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I have an emachines restore XP disk. How can I put XP on my old computer which runs 98se?

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Summary: An emachine's or any manufacturer's restore disk isn't enough to install Windows from scratch, especially on another manufacturer's machine.

I have an emachines restore XP disk. How can I put XP on my old computer which runs 98se?

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Well, you probably can't. Not with that anyway. A restore disk is just that; a disk to restore the operating system onto a specific machine - it's not a setup disk. There may also be legal issues involved; it's not intended as a way to make a copy of the operating system.

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Article C1970 - May 31, 2004

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39 Comments

I have a emachine T2958 I called emachines gave them my card # and they will send the restore disks in 5-7 days .No Problem

Posted by: jerome braun at October 13, 2008 2:55 PM

How do I restore my information back on my hard drive when I have used the recovery disk. The disk said that it would erase my hard drive and I want to get my information back that the disk had erased

The short answer is that you probably cannot. That's what the recovery software means by "erase your hard disk" - it erases your hard disk. After recovery and installing whatever you've re-installed it's likely that all your old data has been wiped out. Typically this is another reason why regular backups are so incredibly important.
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15-Oct-2008

Posted by: Allison Joyner at October 14, 2008 7:18 PM

you got rid of all the information as soon as you used the restore disk, you should have burned your info. on a cd and then reinstalled it .

Posted by: jerome braun at October 15, 2008 8:45 AM

i lost my emachiens recovery disc i took the computer to a guy called charls in uttoxiter staffordshire he got it going again cam computer

Posted by: dave at February 15, 2009 6:35 AM

To those needing the original restore discs... I had the same problem with an XP eMachine; eMachine refused to help me because it is considered a "legacy" (read, out-of-warrenty) box. Found www.restoredisks.com. They maintain a large library of discs from various makes. I found my model quickly and this will be a BIG savings over purchasing a new copy of Windows.

Posted by: Andrew at August 12, 2009 6:44 AM
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