Reinstalling Windows Without A CD

[Kamikaze]

I'm in dire need of help on any possible way to reformat and reinstall windows without the CD. I need to start windows fresh.

[ShitBalls]

You would need one of those installer packages, but I don't know where to get those.
One guess is MSDNAA, but your school/college needs a affiliate program with Microsoft to access that.

[B1N4RY!]

If you already have a key (you can retrieve it using Jellybean Key Finder if you do not know), you can just borrow a friend's CD and make a copy of it for personal uses.

[QUOTE=ShitBalls;18624642]You would need one of those installer packages, but I don't know where to get those.[/QUOTE]

You're very informative

[gerbils_alt_2]

[QUOTE=B1N4RY!;18624664]If you already have a key (you can retrieve it using Jellybean Key Finder if you do not know), you can just borrow a friend's CD and make a copy of it for personal uses.

You're very informative[/QUOTE]

Odds are it's an OEM key, which means it's locked to its original CD.

[robmaister12]

[QUOTE=gerbils_alt_2;18629090]Odds are it's an OEM key, which means it's locked to its original CD.[/QUOTE]

I thought OEM licenses were locked to the hardware of the computer, specifically the motherboard...

[BatHands]

Possibly get access to a friends PC and download Windows and put it onto a Flash drive.

Why exactly can't you use a CD?

[Skipcast]

You can use the "Custom" install on windows 7 dvd's, they install a second operating system, then you can just delete "windows.old" folder on the root of C:\

Not sure if it works on win xp, but it could

[gerbils_alt_2]

[QUOTE=robmaister12;18635337]I thought OEM licenses were locked to the hardware of the computer, specifically the motherboard...[/QUOTE]
This too!

[BoojieBen]

[QUOTE=gerbils_alt_2;18641904]This too![/QUOTE]

Which version of Windows?

[ferrous]

Click on My Computer, then C: and then i386. Click Winnt32.exe.

Proceed with OS reinstall, using the Windows key on the label attached to your case.

[Computermaster]

[QUOTE=ferrus;18662185]Click on My Computer, then C: and then i386. Click Winnt32.exe.

Proceed with OS reinstall, using the Windows key on the label attached to your case.[/QUOTE]

Assuming that folder exists, which most of the time it doesn't.

If you can get an image of your version of Windows, you could simply mount it using a program such as PowerISO and start an install that way. All the necessary files will be copied to a working directory so that after the first reboot you won't need the image.