I need Quick Restore cd for Compaq Presario 1200 lab top,I want to reboot my computer all over again,can I find that cd?or any body has that cd??
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Order QR cds   for win 98 = 1-800-841-2761\nor try https://www.orderz.com/qrcons/page1.asp  to order the QUICK RESTORE CD
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Try the safe mode, but I would definatley get your back up disk form the co. I have a hard copy of anything installed in your computer. Most places now, do not give them out, they say the back up is installed in your computer. Always demand the hard copies.\n\n\ndp
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The laptop is probably dead. Sorry. Here is how to salvage your data:\n\nIf you have access to another computer you should be able to open the case and remove the hard drive, then use an adapter cable to connect the drive to the second computer as a slaved drive. You may have to change a jumper setting on the drives so the new system bios will know which drive is the master and which is the slave. On older systems, you may have to manually detect the newly slaved drive correctly. For this you may need to get manufacturers settings for the laptop drive, so look on it's label for Manufacturer's name and model number, etc. Look up their website and look under support for the correct settings for the correct number of heads, cylinders, and sectors, for your model, or call Compaq and see if they have these settings. Once the laptop drive is detected in the other computer's bios, you should be able to boot up and "see" another drive. Once you can, you can copy the drive's contents and burn them onto a CD, (with the proper software and equipment.) You can just recover precious files, if you have limited drive space and/or no CD-Rom or DVD-Rom burner. Good Luck! : )
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boot with the cd and re install
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If no CDs came with your computer, there may be a separate recovery partition on the hard drive. If so, most of the time you can restore the computer to its original configuration by pressing a key when it is booting up. The key you press depends upon the manufacturer.
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vaio is the best.trust me. vaio laptops have recovery wizard.that means u don't need any cds to install windows xp and othes..... take look at http://www.vaio.net/
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Ok.\n\nYes, truly you'll need the Windows XP CD (w/ Serial Key) or use your computer's recovery CD (DVD) to accomplish the restoration of your Operating System...\n\nHowever, what I am concerned about at this point is the virus that you received. The biggest thing that you should be considering is not how to reinstall XP, but in how are you going to protect your computer from future intrusion. \n\nNorton is the status quo at this point, and Norton Internet Security 2006 is nothing less than awesome... It uses more RAM it seems than the previous versions, but it is loaded with protective measures (incl. anti-spam and anti-spyware filters) that should be considered in this day and age of virus-hobbyists. By no means am I inferring that this is the only program that you should need for protection, but it's a great start. In addition I also use "Lavasoft Adaware Professional" and "Spybot Search and Destroy"--which are both free--to clean up anything that may have gotten through (which isn't common, but I am a freak when it comes to the idea that a company is using bandwidth that I pay for to monitor me and advertise to others...)... \n\nThe firewall that is included with Windows XP, even with the SP2 updates and such always seems to be behind the times with me. Furthermore, I believe that every patch that Windows gives out cripples the operating system more and more. On my computer I haven't updated further than the original SP1 update, and my computer runs without a problem. Of course I use other third-party software for protection against malware, but, again, my computer works without a problem, and I foresee no future issues. \n\nGetting back, before you utterly waste your time with re-installing Windows XP, which will be self explanatory once you insert the CD, you should begin developing a plan of action to keep your computer protected from future problems such as this one... \n\nOh yeah, something else that you might want to consider is going into your system bios and changing your "boot order" to make the CD-rom boot up first. Your system bios is accessible when you first turn your computer on. Amidst all of the seeming jibberish that comes on the screen when you first start your computer (before the "Windows XP" load screen), there should be a message regarding entering system setup/bios/configuration that coincides with pressing a particular key to accomplish it. The most common keys for this is "Del" "F1" "F10" and F2". For my computer, it is Delete or Del... \n\nOnce inside, again, go to each menu until you see something referring to "Boot Sequence" or "Boot Order"... There press the appropriate key to make your CD-Rom the 1st in the order. Otherwise, the computer is not going to allow you to access the Windows XP CD until you are in Windows. From my experience, you can not reinstall windows from inside of windows because of the fact that the system files that you are attempting to uninstall for reinstallation are in use. As I am sure that you've encountered when mistakenly trying to move a file that you are using...it's not going to happen...\n\nOk, that's enough. There is much information and ideas that I could give you regarding this process, but those are the basics. Any further questions, feel free to contact me...\n\nHope that helps...
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Can you add a little more info?\n\nIs D a CD&#92;DVD drive? Another partition on your hard drive partition?  Another hard drive itself?\n\nAs cliched as it sounds, if you are running a Windows system, rebooting may repair.
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I think Compaq's laptops are like that. I used to have a COMPAQ laptop now it's acting up too. I even had to replace the hard drive in the laptop back then.
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I'm surprised the company you bought the PC from didn't a include a recovery CD.  But as soon as put PC on is there is an option to do a system recovery?
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http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesTitle/productCd-076457549X,subcat-OS.html\n\n\nThat book above is a lifesaver, theres tons of stuff in there about cleaning up xp and your comp. in general.  I found it on Amazon for twelve bucks.  If you like that one buy this one below also.  I bought them at the same time and there both great.  Well worth the money. \n\n\nhttp://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesTitle/productCd-0471748978.html
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If you really dont care of the contents on your cp just do what i did when i had all problems: Get ur disk thats ur home like windows xp or watever and put it in when the cp reboots. But you gotta know what your doing. Also if you have some spar cash look in the yellow pages for computer repair
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you didn' specify wether you have Windows XP Pro or Home. aniways get your laptop to the nearest Compaq retailer or service center
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best bet is to find a Dell Restore disc.  Look at the bottom of the laptop and see if you have XP Home or Pro.  You can buy Dell restore CD's cheap on eBay, just make sure it's for the same version of XP that's on your laptop.\n\nYou should also visit Dell Support to see if the unit is still under warranty.
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The correct answer is to reinstall W2000.\n\nBoot from the W2000 CD (you do have one, don't you) choose install W2000. After a few screens, you will get a message that a previous version was found and do you want to repair it. Answer YES and the system will be rebuilt without loss of data.\n\nBEFORE YOU START, ensure you have the CD Key 26 digit code.
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I'm guessing it was the Corporate Edition of XP Pro. Was this as an upgrade on top of the existing XP Pro?  Not sure why anyone would do that? I would save all of your data to another disk or CD then start over.
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Just get the installation CD and reinstall from scratch.  It will be a faster and healthier computer with a fresh installation.  \n\nGood luck and Happy Computing!