Utility of Old Recovery Discs?

[BigLar]

OK, so I'm cleaning my office and down at about the fourth strata of sediment I find a HP "System Recovery" pack of 3 CD's for an "HP Pavilion Home PC" that I had a few years back. The discs are labeled "System Recovery Disc 1 of 3 WMe", "System Recovery Disc 2 of 3 WMe", and "Application Recovery Disc 3 of 3".

So I'm guessing theres a copy of Windows Millennium in there and some other stuff and I decide to pitch it, but then I think maybe I can use it for some kind of upgrade or something.

Does it have any value other than for coasters or skeet shooting?

 

[bendixG15]

Skeet shooting is good.

Windows ME was a turkey.
(sorry, couldn't resist)

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: bendixG15
Skeet shooting is good.

Windows ME was a turkey.
(sorry, couldn't resist)

Wait till the upgrade comes out.

 

[JEDIYoda]

PLAYING MINIATUYRE FRISBEE

 

[M00T]

I'm sure you could find some incredible AOL dialup craplets on them.

 

[BigLar]

Alright, out in the trash!!!

 

[lxskllr]

For a more serious reply... I always save those old disks, you never know when you can use one to help get somebody out of a jam. They don't take up much room, and you may end up meeting someone that lost their HP Me recovery disks and needs to do a reinstall.

 

[BigLar]

Originally posted by: lxskllr
For a more serious reply... I always save those old disks, you never know when you can use one to help get somebody out of a jam. They don't take up much room, and you may end up meeting someone that lost their HP Me recovery disks and needs to do a reinstall.

Now there is a kind person...

 

[BladeVenom]

You could just ebay them. Someone probably has an old HP and is missing their discs.

 

[RalphTheCow]

Can't you use it for a Vista upgrade?