How to do a repair install of XP

#1 (**permalink**) 06-02-2005, 12:16 AM

* Make sure the BIOS is set to boot from the CD (put the CD above the HD in the boot order)
* Insert the XP CD and boot to it
* When you see " To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER", go ahead and press ENTER
* You will now see an option to repair Windows by pressing "R". Do not select this option - it will only take you to the Recovery Console which is not what we want to do. Instead, choose to continue the installation
* When you see the license agreement, press F8 to agree
* On the next screen make sure your current XP installation is selected and then press "R" to repair XP
* At this point XP will begin to install on top of itself, replacing damaged, missing or altered system files. Follow the instructions on the remaining screens to complete the Repair Install. It will look very much like a normal (new) OS installation.

If all goes well your repaired XP installation will remain iintact, keeping your personalized settings and installed programs as they originally were. Remember, choose the second repair option, not the first!.

squarenothing · #2 (**permalink**) 19-07-2005, 05:21 AM

Nice and easy instructions for the less experienced. Nice tutorial. I like the way your word things.

#3 (**permalink**) 19-07-2005, 05:29 PM

Thanks squarenothing :thumbs:
Glad it helped

irastro · #4 (**permalink**) 22-11-2005, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vidster

* Make sure the BIOS is set to boot from the CD (put the CD above the HD in the boot order)
* Insert the XP CD and boot to it
* When you see " To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER", go ahead and press ENTER
* You will now see an option to repair Windows by pressing "R". Do not select this option - it will only take you to the Recovery Console which is not what we want to do. Instead, choose to continue the installation
* When you see the license agreement, press F8 to agree
* On the next screen make sure your current XP installation is selected and then press "R" to repair XP
* At this point XP will begin to install on top of itself, replacing damaged, missing or altered system files. Follow the instructions on the remaining screens to complete the Repair Install. It will look very much like a normal (new) OS installation.

If all goes well your repaired XP installation will remain iintact, keeping your personalized settings and installed programs as they originally were. Remember, choose the second repair option, not the first!.

Can You help?

I cannot uninstall (device may be needed to boot system) nor install (cannot locate a specific file) a PCI or USB network card in an AMD box running XP Professional (SP2). I have tried the "everyone-full access" edit in registry; I have done the re-install of XP (with Service pack 2) and the result is the same.
Is there any resolution to this problem, short of a clean boot?