Standard Recovery System

Windows XP Perform Maintain >> Standard Recovery System I have the recovery CD's and wish to do a standard restore which is a
non-destructive recovery for recovering factory-shipped programs, drivers and
operating system without affecting data files.What is there to look out for
trap wise and I have since replaced the Cd with a DVD does that need to be
replaced first back to original.

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Windows XP Perform Maintain >> Standard Recovery System Recovery CDs will erase your entire hard disk and reinstall the software
that was installed at the factory. Anything you don't backup --
including your data files -- will be permanently deleted.

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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

peter wrote:
> I have the recovery CD's and wish to do a standard restore which is a
> non-destructive recovery for recovering factory-shipped programs, drivers and
> operating system without affecting data files.What is there to look out for
> trap wise and I have since replaced the Cd with a DVD does that need to be
> replaced first back to original.

Windows XP Perform Maintain >> Standard Recovery System Leonard, I understand that and its what i want to do, but do i need to put
back the original CD writer i got with the machine or will the DVD writer i
put in work ok with the discs. Any traps to look for, i am not that much into
computer knowledge

"Leonard Grey" wrote:

> Recovery CDs will erase your entire hard disk and reinstall the software
> that was installed at the factory. Anything you don't backup --
> including your data files -- will be permanently deleted.
>
> ---
> Leonard Grey
> Errare humanum est
>
> peter wrote:
> > I have the recovery CD's and wish to do a standard restore which is a
> > non-destructive recovery for recovering factory-shipped programs, drivers and
> > operating system without affecting data files.What is there to look out for
> > trap wise and I have since replaced the Cd with a DVD does that need to be
> > replaced first back to original.
>

Windows XP Perform Maintain >> Standard Recovery System Recovery CDs are proprietary, i.e., each manufacturer can design them to
work as they wish. Therefore, contact your computer manufacturer.

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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

peter wrote:
> Leonard, I understand that and its what i want to do, but do i need to put
> back the original CD writer i got with the machine or will the DVD writer i
> put in work ok with the discs. Any traps to look for, i am not that much into
> computer knowledge
>
> "Leonard Grey" wrote:
>
>> Recovery CDs will erase your entire hard disk and reinstall the software
>> that was installed at the factory. Anything you don't backup --
>> including your data files -- will be permanently deleted.
>>
>> ---
>> Leonard Grey
>> Errare humanum est
>>
>> peter wrote:
>>> I have the recovery CD's and wish to do a standard restore which is a
>>> non-destructive recovery for recovering factory-shipped programs, drivers and
>>> operating system without affecting data files.What is there to look out for
>>> trap wise and I have since replaced the Cd with a DVD does that need to be
>>> replaced first back to original.