kerim

hi, i want to know if it is normal to not receive the XP installation CD along with my PC when i bought it from PCworld in London,UK about 13 months ago. i had a 1 year guarantee which expired this month. i have a product ID or a product key, but no xp pro cd. My computer:AMD athlon XP 3000+,compaq My system:MS windows xp pro 2002 When i bought my PC i didnt have my XP installtion cd, but my PC had a recovery console, but i never used it to back up data. However, when my pc was infected by a sasser virus after 8 months after i bought the cd, i had to take it to the nearby computer engineer to fix it. He formated my hard drive and added couple of programs.After i brought the computer home, the recovery console wasn't there, but there was a back up and restore wizard. i want to know what do i do if i again have a problem with my computer and need to reinstall ms windows. and also, would it be possible to back up all my stuff in the PC (about 5.5 GB) to two DVDs (each 4.7 gb)? if yes, would they take the place of XP installation cd? help !!!!