How to Do a Repair Install of XP

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Step1

Make sure the BIOS is set to boot from the CD (put the CD above the HD in the boot order)

Step2

Insert the XP CD and boot to it

Step3

When you see " To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER", go ahead and press ENTER

Step4

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

Step5

When you see the license agreement, press F8 to agree

Step6

On the next screen make sure your current XP installation is selected and then press "R" to repair XP

Step7

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.

Tips & Warnings

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.