OR the device does not have bootable media. Be sure to use new, freshly formatted floppy disks, and if possible, scan them for errors after the boot disk is made. Things to check: 1.) Improper parameters set in the CMOS for the boot device, i.e. the...

copy of XP too if all he has is a Recovery CD from eMachines. I do not recommend using the existing XP install with a new motherboard and the Recovery CDs will most likely not work on the new board. Reformat and install Windows XP if you need to buy a new...

purchase a boxed version of Vista to make this work? If you replace the motherboard, you'll probably need to reinstall the OS and the recovery disks should work only with an HP motherboard (which has an HP BIOS). I have a few sets of XP recovery discs and they...

my recovery disks it says this pc is not supported by the system recovery disks. Do I have to go buy the vista OS disks?. I just installed a new mobo (ASUS) into my hp package machine. It wouldn't let me repair vista with my recovery disks it says this pc...

I obtained the recovery disks from a good sumaritan and tried to restore to factory settings. I was told that my machine was a 2415 by the recovery disk. After checking with "Fresh Diagnose", it reported different model, serial number and part numbers...

disks. Started the recovery process. The 80 G h.d. was formatted first (with no option to make partitions). I got as far as the second of three CD disks when a file read error occurred and the whole recovery process was aborted. "Application Error...

i dont have an automated recovery disk. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain () i dont have an automated recovery disk for my daughters pc. is there any way i an recover her system? i have tried using the windows xp pro cd but...

Use of Recovery Disks on HP Computers. Archived from groups: comp.sys.hp.hardware () I got a set of recovery disks from a xe783 I would like to use to install Windows ME onto an HP Vectra VL. Is it possible to use these disks on other hp computers?. Archived...

on the motherboard that clears the CMOS cache. Put in new battery - no difference. Dammit! -- Backside of motherboard shorted against the case? I pulled the motherboard, which was carefully stood-off when I installed it, completely out of the case, laid...