XP install - no CD - help!

[M0nkeyb0Y]

I've built a PC for my brother in law, and am about to istall a (legit) version of XP home - I dig out the wallet with the key and CD in it - but no CD - I've lost it!

Just turned the house upside down looking for it - to no avail.

Can someone suggest options to me which don't involve forking out again?!

Thanks
MB

[tigerboyce]

Best option os to borrow a friends cd if possible, you need the cd that matches the os type,

eg an xp home cd for xp home

as long a you still have the liscenc numbe youll be fine, otherwise you could get someone to burn bootable copies of the cd's?

[M0nkeyb0Y]

thanks,

gosh darn - though I may be able to download it from somewhere, burn to a cd.... bums - not sure I know anyone with XP home

[badass]

Make sure the license type is the same aswell.
E.g. if its an OEM key it needs to be an OEM XP disc, a retail key needs a retail disc.

[arbitor]

if you get stuck i can send you a disk i got loads

[M0nkeyb0Y]

Thanks for the offer - arbitor, and the info badass. It's resolved now as it transpired the guy I'm making it for had it.
Ta anyway, peeps!

[BlindMelon7]

Would it be legal to DL it from a torrent site if you had a key?

[tigerboyce]

not sure, probably but sieng as when buying an os you pay for the liscence it may not be.

but i wouldnt bother anyway as they either wont work or cotain virusues

[unxetas]

I'm confident it would be legal.. you'd hardly run into problems either way, but I'd give microsoft a call about a replacement disk.. surely it mustn't be that expensive to replace?