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Originally posted by Leper Messiah
Ok. Since nobody else knows what they are talking about, I'll help you out. (Don't get pissed off edge, I'm just kidding)
Ok, since your computer obviously doesn't support a bootable cdrom (you said you can't access your cd rom drives from the command prompt right?) You will need to get Windows setup boot disks. I'm going to assume you have XP, because you should.
Windows XP Home Edition
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/r...eleaseID=33290
Windows XP Professional
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/r...eleaseID=33291
Download the program, then use it to create the setup boot disks (6).
Here is a step by step: (If you had important files copy them to a floppy disk. If you have big files you'll have to link-up to another computer and transfer them)
Put disk 1 in the computer and boot her up.
Put in Disk 2,3,4,5,6 when prompted
Select to format the C drive (Didn't actually think you could get away with your files intact did you?)
Make sure your Windows XP CD is in the correct drive
Then select reinstall windows.
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If she had WinXP, her CD-ROM drive would HAVE TO BE BOOTABLE.
Any computer that is new enough to support WinXP would have a bootable CD-ROM, it's probably just not configured correctly in the BIOS.
Other than that, you're golden.