My hard drive died last week and I cant find the disks to reload the windows xp back on. Anyone have any suggestions??? I dont want to pay $199 for that shit.

3/12/2007 1:20:30 PM

where did you get it in the first place

3/12/2007 1:22:50 PM

Gateway store in Crossroads, about a month before they closed. I bought in summer of 2003.

3/12/2007 1:25:43 PM

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326246/

3/12/2007 1:37:13 PM

What version of Windows XP?

3/12/2007 4:06:13 PM

If you are a student buy it from the student store - $70.

http://www.fis.ncsu.edu/ncsubookstores/computers.html

3/12/2007 5:46:55 PM

If that Microsoft KB article doesn't help you out, contact Gateway sales/support and see what they can do for you.

3/12/2007 6:03:13 PM

do you still have the key?

3/12/2007 6:41:34 PM

i have a oem disk as long as you have a coa

3/12/2007 7:29:11 PM

^ COA from a dell/gateway/whatever won't work with OEM, i don't think

3/12/2007 7:32:55 PM

i have an hp oem disk, i think oem should work with any of them, im not sure

3/12/2007 7:33:36 PM