# fresh windows install but... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 11, 2006, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fresh-windows-install-but/17278 "2006-09-11T07:50:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fresh-windows-install-but/17278/1 "2006-09-11T07:50:08Z")
i want to do a fresh windows install on my GF’s computer but the computer never came with a recovery CD. and i was wondering if it would work fine if i just borrowed a friends windows xp cd and used that or would i need the recovery cd? ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 8:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fresh-windows-install-but/17278/2 "2006-09-11T08:00:33Z")
If she has a cd key and its a stand alone copy of windows it should work. You may have to call microsoft and have them activate it again, but thats usually pretty simple as long as you have a valid key. ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fresh-windows-install-but/17278/3 "2006-09-11T08:37:20Z")
cool thx ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fresh-windows-install-but/17278/4 "2006-09-11T21:09:14Z")
also does anyone know why HP dont give u recovery cd’s i thought that they might have just missed the computer that i was to do a fresh install on but when she bought a new one this july it didnt have one either?!?! do they not like u have it or something ---
**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fresh-windows-install-but/17278/5 "2006-09-11T21:27:41Z")
my hp has another petition on the hdd with xp on it ---
**Author:** ![87FOXGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ecd19e/32.png) [@87FOXGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87FOXGT)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 9:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fresh-windows-install-but/17278/6 "2006-09-11T21:28:26Z")
i just reinstalled windows xp home on my old laptop. but i lost my cd key :snky: cn anyone help a brotha out :suckoff: ---
**Author:** ![ChevyChase](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/chevychase/32/4952_2.png) [@ChevyChase](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ChevyChase)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fresh-windows-install-but/17278/7 "2006-09-11T22:25:08Z")
> [@87FOXGT](#): > > i just reinstalled windows xp home on my old laptop. but i lost my cd key :snky: cn anyone help a brotha out :suckoff: i hope you have some good knee pads ---
**Author:** ![ChevyChase](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/chevychase/32/4952_2.png) [@ChevyChase](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ChevyChase)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fresh-windows-install-but/17278/8 "2006-09-11T22:31:07Z")
> [@87FOXGT](#): > > i just reinstalled windows xp home on my old laptop. but i lost my cd key :snky: cn anyone help a brotha out :suckoff: try these s/n pm’d still thave those knee pads? if they don’t work let me know, i have more. ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 11:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fresh-windows-install-but/17278/9 "2006-09-11T23:22:54Z")
just a general ANY forum policy… usually Key’s are PM’d as oppose to jsut posted… also… home and pro WILL have different key’s ---
**Author:** ![ChevyChase](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/chevychase/32/4952_2.png) [@ChevyChase](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ChevyChase)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 11:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fresh-windows-install-but/17278/10 "2006-09-11T23:25:51Z")
my bad i’ll edit it and pm them to him. it’s for home. sp2 ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fresh-windows-install-but/17278/11 "2006-09-12T09:56:20Z")
fuck home, just install pro