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    Inspiron 9300 reinstall question

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by POH, Mar 16, 2009.

  1. POH

    POH Notebook Consultant

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    I am helping a friend reinstall XP on his several year old Inspiron 9300. He doesn't recall an XP install disc coming with the machine (he just called Dell and they side he doesn't need one). Since I have extra XP install discs/licenses, could I just use a retail disc to reinstall and then get the drivers from Dell's site?

    Thanks!
     
    POH, Mar 16, 2009
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  2. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    Certainly.
    I'm curious as to why they said he doesn't need one though.
     
    dtwn, Mar 16, 2009
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  3. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    If he kept the recovery partition on his 9300, he theoretically won't need an installation disk... but the recovery partition only restores the factory configuration, and that usually isn't terribly helpful. But yeah, a normal OEM/retail Windows installation disk will work.
     
    Commander Wolf, Mar 16, 2009
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