My partner and I bought a PC about 5 months ago. The Pc ran into huge problems with virus' etc so we backed everything up and decided to reload. The Pc didn't come with a reload disc which they apparently stopped doing about a year ago. At the time we were unaware that xp would still be on the system, but not knowing went to Currys where this er clever guy told us to buy the new windos vista. He assured up is was the full system and not an extension, however we are unable to enter the product code as it turns out that it in fact an extension.
After speaking with another clever guy we were told something about partitions and that the original operating system is still there.
We, unfortunatley cannot find it! The product code is due to run out soon, and we will then be out of pocket by £100. Any advise would be greatly appreciated, if I haven't bored you to sleep already!
Thanks in advance!
2007-02-12 02:52:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
I find Curry's as unhelpful as they can be as I had a problem I took to them as well and their advice was worse than useless. Try PC World as they do seem to care and know what they are talking about and appear to want to help and make sure you understand.
2007-02-12 02:56:46 · answer #1 · answered by SYJ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you bought the pc did it already come with windows xp on it? or whichever version,? if it did, then all you have to do is contact the people or manufacturing company that you bought the pc from, and for a small fee they will send you the windows xp disk to you.. we had to do the very same thing, reload everything and start from scratch again... we got our pc from dell, we called them told them how a virus attcekd the pc and we had to redo it all, and they said oh no problem and for $10 we got the disk sent in the ail in 3 days... so... i would try that. best of luck ♥
2007-02-12 03:03:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
verify on the backside or the back of the field of the sport it might desire to have the specs. Now in case you meet the specs you have a plague or spyware. next in case you do no longer meet the specs verify on line with the computing gadget maker and circulate to the help downloads web site and it might desire to have manuals on your computing gadget. The handbook permit you to comprehend the max RAM and processor speed you may run. individually i would not advise getting yet another motherboard and in case you get greater RAM basically be sure your device can help it. additionally the video card is particularly considerable. maximum video enjoying cards that contain computers won't help video games like that. putting a sparkling motherboard isn't basic except you comprehend what you're doing besides in case you go with initiate enjoying those video games i'd advise basically saving up and determining to purchase a gaming gadget which could shelter the greater cutting-edge video games. i comprehend a sparkling computing gadget is expensive besides the undeniable fact that that's nicely worth it to play a number of those new video games. via the style you will desire to check out Axis and Allies outstanding sport! wish I helped
2016-11-03 05:56:15 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you installed vista straight away then XP is probably still installed, in order to put the new operating system on you need to format your hard drive to delete everythin off it, in order to do that you need to place the CD into the drive, re-boot your computer and boot off the CD, it will then give you a large range of options and you want to selec the one that says to format your hard drive.
2007-02-12 03:09:04 · answer #4 · answered by blackbox 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋