# need xp setup help asap
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-xp-setup-help-asap/18804
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [October 12, 2006, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-xp-setup-help-asap/18804 "2006-10-12T10:59:36Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2006, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-xp-setup-help-asap/18804/1 "2006-10-12T10:59:36Z")
setting up 3 new laptops,
normal process is to run the setup, then have it join domain etc
i begin to set them up, laptops werent plugged in, ran through all the install step, they flashed up that setup could not complete because bettery is too low…
so i plug them in, they hang up, restart, now each unit says “the system is not fully installed. please run setup again”
how do i re-enter that system setup process?
(p.s. they didn’t come with restore disks so stfu)
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### Author:  [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2006, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-xp-setup-help-asap/18804/2 "2006-10-12T11:14:50Z")
pwease
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### Author:  [@Ovrwrkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ovrwrkd)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2006, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-xp-setup-help-asap/18804/3 "2006-10-12T12:02:27Z")
Been awhile since I’ve had to do this, but if you’re using the XP CD, there should be a recovery option. If not, you’re SOL and will have to start fresh.
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### Author:  [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2006, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-xp-setup-help-asap/18804/4 "2006-10-12T12:30:17Z")
fuck
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### Author:  [@9c1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2006, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-xp-setup-help-asap/18804/5 "2006-10-12T12:51:30Z")
If they didn’t come with CDs, then there should be a recovery partition on the drive. When you boot the machine there should be an option to press ‘F-something’ and boot to the recovery partition to restore the os. This will probably delete any info already put onto the HDD.
EDIT - When running setup/installing windows/anything os related ALWAYS have it plugged in. You’re somewhat a computer guy. You should know that!! 😛
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### Author:  [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2006, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-xp-setup-help-asap/18804/6 "2006-10-12T12:57:02Z")
just wipe the drives and reinstall.
Plug them in for god sakes.