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qasdfdsaq · 21-09-2011, 22:15

As long as it's the same type of XP disk (e.g. OEM, VLK, etc.) it'll work. I prefer to download the latest drivers off the web, as whatever you have on the disk will be seriously out of date. Even my 7 year old laptop does fine.

A 6 year old PC would probably run OK with Windows 7. Depending on where you get it from, it may be half to a third the price of a replacement copy of XP - if you can't find an appropriate disk that is. It's possible the manufacturer could also sell you a replacement recovery disk but at a cost - typically £10-15.

21-09-2011, 22:15	#4
qasdfdsaq cf.mega poster Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,207	Re: Packard Bell PC Recovery failure As long as it's the same type of XP disk (e.g. OEM, VLK, etc.) it'll work. I prefer to download the latest drivers off the web, as whatever you have on the disk will be seriously out of date. Even my 7 year old laptop does fine. A 6 year old PC would probably run OK with Windows 7. Depending on where you get it from, it may be half to a third the price of a replacement copy of XP - if you can't find an appropriate disk that is. It's possible the manufacturer could also sell you a replacement recovery disk but at a cost - typically £10-15.