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    I have a desktop that has been updated to Windows Xp. The desktop will not start up when I turn it on, and my installation CD has been lost. However I do still have the box that I purchased it in with the product key information on it. I am assuming that If I do not have the CD my system will not start. One of the messages that come up on it when trying is that the information has been damaged or corrupted and for me to insert this CD that I no longer have. Please Help

    Sunday, December 9, 2007 4:22 PM

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     WindowsXpHomeEditon wrote:

    I have a desktop that has been updated to Windows Xp. The desktop will not start up when I turn it on, and my installation CD has been lost. However I do still have the box that I purchased it in with the product key information on it. I am assuming that If I do not have the CD my system will not start. One of the messages that come up on it when trying is that the information has been damaged or corrupted and for me to insert this CD that I no longer have. Please Help

     

    You'll need to perform a "repair install" which requires a genuine Windows XP CD.

     

    How to Perform a Repair Install of Windows XP
    http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm


    How to replace lost, broken, or missing Microsoft software or hardware
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326246/en-us

    Sunday, December 9, 2007 5:07 PM
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