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firehawk1120 · 07-14-2008, 08:18 PM

I have a compaq presario laptop that is running ultra slow I've had multiple catastrophic shut downs recently. I want to reinstall windows and see if that helps. I don't have anything on the laptop that isn't already saved someplace so losing data is of no concern.

The question is I don't have the original recovery cd from the laptop, but I do have a windows xp system disk cd from my emachine pc. Can I use that to re-install windows on the laptop or will it not let me or will it F it up even more.

Thanks

07-14-2008, 08:18 PM	#1
firehawk1120 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,357 iTrader: (1)	another computer geek question I have a compaq presario laptop that is running ultra slow I've had multiple catastrophic shut downs recently. I want to reinstall windows and see if that helps. I don't have anything on the laptop that isn't already saved someplace so losing data is of no concern. The question is I don't have the original recovery cd from the laptop, but I do have a windows xp system disk cd from my emachine pc. Can I use that to re-install windows on the laptop or will it not let me or will it F it up even more. Thanks