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by mikep

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Dear members can anyone help with the following:

I have just purchased a new notebook. My notebook arrived with Windows-XP installed. I was amazed to find NO XP CD with my system so I called the manufacturer and they told me that the CD does not come with the system as all the install XP file are on my H/D should I need to do a reinstal etc.. They told me they were hidden in a partition on my H/D but wouldn't give me any info on how to extract them onto CD for the future. I have noticed that my H/D has been partioned and there are files in the hidden partition but I cannot access the files.
When I run 'diskmgmt' from Windows/System32 I can see clearly that my disk has two partitions and I get the following information:

DISK 0 HOME (C:) HEALTHY (SYSTEM) NTFS
DISE_BACKUP HEALTHY (UNKNOWN PARTITION) FAT32

I can view the properties of my HOME partition but not my DISE I guess my XP install files are in the DISE_BACKUP partition but it will not allow me to view or extract these files. Can anyone help? where are my XP install files??

I have noticed in my windows directory that there is a folder called 'I386' and it appears to have the compressed XP install files there.

Please can somebody help with my problem?
Thank you

Mike

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by williamscott

"I have noticed in my windows directory that there is a folder called 'I386' and it appears to have the compressed XP install files there. "

The files in that directory by the sounds of it ARE in fact the Compressed XP Installation files.

The other partician u have is a Back-up partician and by the sounds of the manufactuers of the notebook have disabled access to it. In I386 Folder there should be files that are in .cab files. If they are .cab files then they are windows xp install files. You can extract those files (using WinAce, WinZip) or something.

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