Windows XP Recovery Disk





Microsoft Windows XP recovery disks repair a computer’s software programs and Operating System to default factory settings. XP Recovery disks can be made from your PC or you can buy XP recovery disks from the company that manufactured your PC. You can also ask XP recovery disks directly from Microsoft Windows, or ask a technician at a computer store where you purchased your PC to make a copy of the XP recovery disks for you before you take your new PC home.
Benefits
Additionally, to reinstall the computer’s OS, Microsoft Windows XP recovery disks reinstall all programs that came with the PC when you first bought it from the market. XP Recovery disks can also remove viruses from your PC that have been affecting software programs or drivers. Finally, recovery disks make a retrieval image of your hard drive, which permits you to make use of the image to retrieve your computer’s software programs and Operating System in the future directly from your PC without utilizing external disks.
Making Recovery Disks from Your PC Drive
Computers utilizing the Windows XP OS have fixed prompts that walk through the steps to make recovery disks from your hard disk drive after you first used the PC. You can make the recovery disks from your hard disk drive by following the prompts on your PC screen. You will need 4 to 8 blank disks–depending on how much room is on the blank disks–to start and complete the backup file. Making XP recovery disks from your hard disk drive will keep you from having to get new external disks from the manufacturer that produced your PC.
Details of System Recovery
The system recovery procedure takes few minutes. To start, you will need to put the 1st disk into your PC drive slot. After the disk is in the slot, you will need to shut down your computer and remove all devices connected to your PC including the keyboard, monitor, printers, mouse, speakers, scanners, headphones and others. After you restart your PC, prompts will show on the screen that will walk you through each of the necessary methods to repair the Windows XP original factory software programs and operating system.
Recovery of Post-Operating System
When the Windows XP original factory software programs and Operating System have been recovered and you restart your PC, the Windows welcome screen will appear. You will have to read the on-screen instructions to customize your PC and arrange your Internet connection. You will also need to reconnect the PC devices and reinstall the non-factory software programs such as tax-preparation software packages and video games.
Ordering Recovery Disks
In the moment that you don’t make recovery disks from your PC’s hard drive before you experience an OS problem, you may need to call the factory and ask for recovery disks. You may also be required to pay for the recovery disks and for the cost of handling and shipping to have the XP recovery disks mailed to you.