media centre recovery cd

  Hi,

My media centre crashed and when I try to start the system now it gives me
the usual safe mode start etc etc - none of these work it just starts to load
then reboots the system.

I need a recovery cd but I'm not sure I ever had one with my Advent system
and if I did I've no idea where it is.

Can anybody tell me where I can download it from I have my own serial key etc.
Or has anybody got any ideas.

Thanks

Mathew

 One thing you can try is to disconnect/remove all hardware not need to boot
the computer.  USB devices, TV tuners etc.  I once had a TV tuner card go
bad, and the system mistakenly the tried to boot from it as a SCSI device,
removing the device solved the problem.

Are you still able to contact your computers manufacture for support?  At
least for Dell computers there is a hidden OS recovery partition that allows
you to restore the computer.  Your computer may have something similar.  If
it does not the computer's manfacturer may sell you the OS
installation/recover media for a nominal fee $20 or so.  The last option is
to buy XP Media Center (or Vista Home Premium) from Newegg.

You should start with your manufacture's website/support, since you are
unable to even get to safe mode.

B.D.

"Mathew Rowbotham" wrote:

  You can't download it from anywhere, contact the mfg for support with their
product.

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 It will be wise to contact the manufacturer/vendor.

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]


Mathew Rowbotham wrote: