Creating a boot disk of a preinstalled system?

[Sup3r 4ut03r]

Hey, I just got my cousin's old computer to fix. I just formatted and zeroed the hard drive, and I need windows reinstalled. Anyone know how to create windows again with a disk?

 

[xxthebeastxx]

Try buying one. Then booting from the disk.

 

[Sup3r 4ut03r]

I don't have enough money, obviously. The hard drive isn't compatible with Windows Vista, and you can't buy Windows XP disks by themselves anymore.

 

[Hello Miss799]

you may be able to get another copy of windows free from the company you bought the computer from. If I were you, I'd call them up and see what they can do.

 

[Sup3r 4ut03r]

I can't, iBuyPower is horrible. The warranty's off, it's not my computer, my cousin doesn't have the receipt, and I don't think they offer you free repairs or something, I'm just doing this by know-how. I've gotten it tob oot up using my other hard drive, and it's gotten the BSOD every time. I think it's because of the outdated BIOS. I'll check, and thanks for the help.

 

[U Got Fried]

add my msn il get u one for free

 

Find an update for the BIOS, download a copy of Windows XP SP2 from somewhere, set BIOS to boot from disk.

Bingo.

 

[Tezlin]

Find an update for the BIOS, download a copy of Windows XP SP2 from somewhere, set BIOS to boot from disk.

Bingo.

Torrents.

 

[Sup3r 4ut03r]

He took it back, said he's selling it to someone I don't know why, he's probably misleading them, but I got some of the (working) RAM.

 

[Tgump]

Well for the future, there's still a loophole that allows OEM copies of XP to be sold.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116056

 

[O Glitch O]

Use ubuntu 8.04,

Its free, and not shitty =[)