Solved Sorry , i know this is the Vista forum But ----

[sparkie415]

Hi, I hope someone will be able to help. I have an old Toshiba Tecra M9 laptop.

XP Professional 2002 Service Pack 3. 1.9 GB of Ram

I'm hoping to wipe it clean and reset it back to factory settings.I believe this is possible using the Product Recovery disc that came with the machine.

The only instructions that i can find (on the disc sleeve) which are very straight forward should be easy to follow

My question is after i have run the Product Recovery disc it states reinstall additional software
e.g. Works Suite. The machine came with Office Basic 2007, can i install Office Professional Plus or at least Word 2010 and Outlook 2010.

As regards saving any documents or photos, i assume it is just a matter of making a copy of anyhing required before running the recovery disc.

Thanks in advance for any answers.

 

[Brink]

Hello Dom,

Yep, you would just need to copy any files that you do not want to lose to another location (ex: another HDD) first.

If you have a Office installation disc that you purchased and wanted to use instead, then yes you could. You would just select to not install the other one. You would also need to reinstall any other program that wasn't originally included as well.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[sparkie415]

Hello Shawn,
Thank you for your reply,thats put my mind at ease. I just wanted to make sure i understood everything.

Perhaps you would be kind enough to answer one more question ? as follows---I've heard rumors that Windows 8 is now available for only £25.00 GBP IN XP and Vista versions until mid January 2013

Is the above correct,I've seen several references that confirm this but i cannot find anything saying it is available now , or any other date.

Regards Dom

p.s As usual its either Richie or yourself that always take the time to reply.
Once again thank you.

 

[Brink]

You're welcome Dom.

The final retail version of Windows 8 is not available yet.

You can get more information about the Windows 8 upgrade offer at the link below.

(From Windows 7)
Windows 8 upgrade offer - Windows 8 special offer

(All)
Upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for $39.99