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Hi,
I needed to replace my HDD on my 4 year old Packard Bell (PB) A7145
laptop. As readers may know PB laptops don't come with Windows XP
installation disks but rely on the use of restore disks & a restore
partition on the HDD. I no longer have the restore partition so
thought that I only needed to reinstall Windows XP and use the product
key that came with the original laptop. That didn't work because it
looks as though PB use a particular OEM version of Windows. I see that
the sticker is marked NEC presumably indicating that it is a special
version.
My options seen to be:
- Buy another Windows XP but that will cost more than the laptop is
worth,
- Find a copy of the NEC version of Windows XP Home & if so from
where? PB don't support their laptops older than 3 years old so won't
supply it,
- Ask Microsoft how they might be able to help. Any suggestions for a
telephone number to call for MS assistance please?
David
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