Ed, when you purchase a computer with the OS and software pre installed the installation files are in a separate partition on the hard drive and some provision is normally made for the owner to make a set of install disks. Check your documentation that came with the computer or look in All programs/Accessories/system tools from the start button. You sometimes have only ONE opportunity to make this disk or set of disks or can only do it ONE time. The Old Master Technician ******************************** Since 1972 * Jim Myers * Telrad Electronics * Fort Wayne Indiana * ******************************** Tel-Tek Electronics wrote: > That's a problem....did not get the disk...it was pre-installed. > > -Ed- > Tel-Tek Electronics > Ontario-Canada > > teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > teltek@xxxxxxxxx > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry Poffen" <lpoffen@xxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 11:54 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Windows XP Home. > > > >>Go to the start menue , select run type in "sfc /scannow" without the >>quotes & this will check your files. It may also ask for you windows disk. >>Hope this helps Larry lpoffen@xxxxxxx >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Tel-Tek Electronics" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 6:02 PM >>Subject: [TechAssist] Windows XP Home. >> >> >> >>>Anyone know how to get rid of "crap" in Windows XP Home, without >>>reinstalling the whole works. >>>My XP is starting to be "flaky"...if I hit "My Computer" may take 3 to 4 >>>minutes to show me the screen. >>>I have been using Symantec's System Works to fix files that may have >>>become >>>un-linked. >>> >>>It there a part of Windows XP that will check your OS...and get rid of >>>files >>>that slow down your computer. >>> >>>Miss-linked files, or a general check? >>> >>>-Ed- >>> >>>Tel-Tek Electronics >>>Ontario-Canada >>> >>>teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >>>teltek@xxxxxxxxx >>> >>>----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>This Email List is accessible to the general public through search >>>engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm >>>Set Vacation >>>mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation >>>Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >>>Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >>> >> >> >>----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>This Email List is accessible to the general public through search >>engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm >>Set Vacation >>mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation >>Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >>Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This Email List is accessible to the general public through search engines. > Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is accessible to the general public through search engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/