2006-09-15 05:00:09 · 5 answers · asked by someone 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Pop the WinXP disk in the CDRom drive and run the repair option.
2006-09-15 05:01:27 · answer #1 · answered by Laquishacashaunette 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Windows XP Repair Installation
At some point you may need to repair the installation of Windows
XP. This is preferable to a clean install in many cases since it
attempts to only repair your copy of windows without having to
delete all the files on your computer first. In many cases a
repair installation is enough to fix the problem. A repair install
deletes the files normally installed by windows XP and then
reinstalls them off the disc. A repair install will not rebuild
your computer's registry, delete applications and user settings,
or fix problems caused being caused by a program.
1. First you have to boot the computer with the Windows XP cd in
the cd tray. You will see a black screen and it will ask you
to press any key to boot from the cd so press the spacebar
and your computer will boot from the CD.
2. After a moment you will be taken to the Windows XP Setup
screen. Though the second option says to repair do not press
R. Instead press enter to select the setup for Windows XP.
3. Next, you have to accept the license agreement from windows.
Once you've done that it will search for your existing
installation of windows.
4. Once it has finished detecting the installation you need to
select the XP installation you want to repair. You can repair
the installation by pressing R. If you don't see the repair
option you will need to do a clean installation. Your version
of windows may have been damaged in a way that it cannot carry
out a repair.
5. Setup will then copy the files it needs to the hard drive and
reboot the computer. A message will come up asking you if you
want to boot from the cd, don't press any keys and just let
the timer run out. The set up will continue and look like is
doing a clean install but all of your applications and
settings will be intact when it finished.
An important note is to not activate your windows over the
internet right away. Always enable the XP firewall to protect
yourself.
2006-09-15 12:02:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Perform a Repair Install:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
2006-09-15 12:01:10 · answer #3 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dont use XP
2006-09-15 12:08:43 · answer #4 · answered by demondude12331 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
buy a cd to frmat windows all over again!
2006-09-15 12:01:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋