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[hawkida]

I have a computer that went screwy after the last XP update. It no longer boots, not even in safe mode (It constantly cycles after blue screening so fast I can't read the error, or in safe mode it gets stuck after loading "mup.sys" and does nothing). So I want to boot it from a CD and tell it to do a repair. Except I don't actually have an XP disk. I do have a legit XP serial for the machine and I was under the impression that I could download the software legally from Microsoft themselves. Well, if I can, they're making it bloody difficult to work out how. Best I can find is some version that's suitable for putting on floppy disks. Am I wrong? Do I have to search my entire house in the hope of finding an XP disk, or go down the dodgy torrents route? Or am I just failing to see something that's right under my nose?

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[alexmc.livejournal.com]

sorry that didn't answer the question you asked.

> Do I have to search my entire house in the hope of finding an XP disk, or go down the dodgy torrents route?

I suspect you will eventually need a proper XP disk - one which is the *same* version as what you have installed now. No - don't go down the dodgy torrents route. Do you know people who could lend you one for a few days?


Goodluck