Lost Windows XP CD

I read teh other day in MG that someone had lost their Windows CD. "AS IF!", I thought. How could you lose your CD??!!
Now I've lost mine. Bother!!! :-o Spent all day looking for it.
Does anyone know where it is or what I should do to find it?
Any help greatly appreciated.

PS I have a clean-up wife, three non-clean-up kids and lots of boxes.

 

You could try using the search bar.http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Laughing/lol-016.gif

 

1. Stop looking for it. Sure as you stop you may run across it.

2. You have kids, Well offer some cash and or a cool reward for the first one to find it. Maybe like a week of no chores, or something like that.

3. Blame the wife and see what you can get for the guit. (That one is a joke I am only kidding )

 

BILL: Search bar didn't help.
tym:
1. Haven't been looking for it for 18 months and haven't come across it.
2. They want to know what chores are.
3. Oops. Should have read teh brackets before speaking.

PS Is it true that a cold steak helps a black eye? :cool :cry

Still no CD.

 

If search bar did not do it go to girlie bar have a stiff drink and concider the situation.
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Thasveeeeryyygooodidea...hic... but still carnfine :drink it...

 

Well you could image your drive, myself I use ghost everyone else like acronis or whatever its called.

Windows 7 will be out pretty soon as a die hard xp user and skipping vista it sure looks like the next os to use.

You may give linux a shot its free. Myself like ubuntu. Or you could just buy another copy of xp. I see newegg still has it and I am sure someone can point you to the best and cheepest place.

 

I have been thinking of Ubuntu - I have the CD. Need it to work on wireless broadband however - tried it yesterday - needs some work, I think. Other thing is, it's for a computer I'm putting together for my parents. I would like to be able to access their computer remotely. Not sure if Ubuntu will do that.
Just remembered, another thing is I'm putting it on an 8 GB HDD. Not enough room for Ubuntu. They're very light users. I could put Ub on that HDD and give them another small HDD for their personal files, I s'pose.
Thanks for the suggestions

 

If your hard drive has an "i386" folder, you can build yourself an XP disc from it. I've done this before and it was a royal pain-in-the-you-know-what. But since then, I have found this guide that walks you through the process. Maybe it will help!
Good luck!!!
:-D

 

Thanks dlb. I'll have a look. As for the other matter, my I-know-what is already much pained from looking for that wretched CD. It's brand new and still in teh plastic wrapper!!!!
Edit: no i386 folder.