OS NOT FOUND [Closed]

ccmjohn6365 1 Posts Friday August 31, 2018Registration date August 31, 2018 Last seen - Aug 31, 2018 at 01:18 AM - Latest reply: dimescallion 3 Posts Thursday September 20, 2018Registration date September 21, 2018 Last seen
- Sep 20, 2018 at 06:47 AM
OS NOT FOUND on boot.
i have a corrupted drive, which originally ran XP. i later installed vista,from another laptop(dell), which i sold with the disk. The product key for XP is still stuck too the back of this laptop. anybody know how too clean install back too the original OS/XP with the Product key, but no cd disk.
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Ambucias 55801 Posts Monday February 1, 2010Registration dateModeratorStatus November 2, 2018 Last seen - Aug 31, 2018 at 04:30 AM
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Thank you
What is the laptop's make and model?
dimescallion 3 Posts Thursday September 20, 2018Registration date September 21, 2018 Last seen - Sep 20, 2018 at 06:47 AM
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Thank you
Your hard drive could very well be past it's due date. Otherwise you can try downloading an OS to a usb and format the usb into a bootable drive, make sure your bios settings are set to boot from usb and install operating system.