I am having some problems recently with my laptop. And I think I need to reinstall the windows. And I dont want to loose my files (music, photos, documents, and stuff...). And I think I will loose it if I reinstall the windows to factory default. So, can anybody help me with this? Is there a way to reinstall and not loose files? Please help....I really need to reinstall windows XP! I dont like it!! Grrr... Thanks for helping.
2007-09-16 16:22:12 · 3 answers · asked by sagar 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
What you can do is a repair. It'll 'repair' Windows and you won't lose anything.
However, in some cases this doesn't fix extensive problems you may or may not have with your computer.
Follow this link to guide you through the Windows XP repair.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
2007-09-16 16:27:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One fix may be...
Start
Run
Type command and hit enter
Then in the command window type SFC /scannow
This will check and replace corrupted files
If this doesn't work try System restore
If that doesn't work try to repair the installation
Some brands have a system backup feature built into the startup. If yours does try it (but make sure it's repair or Non-destructive)
To guarantee not losing your files back them up on an external HDD or flash drive.
Cheers
-KJ57
2007-09-16 23:38:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way is to try a System Restore first. If that doesn't fix the problems, the next best way is to install over the current installation - do not delete the current Windows - that should fix most if not all errors (as windows always has something wrong...it is MS after all...)
2007-09-16 23:28:03 · answer #3 · answered by Norak D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋