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tango42 · 08-16-2008, 05:36 PM

Did the system come with a xp installation disk & are you using the original HDD?
If it is the original HDD & the pc didn't come with installation disk there should be a hidden partition with a mirror of the Operating system.
Have a go at hitting Ctrl+F11 on boot, from what I remember this should take it back to factory installed XP as it came out of the box.
Then download service pack 2 & 3 from microsoft.

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tango42 Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: cornwall, england Gender: Posts: 69 Thanks: 1,269 Thanked 22 Times in 14 Posts	Re: dell xp sp 2 Did the system come with a xp installation disk & are you using the original HDD? If it is the original HDD & the pc didn't come with installation disk there should be a hidden partition with a mirror of the Operating system. Have a go at hitting Ctrl+F11 on boot, from what I remember this should take it back to factory installed XP as it came out of the box. Then download service pack 2 & 3 from microsoft.