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Marke522 · 01-16-2009, 01:43 PM

I had an HP awhile back and made some restore DVD's, tried to use them with no luck. Ended up using the OEM XP disc. Lost all the free bundled software, but most of it was going to be removed anyway.

Might have actually made the job easier.

01-16-2009, 01:43 PM	#21
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