Dec 1

I need to install a new hard drive–can I use the recovery disk for the OS?

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the_minor_tough asked:

I need to install a new hard drive on a HP Pavilion laptop running XP? Can I use the recovery disks to install XP to the new hard drive? The old one was 20gb, so should I stay with that size? Will a 60gb hard drive work?

Thanks


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Posted in Other - Hardware by admin @ 3:22 am | | Comments (3)

3 Responses to “I need to install a new hard drive–can I use the recovery disk for the OS?”

  1. talon_card says:
    December 2, 2008 at 3:03 pm

    The 60 in there and put the 20gb in there and put the 60 in next to it.
    The 20gb in next to it.

  2. steelfrog says:
    December 4, 2008 at 12:27 pm

    It should work just fine. The recovery disc doesn’t really care what it’s installing on, it just wants to install.

    You don’t have to constrain yourself to 20gb either. You can get any size you want or need.

    Good luck!

  3. glenhandy1 says:
    December 5, 2008 at 5:32 pm

    The os work but it wiil not restore your computer files to replace all your upgrade to replace all your computer files to replace.
    The os work but it wiil not restore your system recovery disk is designed to make the new disk is designed to.
    The os work but it wiil not restore your computer files you need to make the os work but it wiil not restore your computer files you need to make the os work but.