Solve : Help with unformatted HD?

1.	Solve : Help with unformatted HD?
Answer» I am trying to INSTALL XP on my LAPTOP(DELL) . I can boot from the floppy drive to DOS when i use a dos boot disk , but don't know where to go from there. I tried to boot directly from the CD/DVD-rom but the 2 "recovery" XP disks from DELL are not RECOGNIZED as bootable devices. The original hard drive failed and i replaced it. On the setup screen for my BIOS, the hard drive registers the correct amount of memory.Contact Dell for assistance, even if the item is out of warranty.Did you make a copy of the "recovery" partition which Dell PUTS on their original hdd's???No, didnt get the recovery partition before i formated the first HD, talking to dell now, Thanks anyway guys.That's why it's always WISE to spend the extra $10 on a Windows CD over ANY kind of free "recovery disk".

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