Dell OS Recovery cd software ?

Question

I need to know what is the Dell OS Recovery cd ? is it a backup of what is on the hard disk or is it a reinstallation CD for windows xp ??   also, when you click on it osd.exe it does nothing. is there somewhere to redownload/reinstall it or can i have a cd sent out ??   is so, would it be possible to use on other systems that are running xp but did not ship w/ it for support ??   thanks

rickmktg · Answer

@louiem wrote:

I need to know what is the Dell OS Recovery cd ? is it a backup of what is on the hard disk

or is it a reinstallation CD for windows xp ??

also, when you click on it osd.exe it does nothing.

is there somewhere to redownload/reinstall it or can i have a cd sent out ??

is so, would it be possible to use on other systems that are running xp but did

not ship w/ it for support ??

thanks

The Dell OS Recovery Utility creates a Windows XP CD to reinstall your OS. It's not downloadable, and can only be run once.

Message Edited by rickmktg on 04-06-2005 01:23 PM

EAGLE729 · Answer

I just created this recovery CD.  An error message came up before it burnt.  But it seemed to burn okay.  What should be on the CD?  How do I know if it will be okay.  Also is this the CD that will make my computer the same as when it came out of the factory?

Mary G · Answer

It's a copy of the Win XP installation cd. To verify it works, Reboot with the cd in your master cd-dvd drive (usually the top drive) and see if you can boot to it. Depending on your model, you either choose the boot menu when you start or change the bios to boot from the cd drive first. If it works correctly, you'll see a 'Press Any key to boot from cd' message. Message Edited by Mary G on 04-08-2005 04:00 PM

bproulx12 · Answer

My computer never came with the OS Recovery Utility....

rickmktg · Answer

@bproulx12 wrote: My computer never came with the OS Recovery Utility.... Reboot it several times and look again.

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