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    Windows repair from OEM burn?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Chainbrain, Feb 18, 2009.

  1. Chainbrain

    Chainbrain Notebook Guru

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    Hi there,

    I have a Vostro 1500 with Windows xp home legit. I lost the xp cd somewhere or other and manage to corrupt system files through some un-careful registry modding and am now getting the blue screen on boot up.

    I need to run a windows repair, but here is my question:

    If a burn an OEM XP Home SP2 disk from iso, would it work and let me run the repair? Or do I need the original disk the computer came with? I'm not sure if it'll run some crazy BIOS check or something.

    Any help is appreciated.

    Thanks!
     
    Chainbrain, Feb 18, 2009
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  2. goofball

    goofball Notebook Deity

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    You can run repair using any XP CD, though you should definitely stay with the same SP as your installation.
    I'm pretty sure the Dell disks are just OEM XP installation disks as well, and you should be able to run repair from them as well.
     
    goofball, Feb 18, 2009
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