Restore/Recovery or OS CD for Toshiba Satellite 1415-S173?

[Daniel O'Connor]

On Tuesday 29 May 2007 18:51, Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote:
> Ulf Zimmermann <ulf at Alameda.net> writes:
> > Does anyone have by chance the restore/recovery cd or the Windows
> > XP Home cd which came with a Toshiba Satellite 1415-S173 (about 4
> > years old)? Trying to wipe the system before sending it for someone
> > in Indonisia. Would prefer not spending extra money on a OS
> > license.
>
> As long as the laptop has a license sticker on the bottom, you can
> use any XP install CD for the same edition (Home or Professional). 
> SP2 and additional drivers are available online.

Actually that may not be true :(
The OEM versions of XP sometimes use different keys.

It's a real PITA.

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