I have a Dell XPS 4700 that came with a Windows XP Home Edition Reinstallation CD. Recently, we got a HP laptop from work (without a reinstallation CD), and wanted to re-format it. Keep in mind that this is my Dad's laptop, and therefore he doesn't want Linux on it (I've tried convincing him). Will the Dell reinstallation disk work on the laptop?
2006-11-16 06:57:05 · 4 answers · asked by Andrew Min 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
No. The CD checks to see what kind of computer you are running it on and will in turn lock you out from installing it since it isn't a Dell computer.
2006-11-16 07:01:21 · answer #1 · answered by jimponder 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
reckoning on the age of your HP the fix disks could be on your device already. New HPs (final 4 or so years) places the fix partition on stress D. you won't be able to often save something there. seem on your initiate menu below HP equipment or something like that and you're able to see an selection approximately "Make fix disks." HP stopped sending perplexing copies a while in the past. it often will take 4-5 CDs to get the fix media outfitted. If the device is aleady lifeless then this is a project. many cases a Dell fix disk will seem at some hidden attributes in the device and could fail by way of fact it is not a Dell. good success
2016-10-22 05:12:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, there are ways around it, but they are really frustrating. As soon as you put the disk in, it will recognize that it is not a Dell system.
2006-11-16 06:59:28 · answer #3 · answered by Ed D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-11-16 06:59:14 · answer #4 · answered by spankdis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋