Does a Recovery CD have the OS?

[jl123]

I have a Hewlett Packard and it came with 2 recovery CDs and I believe Win98 is on there too. Is this true?

~Joel

[brandon184]

I don't have recovery disks, but any system I have seen, have the OS on them - as far as I know.


Brandon

[grunt]

With many sytem restore CDs (HP and Compaq included) most files are compressed. If you want to install 95 or 98 off of one of these, then good luck...

You will be better off if you get ahold of a 95/98 CD.

[Richard_Cranium72]

True, the OS is on the CD's. The no.1 cd is the FULL restore, the no.2 is the one where you can get just one program. If the motherboard has been changed, then the HP mark, called by them "tatooing" is missing, then the disc will not work. Unlike Compaq the HD has nothing special done to it, just the mobo.. DrVette

[jl123]

Thanks for the replys guys! http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif I appriciate them. I wanted to know because i was thinking about formatting my hard drive and starting new. It's been 5 months that I've had this computer and never reformatted the hd. http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

~Joel

[Richard_Cranium72]

aggghhhh, WHAT? Never format unless there is no other way, Please what the old one, Sire BBA bestowed upon our heads, an ointment=>> http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/Forum2/HTML/007516.html , I have spent up to 4.5hrs doing a format on my HP with SCSI Scanners(2) and extra printer ports. DrVette

[grunt]

I've got a 2 gig hdd with my OS, drivers, and most apps installed. Instead of formatting I just Ghost http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

[rock8785]

Well Jl123, when I bought my HP I was told that the recovery disk contained the OS on it. The person who sold it to you should have told you if it did or didn't.