Medion Driver Help

As some of you may know, My Windows partition corrupted, and I had to search for a new installation disk as I did not get one with my laptop. So I've finally got one, but it's a Windows XP SP2 Home Edition (The one I wanted) From Medion. Now my question is, As it installs the drivers run in Medion computers and laptops, Is there a chance that the drivers needed for my laptop (Compaq) Will not be installed through the Medion CD, thus truly fucking up my laptop?

This is sort of the disk http://uk.expo.live.com/ViewListing.aspx?lId=5831271

Help please!

using a restore disk from another laptop manufacturer...
you're going to have a nightmare job sorting out the registry (that's if it even boots properly)

So I guess that's a big no then?
I have a backup of the registry from quite a while ago, that should be OK to restore from right?

I also have a few Ubuntu disks if everything goes wrong, And can go back to Ubuntu

If you backup up the registry with the drivers and such that you had and then install a version of Windows with different (Medion) drivers then restore the backup you're going to have major problems.

Windows does have some of its own drivers that will probably run your Compaq hardware. You can boot with those drivers and then download the correct ones later, but it's a big risk.

So if I do take the risk. And It fucks up, is there still the danger of my laptop not working, even with my Ubuntu installation disks?

you can't physically damage anything,
so give it a go

Well I tried it, It loaded up the drivers, And it was about to install Windows when it said it couldn't find my hard drive (Figures...) So I'm just going to have to buy a proper Windows installation disk from Compaq. Anybody know how much that would cost me?

EDIT: I did a little bit of searching and I found that there's a folder in my Windows directory called I386, basically all this is, is a copy of the Windows installation disk, on your hard drive, for the companies that don't give you a Windows disk with the laptop/computer. Now since I don't have a 51.7GB disk, Is there any other way I could run that folder at start up?

get a boot disk (if your NTFS, this may be a challenge)
then you should be able to run any setup programs in your i386 folder

Not sure if this is what Ynot meant by boot disk, but the Ultimate Boot CD might be what you need. It's got a heck of a lot of tools on it as well.

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Originally Posted by Man of Steel

Not sure if this is what Ynot meant by boot disk, but the Ultimate Boot CD might be what you need. It's got a heck of a lot of tools on it as well.

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yeah, there's a few NTFS bootdisks around
but they're patchy at best, and may not work (there's like 5 "versions" of NTFS depending on when & how you formatted the harddisk)

another bootdisk is here
http://www.bootdisk.com/ntfs.htm

Well, to avoid all sorts of hassle, I just decided to send it back to the shop to get it fixed. Probably better than messing with it and voiding my warranty