A Compaq Presario should have a hidden partition with a copy of the operating system.
To access the recovery partition on your HP or Compaq computer for recovery, follow the steps listed below.
1. Power on the computer
2. Press F10 repeatedly when you see the HP or Compaq logo.
2. When the recovery screen appears, press Next and then Yes to perform a non-destructive recovery.
3. To perform a destructive recovery, click Advanced and then Yes.
4. After the recovery is finished, the laptop will reboot.
I have disappointed with every replacement computer I have ever gotten since I got mg first work Windows PC (replaced OS2 Warp) and my Dell laptop running XP. everything since then felt like wasted money.
Gamers like having a good graphics card. If you need high-end, I hear good things about Alienware.
I don't do games. I got a HP quad core for work with Win 7 and like 8G of RAM or something. when I got it, it was cool. 5 months later, everyone in the organization got one that is 0.2 ghz faster.