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PC eye · 07-07-2006, 02:02 AM

Before attemping a repair install you may want to backup any files out of the Program Files, MyDocs+Settings, and even screensaver, added wavs, bmps, etc. files out of the Windows directory there too to one or more temp folders. To force the system to boot from the cd you would go into the bios itself and assign the 1st boot device to cd rom and disable all others. When booting afterwards choose the install now by pressing enter option not the "R" for repair. Hopefully you will later see the option to repair the current installation rather then deleting it for a new one. A good article written on this should be reviewed at http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

EDIT: I thought I would add this link in here since it has a good number of tips for repairing XP before that gets wiped for a new one. http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp.htm

07-07-2006, 02:02 AM	#9 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,743	Before attemping a repair install you may want to backup any files out of the Program Files, MyDocs+Settings, and even screensaver, added wavs, bmps, etc. files out of the Windows directory there too to one or more temp folders. To force the system to boot from the cd you would go into the bios itself and assign the 1st boot device to cd rom and disable all others. When booting afterwards choose the install now by pressing enter option not the "R" for repair. Hopefully you will later see the option to repair the current installation rather then deleting it for a new one. A good article written on this should be reviewed at http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm EDIT: I thought I would add this link in here since it has a good number of tips for repairing XP before that gets wiped for a new one. http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp.htm Last edited by PC eye; 07-07-2006 at 07:13 PM.