Hmmmm,
Odd the link didn't work for you but
here's a link to the web page which referenced the download link (I thought it would be less confusing to just give you the download link. Well, that's computers for ya!).
Look for last sentence of the opening paragraph on the web page "Download the image file from
here."
Click on that word here to start downloading rc.iso
Your hp cd-r CDs should work just fine to burn and then use on your computer.
And note the info i had just added couple posts back, i.e. if friend's machine has a software suite (like from Nero or Roxio or others) it probably already handles .iso type files for burning already. Llook in its documentation index for
iso or maybe under
creating CDs - iso since it probably handles it already. You still use the steps to burn it in the link i offered if you can't find anything on there to do it
btw, just fyi: AS rule of thumb, is generally not good idea to try and take install disks from OEM1 and use them to install on OEM2 brand computer.
- A file by file comparison between install disks from OEM1 and OEM2 would reveal some variations mostly due to
- Added value - the OEM will have additional hooks and functions into the XP software. These could be extra info or Troubleshooting info and diagnostics. Things that help differentiate its XP install from a competitor.
I knew trying to do XP install from the wrong OEM wouldn't work well for those wrongs. I was just hoping the Windows Recovery Console portion (which is identical for all OEMs) wouldn't be impacted. But obviously it was. But no matter as we found another approach to this problem