WTB CF 29 MK1 recovery disk windows 2000

Hello,

I'm looking for a recovery disk for CF29 MK1 windows 2000. The model number is cf-29ctkgzdm. All help/suggestions are welcome.

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Good Luck... you can sometimes find full Windows 2000 full OS: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with COA License Plus IDE Hard Drive | eBay
Then you can manually find the drivers for the CF29 MK1 from Panisonic's website or others. Maybe its time you upgraded to Windows XP :thumbsup:

 

Thank you. Notice received. How do I go about upgrading to Windows XP? The sticker by the keyboard reads " designed for Windows XP" but the COA is Windows 2000.

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If you already have Windows 2000 installed you can buy a XP Upgrade CD, if not you have to buy a XP Full os CD. If you are just upgrading you probably wont have to reinstall all the drivers, otherwise you will. Check Ebay, or Amazon for the CD's. And make positive they ship with a new Product Key, sometimes called an COA or license key.

Edit: You seem a little unfamiliar with software, so I will specify a little... To reinstall or upgrade the OS from a CD you usually have to BOOT from the CD. To do so on most PC's you press C or a Function key Upon bootup. The CD should lead you through the rest of the installation process.

Once the installation is complete You may have to instal a bunch of drivers (video, WiFI, Ethernet, Chipset, Touchscreen, etc...) If you need help with this just post back into the forum

 

Your observation is correct; I am relatively new to the toughbook world. From reading through the forum, I gathered that purchasing a recovery cd is the most convenient option especially for someone with limited knowledge in this area. Is this particular MK1 disk a rarity? If I am unable to find a recovery disk by the end of week, I might pursue the route you suggested.

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Surprisingly enough your CF-29 shipped with Win2000: Pentium M 1.2GHz (Centrino), 13.3" Transmissive touch screen, 40GB HDD, 256 MB RAM, 56K/LAN, FDD, Intel PRO Wireless LAN, WIN 2000.
If you haven't yet, read The OFFICIAL Panasonic CF-29 Toughbook Thread!
Finally, pay attention to who is answering your questions. We get "forum divers" here who know nothing about Toughbooks (odd beasts sometimes). Try asking in the main Toughbook Forum and you will get it sorted out in short order.

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I apologize for my ignorance but please explain why you find the specifics of my cf 29 surprising. I assumed this was pretty standard for toughbooks. I thought ThatOldGuy's contributions were very helpful. Then again I wouldn't know that would I?

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Toughbooks are a lot different than most notebooks. The last thing I would do is load the OS and then the drivers on a Toughbook because you need to do this is a certain order or it will not work. We have had new members spend all weekend loading the OS and drivers many times and still not get it right. We tell every one...get the restore disk, it is a image of your 29 when it was new coming from the factory. I have them for all my Toughbooks. It only takes about 35 minutes and you are done.

One more thing stay away from them Driver Disk on eBay they are no good. Why pay for some thing that is free anyways.

 

I did a complete overhaul of a Dell XFR, didn't think it would be too much different; but I guess I was wrong, sorry guys was just trying to help someone who wasn't getting responses

 

No problem at all. I owned Dells for 10 years, last one was a XPS 1710 $3700.00 and yes they were very easy to load the OS and drivers but a toughbook is way different as I found out very fast..