Author: Henrik Dinesen
Date: 08:52:03 12/09/05
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On December 09, 2005 at 10:56:51, Ray Banks wrote: >On December 09, 2005 at 10:36:06, William Penn wrote: >>As for swapping the CD-ROM for a DVD-ROM drive... I don't know what would happen >>if I need to reinstall my OEM Windows op system in this Compaq computer from the >>recovery CDs. The recovery CDs were burnt on my current CD-ROM drive. They are >>very sensitive to changes in configuration and might not work right if the >>CD-ROM drive or other internal components are changed. That would be a major >>headache, so I won't take the risk. >> >>So I won't have a DVD-ROM available until I buy a new computer someday, maybe >>2-3 years in the future. >>WP > >Swap the CD for a DVD drive, then in the unlikely event you need to re-install >Windows, swap them back. A very good advice. And it is, like you say, an unlikely event. Had a couple of Compaqs earlier, and they had no no problems with my changed drive configuration, when I decided wipe the discs. But surely one can't be sure, for sure. Henrik
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