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To: Siber who wrote (76552)	8/24/2011 7:40:42 AM
From: thecow	Respond to of 110655

Most systems do not ship with the operating system disk any more. Because of this you are prompted to create the system repair disk so you can attempt recovery if your system suffers a serious error. Here is a picture of what you can access with the repair disk: You didn't mention what brand and model the new computer was so my guess would be you are being prompted to create a system image of the computer and burning that image to the 5 dvd's so you can return to that factory fresh state of installation sometime in the future if need be.

To: Siber who wrote (76552)	8/24/2011 8:57:01 AM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110655

A system repair disk contains a bootable Windows Preinstalled Environment with the tools and data needed to repair your system. (It usually contains a copy of the Registry.) A 5 DVD set of Recovery disks, has sufficient capacity to hold a copy of a full Windows 7 system. Windows 7 gives you the option of restoring your system completely. I like the second option better. In my mind, replacing beats fixing. Of course, replacing also overwrites any personal data stored on the System Volume. If this is a concern, fixing may be the preferred choice. Using third party tools to make images of your system beats both! Cheers, PW. P.S. If your system didn't come with a Windows DVD, head over to Microsoft and download one. siliconinvestor.com