Process for restore and repair XP Pro.?

2 thoughts on “Process for restore and repair XP Pro.?”

1. Evolution X says:

   November 27, 2010 at 3:52 am

   Here are six steps to sucessfully repair your OS.

   1. Boot the computer using the XP CD. You may need to change the boot order in the system BIOS so the CD boots before the hard drive. Check your system documentation for steps to access the BIOS and change the boot order.

   2. When you see the "Welcome To Setup" screen, you will see the options below:
   This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft
   Windows XP to run on your computer:

   To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.

   To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.

   To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.

   3. Press Enter to start the Windows Setup.
   “do not choose "To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console, press R", (you Do Not want to load Recovery Console). “

   4. Accept the License Agreement (by pressing F8) and Windows will search for existing Windows installations.

   5. Select the XP installation you want to repair from the list and press R to start the repair

   6. Setup will copy the necessary files to the hard drive and reboot. Do not press any key to boot from CD when the message appears. Setup will continue as if it were doing a clean install, but your applications and settings will remain intact.

   Hope this helped…

   for more info you can PM me on my Yahoo ID "dragondoom2001"

   Regards,

2. Computer Doc says:

   November 27, 2010 at 3:52 am

   Do NOT reformat and reinstall as you will lose all your current programs and data.

   In general you want to do a repair install and NOT use the repair console.

   Detailed instructions for a repair install are here http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm He also describes how to create an XP disk with the service pack included easily.

   If you can no longer do a repair install or find it too complicated, DO NOT reformat and reinstall as this will wipe you out and leave you with nothing but the operating system. You would have to reinstall all your programs and much of your data would be inaccessible.

   Reimage can repair your system even if a repair effort fails if you can get to the Internet. It costs a little but it is well worth it to save your data. It takes about 30 minutes and preserves your programs and data. If you are not happy with the results, you don’t have to pay and you can reverse any changes that it made. It’s good for a year, there’s 24/7 tech support and it repairs XP, Vista and Windows 7 too. More information here http://www.askthecomputerdoc.com/blog/reimage-repair/

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