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Thermodyne said:
Hey, I don’t blame you for trying to fix it yourself; I actually respect that sort of mind set. I only fault you for blaming the OS for not being ID- ten-T proof. 
What brand of system is it? Sounds like a real crappy restore CD. I’ve done 100’s of restores on Compaq, Dell, and IBM and they all asked very clearly before doing anything destructive to the data.
You really do need an XP cd. You don’t need one with a key you already own a license. You just need the media so that you can do repairs. Now that you are up and running, take a look at the restore CD. It might have the files you need on it, and then you could burn a copy of the XP setup cd.
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The system was manufactured by Certified Data, the "recovery" CD came from them as well I assume.
I agree, it's not XP's fault that I messed with its comfortable routine. Mostly I was angry with the recovery CD for killing all my data
Though I do think that the OS should keep a backup of working boot files, just in case the usual set becomes corrupted or mutilated somehow. Then again, with a real XP CD, it wouldn't have mattered...just would have been a minor inconvenience.
I think I will take a look at the recovery CD, see if I can find the XP setup files I need, minus the crap
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