I have a dell computer and its just filled with crap.I don't even know what half the stuff is. When I got the computer they gave me the wrong disc to reboot so now I'm kind of stuck.its a windows xp

I have an old Dell, needed to start from scratch and couldn't find my disc, found disc on eBay for maybe $10. Works fine, will need to download some utilities and drivers after installation.
Here is a Sample:
http://cgi.ebay.com/DELL-XP-PROFESSI...item4839248226

Contact Dell. If they send you the wrong disk they should replace it.

Or you may have a boot partition that contains the recovery image.

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Originally Posted by ScottGem

Contact Dell. If they send you the wrong disk they should replace it.

Or you may have a boot partition that contains the recovery image.

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How do I check to see if I have a boot partition?

When you boot there should be instructions to press a key to enter Recovery.

Check Dell for that Model, Mine didn't, but my sony does(hidden recovery partition), it depends on the model.
Its F10 or F12 on startup on some.