a repair because you haven't >> got the disc. >> >> You would restore your backup only to discover that the seeds of the >> failure are in the backup and it stops seeing the broadband one week >> later. >> >> Niggling problems like this are not uncommon, and when you have enough of >> them it's time for a rebuild. >> >>> "smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:1190726500.411379.305980@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com... >>>> On Sep 25, 12:05 am, "Jerry" <He...@spam.com> wrote: >>>>> "Purplelemonaid" <Purplelemon...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in >>>>> message >>>>> >>>>> news:C4C57789-0441-4471-9B90-3CC7A4E5465A@microsoft.com... >>>>> >>>>>> Ok I lost my installation and I know I am going to need for many >>>>>> things. >>>>>> I have the Proof of Purchase Code and I am wondering if it is >>>>>> possilbe to >>>>>> get a new Windows Installation CD for Xp Home edition >>>>> I would want one also in your situation but I have to wonder, what >>>>> makes you >>>>> think you are going to need it for many things. What kinds of things? >>>>> Since I've installed my XP Home upgrade version over 4 years ago, I >>>>> have >>>>> never had a need to use the cd again. >>>> What would you do if your hard drive "bites the dust?" >>>> >>> >> > > I ALWAYS make 2 copies of backups. One for here at the house, One to keep at a friends house. Just my 2 cents worth. Mike
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted September 27, 2007 Posted September 27, 2007 Re: Lost Installation CD Purplelemonaid wrote: > THe thing is m computer is getting filled with junk and I want a fresh start > so I am going to format > Throwing out the baby with the bath water? Why not simply delete the "junk?" -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot
Guest M.I.5¾ Posted September 27, 2007 Posted September 27, 2007 Re: Lost Installation CD "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message news:iTvKi.1411$P21.1353@newssvr19.news.prodigy.net... > And why wouldn't the installation on the backup work. > You're far too pessimistic. Would you suggest making two backups in the > event one doesn't work? > Do you know of anyone making two backups? I *always* have two backups. A backup isn't a backup unless it's backed up. The time to discover that your backup is no good is when you need to restore it in anger. *And* I periodically check that my backup is capable of being correctly restored by restoring it to an old gash hard drive. But it doesn't help if the seeds of the failure mode are on both backups. To take a real life example: someone I know had a PC where it refused to hibernate (There were many other niggling problems, but I pick this one as an example). Having completely failed to overcome this (and the other problems), we restored one of his backups. This fixed the hibernate problem, except that it occured again within a week. We discovered that everytime the backup was restored, the PC could only be hibernated 6 times. On the 7th attempt, it broke. This was alarmingly consistent. No problem (we thought), having rescued the important data, we restored the grandfather backup (1 week older). We discovered the same problem except this one could be hibernated around 15 times before failing. And again it was consistent. Many of the other apparently cured faults reappeared with consistency. We never solved it or explained it. In the end, we just had to rebuild the system.
Guest M.I.5¾ Posted September 27, 2007 Posted September 27, 2007 Re: Lost Installation CD "Poprivet" <poprivet@devnull.spamcop.net> wrote in message news:%23xAOFgGAIHA.5488@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Actually: Two backups are the recommended procedure if you actually read > about real archiving. > But you neatly sidestepped the possibility that was mentioned about your > backup containing problems too that you don't realize are there. Some > things can go for months before they become a problem. Some for week; > some days, some immediately. > > Don't look now, but your ignorance and lack of experience are showing. > You WILL find out soon enough. You've been lucky, not smart. > There are two types of computer user Those who have had a hard disk die on them ... .... and those who are going to have a hard disk die on them.
Guest M.I.5¾ Posted September 27, 2007 Posted September 27, 2007 Re: Lost Installation CD "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message news:MIxKi.1435$P21.657@newssvr19.news.prodigy.net... > You don't know my experience level nor intelligence level so you're the > one displaying > ignorance by saying I will find out soon enough and that I have been > lucky. No but you are providing plenty of clues.
Guest M.I.5¾ Posted September 27, 2007 Posted September 27, 2007 Re: Lost Installation CD "Michael Proctor" <proctor-michael@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:QSAKi.9101$JD.4708@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net... > Unknown wrote: >> And why wouldn't the installation on the backup work. >> You're far too pessimistic. Would you suggest making two backups in the >> event one doesn't work? >> Do you know of anyone making two backups? >> What would you do if your disk/s broke? Get two sets?? >> "M.I.5¾" <no.one@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote in message >> news:46fa04ce$1_1@glkas0286.greenlnk.net... >>> "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message >>> news:oicKi.8872$JD.1941@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net... >>>> I would buy a new HD, format it and then copy my backup drive to it. >>>> I.E. CD not needed. >>> This is fine as long as the installation on the backup still works. >>> What would you do if (say) your installation stopped seeing your >>> broadband access and kept looping back to the Windows default port. A >>> system restore failed to recover the situation, and none of the >>> Microsoft knowledge base articles helped? You can't do a repair because >>> you haven't got the disc. >>> >>> You would restore your backup only to discover that the seeds of the >>> failure are in the backup and it stops seeing the broadband one week >>> later. >>> >>> Niggling problems like this are not uncommon, and when you have enough >>> of them it's time for a rebuild. >>> >>>> "smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message >>>> news:1190726500.411379.305980@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com... >>>>> On Sep 25, 12:05 am, "Jerry" <He...@spam.com> wrote: >>>>>> "Purplelemonaid" <Purplelemon...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in >>>>>> message >>>>>> >>>>>> news:C4C57789-0441-4471-9B90-3CC7A4E5465A@microsoft.com... >>>>>> >>>>>>> Ok I lost my installation and I know I am going to need for many >>>>>>> things. >>>>>>> I have the Proof of Purchase Code and I am wondering if it is >>>>>>> possilbe to >>>>>>> get a new Windows Installation CD for Xp Home edition >>>>>> I would want one also in your situation but I have to wonder, what >>>>>> makes you >>>>>> think you are going to need it for many things. What kinds of >>>>>> things? >>>>>> Since I've installed my XP Home upgrade version over 4 years ago, I >>>>>> have >>>>>> never had a need to use the cd again. >>>>> What would you do if your hard drive "bites the dust?" >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >> > I ALWAYS make 2 copies of backups. One for here at the house, One to keep > at a friends house. Just my 2 cents worth. What regime you adopt for your backup is entirely driven by what risk you are prepared to run. I personally use a father/grandfather system. Weekly, I do a differential backup to the older of my 2 backups. If I need to restore, I use the most recent. If that didn't work, then I would use the older backup. I have accepted the risk that I might lose up to 2 week's data, but as I don't produce that much, this represents an acceptable risk to me. The grandfather backup is kept in the garage when not in use (separate building). In theory, I do 2 full backups monthly, but in practice this is sometimes a bit lax and can be done up to 2 months later. Again, the risk is acceptable to me in a home environment. If I was running a business that depended on the computerised data, this would be totally inadequate.
Guest M.I.5¾ Posted September 27, 2007 Posted September 27, 2007 Re: Lost Installation CD "Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote in message news:OLCz98DAIHA.3548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > "Purplelemonaid" <Purplelemonaid@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message news:68449ABA-402C-4B00-B41D-12B067CDE9DF@microsoft.com... >> THe thing is m computer is getting filled with junk and I want a fresh >> start >> so I am going to format > > It would probably be much easier and quicker just to get rid of the junk. I rather depends on what the junk is, but generally I would agree.
Guest Unknown Posted September 27, 2007 Posted September 27, 2007 Re: Lost Installation CD This entire ridiculous string of posts has occurred simply because I gave an example of when the XP CD's are not needed. I.E. re-installing Windows. (Use a backup). It has degraded to what ifs. What if this what if that. Some people even make two backups, one to store somewhere else in the event their home burns down. I do not run a business, am not paranoid so back up only once. My risk. I do not care what if this, what if that. I am satisfied and I might add, I haven't had a problem in the last 11 years. "Michael Proctor" <proctor-michael@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:QSAKi.9101$JD.4708@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net... > Unknown wrote: >> And why wouldn't the installation on the backup work. >> You're far too pessimistic. Would you suggest making two backups in the >> event one doesn't work? >> Do you know of anyone making two backups? >> What would you do if your disk/s broke? Get two sets?? >> "M.I.5¾" <no.one@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote in message >> news:46fa04ce$1_1@glkas0286.greenlnk.net... >>> "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message >>> news:oicKi.8872$JD.1941@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net... >>>> I would buy a new HD, format it and then copy my backup drive to it. >>>> I.E. CD not needed. >>> This is fine as long as the installation on the backup still works. >>> What would you do if (say) your installation stopped seeing your >>> broadband access and kept looping back to the Windows default port. A >>> system restore failed to recover the situation, and none of the >>> Microsoft knowledge base articles helped? You can't do a repair because >>> you haven't got the disc. >>> >>> You would restore your backup only to discover that the seeds of the >>> failure are in the backup and it stops seeing the broadband one week >>> later. >>> >>> Niggling problems like this are not uncommon, and when you have enough >>> of them it's time for a rebuild. >>> >>>> "smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message >>>> news:1190726500.411379.305980@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com... >>>>> On Sep 25, 12:05 am, "Jerry" <He...@spam.com> wrote: >>>>>> "Purplelemonaid" <Purplelemon...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in >>>>>> message >>>>>> >>>>>> news:C4C57789-0441-4471-9B90-3CC7A4E5465A@microsoft.com... >>>>>> >>>>>>> Ok I lost my installation and I know I am going to need for many >>>>>>> things. >>>>>>> I have the Proof of Purchase Code and I am wondering if it is >>>>>>> possilbe to >>>>>>> get a new Windows Installation CD for Xp Home edition >>>>>> I would want one also in your situation but I have to wonder, what >>>>>> makes you >>>>>> think you are going to need it for many things. What kinds of >>>>>> things? >>>>>> Since I've installed my XP Home upgrade version over 4 years ago, I >>>>>> have >>>>>> never had a need to use the cd again. >>>>> What would you do if your hard drive "bites the dust?" >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >> > I ALWAYS make 2 copies of backups. One for here at the house, One to keep > at a friends house. Just my 2 cents worth. > Mike
Guest Unknown Posted September 27, 2007 Posted September 27, 2007 Re: Lost Installation CD Only in your negatively thinking mind. "M.I.5¾" <no.one@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote in message news:46fb4f72$1_1@glkas0286.greenlnk.net... > > "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message > news:MIxKi.1435$P21.657@newssvr19.news.prodigy.net... >> You don't know my experience level nor intelligence level so you're the >> one displaying >> ignorance by saying I will find out soon enough and that I have been >> lucky. > > No but you are providing plenty of clues. > > >
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