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More info?)
The CD Dell gave me is.
Reinstallation CD
MS Windows XP Home Eddition
Including Service Pack 1a
"justaguy@my.house" wrote:
> =?Utf-8?B?QmVuIEphbWlu?= <BenJamin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> news:2F6D8890-1A23-4E50-91CA-25D0E67B1821@microsoft.com:
>
> > I have a,
> > Reinstallation CD, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
> > this came w/ computer from dell. Is that the CD I use to Install
> > backup and will have to install it again
> > Benjamin
> >
> > "Gordon" wrote:
> >
> >> "Yves Leclerc" <yleclercNOSPAM@maysys.com> wrote in message
> >> news:%23ocBX2skFHA.1968@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >> > You are "entitled" to have MS Backup installed on your PC. It must
> >> > be deilver since it is part of the XP Hom install CD. You would
> >> > just need to install install it.
> >> >
>
> You are only "entitled" to have it if you bought a version of XP that
> includes it. Some (many?) OEM versions do not include it - this is why
> it is in a folder named ValueADD on the retail XP CD, as it is part of
> the "value that is added" that you get by paying more for that version.
>
> >>
> >> But if the OP has a recovery CD rather than an XP CD then he's going
> >> to have difficulty!
> >>
> >>
> >>
>