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Rathji · 05-14-2010, 09:05 AM

I have a lady at work here who has brought me her PC to see if I can fix it and recover data if I can't. It seems the windows install is corrupt, so the easist thing for me to do is either a repair or reinstall.

It is an Acer PC, that I assume came with a copy of XP Home preinstalled and there is a product key on the case. The problem is she has lost her recovery/install CD.

My question is 2 fold. First, will there be any problems using any copy of XP Home or does it need to be the Acer branded OEM copy to use that key? Second, does anyone know where I could legally (or at least quasi-legal but safely) obtain a disc or image download to use for this purpose. I am sure I could torrent one, but who knows what has been injected into those images.

05-14-2010, 09:05 AM	#1
Rathji Franchise Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Supporting Urban Sprawl Exp:	XP Home Disc I have a lady at work here who has brought me her PC to see if I can fix it and recover data if I can't. It seems the windows install is corrupt, so the easist thing for me to do is either a repair or reinstall. It is an Acer PC, that I assume came with a copy of XP Home preinstalled and there is a product key on the case. The problem is she has lost her recovery/install CD. My question is 2 fold. First, will there be any problems using any copy of XP Home or does it need to be the Acer branded OEM copy to use that key? Second, does anyone know where I could legally (or at least quasi-legal but safely) obtain a disc or image download to use for this purpose. I am sure I could torrent one, but who knows what has been injected into those images. __________________ "Wake up, Luigi! The only time plumbers sleep on the job is when we're working by the hour."