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Originally Posted by heyyo
i purchased a computer from someone and it came with xp. It never came with the xp disk and when i spoke to the guy i got it from he said xp is built in to the computer and to re-install it at the boot up i press f10??? is this correct as i dont want to do this if it wrecks something up...i have no serial or anythin?
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XP will be on a hidden partition (as people have said) which is ok to a point but if the hard drive shows signs of failling or suffers a sudden loss of data you will be buggered. Personally I would buy a copy of XP or find the product key it was installed with (if it's OEM it's normally on the case or on a CD somewhere) and then source a copy of the correct version of XP to install with it (could be problematic with OEM versions).
Normally F10 will lead you into a utility area where you can troubleshoot the system or re-install windows. Without that partition you are going to lose your drivers and any software that has been slipstreamed into the installation.