From: Sh@dow.br   
      
   On Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:59:24 -0700, "John R. Sowden"   
    wrote:   
      
   >I have about a dozen win boxes, some of which I am not using.  I want to   
   >back up the OS to a DVD on each one so I can reformat the drive and   
   >possibly reinstall the OS later.  I know MS locks the OS to the hardware   
   >with a hdwe description code, so I intend to match the dvd to the computer.   
   >   
   >Can I do this? if so, how?  I would expect to put the recovery partition   
   >on a separate DVD.  I don't want to save any data files or excess   
   >programs (only the OS less the advertising programs).   
   >   
   >Can I recover the OS with just the recovery dvd from the recovery partition?   
      
   	Just clone your OS, you can restore it to any hard rive. If   
   you run into any trouble, Google "xpy", a utility for fixing   
   annoyances and security issues. You needed the key for support and   
   security updates, which no longer exist.   
   	In XP days, you owned the OS. Now it owns you.   
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