hello,
ok so here goes, i made a bootdisc from the packard bell website a bit ago and ran it cos i needed to get my system back to default, prob was at the end of boot when it was installing programs it was crashing. i later found that i had downloaded the wrong boot disc. now my computer does work but LIKE internet explorer does not work and some other programms.(i use firefox now). when i boot my pc i know u can press f11 and do a rebbot from there but this option is not available on my pc. anyways i have been LOOKING for a boot disc for my pc or some way of GETTING it back to its old state.
product info:
packard bell utow-sun
serial num:049060420455
imedia 1618/n

spec:
windows xp home PENT 4
1gb ram
3.06 ghz

i know this is a random request but just wanted to know if there is anything i can do other than taking it somewhere and getting the whole thing wiped off and windows reinstalled costing me alot of money.

hope you can help.tnx
adrian
If the machine has a Product Key you can track down an XP Home edition CD and do a re-install...
This is perfectly legal.
You MAY have to re-activate at MS after the install.

NOTE: It should be a MS XP CD...not Dell; HP or other...
NOTE 2: The version must match whats installed.unfortunatly i have no product key for windows as it was installed when bought and have no windows cd.unless there is a way of getting the product number of my pc somewhere?Then check the Packard Bell website for info on re-installing from the hidden partition on your machine....
This is how their built if you did NOT recieve a CD with the machine.thats where my main problem is i use to have that option when i boot up my pc, i dont have that aoption anymore and i dont know why, there is no option to reboot.i dont know what ive done, but it looks bad.Quote from: patio on January 09, 2011, 07:09:29 AM

Then check the Packard Bell website for info on re-installing from the hidden partition on your machine....
This is how their built if you did NOT recieve a CD with the machine.