hi wulf

when you say reboot,i presume you mean “recover” and this is possible using the p.c,s product recovery disk,this normally comes with the p.c and is unique to your system since it contains drivers and software specificly for your p.c,s configuration

to recover your p.c insert the recovery disk in your optical drive and restart the p.c,(upon restart press delete to enter the bios setup ,then press “advanced bios features” and change the boot order so your cd-rom is first to boot,the other hardware to boot is up to you,then after you have changed the boot order remember to “save and exit set up” to save the changes to the cmos…your p.c will now restart)

upon restart you will be prompted to “press any key to boot from cd/dvd” do this and then follow the prompts as they appear,during the installation process you will be asked for your windows xp product key(25 digit key),so make sure this is at hand

windows recovery(installation) is much the same as a windows full installation or upgrade and takes around 45 to 50 minutes to finish

upon completion you need to install the appropriate drivers and software that hasent allready been installed,these include the latest video drivers and also your broadband setup disk(were applicable)

note: some p.c,s come with a hidden partition that recovers your p.c(instead of a disk) and to use this there will be a message during the post(power-on-self-test) screen,this is normally a f-key such as f10 or f12

after you press this another screen will appear and unlike the recovery disk you get a choice of either recovery without loss of data or recovery with loss of data,then after this windows will be recovered from files on the hidden partiton

this type of recovery uses a “ghost” image of your operating system and uses a “roll back” feature,so if you use any partitioning software be careful you dont delete this partition,however its normally protected by a security feature that wont grant you to delete it

recovery of your pc without a disk is only possible by borrowing another windows xp disk and entering your product key,this can be done as the windows files are just the platform,its the product key that makes it your property,you’ll normally find the p.c,s unique product key on the side of the case

so if you can find a mate with a copy of windows xp to lend you install it and then when propmpted for “windows activation” use the backspace to delete the current key and enter your p.c,s very special key,then press the retry button and you should see the message “your windows has been activated”

if there’s any problems contact microsoft by using the telephone number supplied and they will re-activate your copy of windows(providing the information is genuine)

there are also downloads of windows xp/vista on various torrent sites however i strongly advise against this since the files cannot be 100% perfect,and some might contain malware/spyware

finally if you dont succeed in finding a copy of xp then this might be a good time to upgrade to windows vista especially since the release of service pack 1 which sorted the problems that users were experiencing with the operating system

any problems let me know

good luck mate !

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I'm assuming you don't want to reboot, you want to reinstall or repair your operating system. If you have a name brand personal, you may have a recovery partition on the hard drive. (And, depending on the manufacturer, there is a utility to create a recovery disc.) See your documentation or the manufacturer's website for recovery procedures. Or repost with the make/model of your personal.

If you’ve a custom-built machine and no installation disc, you'll have to take it to a shop.

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are yoiu trying to do a swift format? if so then it depends on the type of PC or laptop you’ve. you can format your hard drive while keeping your os and drivers. so you lose evrything that didnt come on the personal initially. check the website of your personal manufaturer or ask the guys at http://www.thepcline.com they have the ability to help you out.

generally its a system restore or recovery program from the manufacturer, not windows.

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Do you mean simply restart it or reinstall XP?

If you're trying to restart it and it asks for CD, go into your Bios (usually one of the F keys) and choose the boot up sequence to boot from harddrive first.

To reinstall XP you'll need the CD.

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Well on my personal you turn it off then when you turn it on again while its loading you keep clicknig F11 or F10 i cant remember which one it is until something comes up then you have to go through the setup and start all over again
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depends on the pc maker if it is a dell simply on bootup hold the ctrl key and hit f11 , other pc's do it differently , what’s the make of your pc ??
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its really a difficult task but if your friend has one you can give it a try .
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You probably mean reload xp

call the maker of the laptop

if there good they should send you a disk

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No idea.

Need to buy the disc.

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Shutdown— Restart…
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Which disk? Why not just do Start/Restart?
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I DONT KNOW GOOGLE IT