On Tuesday 09 November 2004 21:53, Steve Holdoway wrote:
> Robert Fisher wrote:
> >On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 20:15, Roger Searle wrote:
> >>Can't help but wonder why you are reluctant to reinstall xp yourself?
I don't have an install CD set Roger.
> >Wether he does it himself or not, if the PC comes with an "image" type
> > rescue disc then he will probably have no choice about partitioning.
> >
> >Ralph, if you have a Windows serial number (for XP Pro) I could probably
> > lend you a WinXP Pro CD to do a manual installation. Unfortunately it may
> > mean manually loading/obtaining other software and drivers though.
> ...and if you're not happy with that, I'll do it for you (:
Thanks Robert & Steve...offers very much appreciated but a no go for the
afore-mentioned reason.
I will go the warranty route firstly ...just in case there is a hardware
issue. I've found HN to be pretty good at fixing up things and putting it
down to warrantable issues (goodwill)...I believe they use Dove Electronics
for the really hard jobs. I do appreciate the offers made by people but I am
very conscious of the time freely given and would hate for that time to be
wasted should a hardware problem surface as the culprit of my woes.
My initial question was posed in respect of the amount / type of system
configuration info that I can possibly expect to get back. Perhaps I should
simply have asked: What should I backup (apart from my personal
data) ....bear in mind I am limited to CD data storage capacity.
Ralph
