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August 6th 03, 06:03 PM
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What are these CDs?
When I bought my Compaq Presario 5000T desktop with XP Home
almost two years ago it came with a Recovery CD with a Compaq logo and a three-CD set labeled QuickRestore, again with a Compaq logo. What's the difference and what should these be used for? From the names I hope I never have need for them but it's best to be prepared. TIA Ken 
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August 6th 03, 06:59 PM
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Ken,
Think of the Recovery CD as "Quick Restore light." It will restore your 5000T to the original software image, IF the compressed Compaq folders are still on the D: drive. The Quick Restore CDs do not need the folders. HH "Ken Knecht" wrote in message .206... When I bought my Compaq Presario 5000T desktop with XP Home almost two years ago it came with a Recovery CD with a Compaq logo and a three-CD set labeled QuickRestore, again with a Compaq logo. What's the difference and what should these be used for? From the names I hope I never have need for them but it's best to be prepared. TIA Ken
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August 6th 03, 09:50 PM
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I have a compaq laptop with the same cds and a partition called d: that has
a bunch of stuff on it.... Is it safe for me to delete all that stuff as long as I keep hold of my quick restore cds? There's 2gigs worth of space I could use.. "HH" wrote in message ... Ken, Think of the Recovery CD as "Quick Restore light." It will restore your 5000T to the original software image, IF the compressed Compaq folders are still on the D: drive. The Quick Restore CDs do not need the folders. HH "Ken Knecht" wrote in message .206... When I bought my Compaq Presario 5000T desktop with XP Home almost two years ago it came with a Recovery CD with a Compaq logo and a three-CD set labeled QuickRestore, again with a Compaq logo. What's the difference and what should these be used for? From the names I hope I never have need for them but it's best to be prepared. TIA Ken
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August 7th 03, 01:32 AM
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Is it safe for me to delete all that stuff as long as I keep hold of my
quick restore cds? There's 2gigs worth of space I could use.. I had the same problem and decided on fitting a larger (40GB) HDD. I bought an external USB HDD that I fitted the old 5GB drive into. Great for swapping stuff between my laptop and desktop (or any desktop). It is great having the large HDD and the D partition just ain't an issue anymore. I bought an IBM drive and it was cheap and a breeze to fit. Alan "J. Peterman" wrote in message ... I have a compaq laptop with the same cds and a partition called d: that has a bunch of stuff on it.... Is it safe for me to delete all that stuff as long as I keep hold of my quick restore cds? There's 2gigs worth of space I could use.. "HH" wrote in message ... Ken, Think of the Recovery CD as "Quick Restore light." It will restore your 5000T to the original software image, IF the compressed Compaq folders are still on the D: drive. The Quick Restore CDs do not need the folders. HH "Ken Knecht" wrote in message .206... When I bought my Compaq Presario 5000T desktop with XP Home almost two years ago it came with a Recovery CD with a Compaq logo and a three-CD set labeled QuickRestore, again with a Compaq logo. What's the difference and what should these be used for? From the names I hope I never have need for them but it's best to be prepared. TIA Ken
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