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i need to repair this computer's OS. A few modules r missing n now the PC cant read CDs, DVDs, n not even the drives anymore. My dad has a Windows XP disc i can use to repair, but this PC had Windows XP on it before my dad got a copy of Windows XP, so will it still work?
do i need to back anything up before repairing? I need to get it working right again so i can fix my own computer problem, which is i have to use gparted live CD to get rid of a partion of my HDD that Vista cant get rid of when im trying to install Vista on my own computer. Some error comes up everytime i try reformating n stuff:
http://www.techist.com/forums/f9/cant-reinstall-os-error-showing-up-169494/
im gonna try to fix this computer tonight, so i need fast, good responses plz!
EDIT:
this computer is Windows XP Professional, so is the disc my dad has. The HDD is probably RAID 1, so it's like cut in half, because we got this computer fixed from viruses in the past n whoever fixed it backed everything up on one half of the HDD.
do i need to back anything up before repairing? I need to get it working right again so i can fix my own computer problem, which is i have to use gparted live CD to get rid of a partion of my HDD that Vista cant get rid of when im trying to install Vista on my own computer. Some error comes up everytime i try reformating n stuff:
http://www.techist.com/forums/f9/cant-reinstall-os-error-showing-up-169494/
im gonna try to fix this computer tonight, so i need fast, good responses plz!
EDIT:
this computer is Windows XP Professional, so is the disc my dad has. The HDD is probably RAID 1, so it's like cut in half, because we got this computer fixed from viruses in the past n whoever fixed it backed everything up on one half of the HDD.