The Recovery CD, like most recent QuickRestore CDs is bootable. Just boot
with the CD in the drive and follow the prompts.

HH


"Tomparris6" wrote in message
...
my computer has recently crashed and I lost most of the software on my C
Drive.
I tried to restore the details using the Recovery CD that was supplied
with the
compaq 5-250 computer but I understand from the PC World helpline that the
software that is needed to run the CD rom is on the C Drive.

Would anyone know (a) where I could find these (I have some files left and
I
just wanted to check to make sure the were there or (b) where I could
purchase
this software from.

Thanks for your help.

Tom