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"Restore CD's"

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sianews

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I just bought a new toshiba computer with XP, and it has more crap on it then you could imagine. AOL comes fully loaded! I don't suposed there is anyway to pull just the OS off of these 3 "Condiguration Builder" CD's I have? Would my activation code work if I installed it from an XP disk beloning to a friend?
 
Your best bet is to just clean it up . . . uninstall what you don't want, and leave what you do want alone. Laptops are a PITA when it comes to having to reinstall. The Restore CDs are usually image files of what is installed when it comes from the factory.

If you did install from a fresh, separate XP CD, your activation code would not match the one on your friend's CD.

My advice . . . leave well enough alone.
 
Your laptop should come with both the "restore CD" and the XP installation CD. What you should do it boot up using the XP CD or boot floppies. Then do a clean install from there. Usually that CD is less bloated with the extra crap that laptop manufacturers wants you to have. Still that copy of XP could still be a customised version but much better than using the restore CD.
 
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