Set the BIOS to boot from the CD as the first device. Boot
the CD, and select the recovery console "r" and that will
load the console.
message | Peter,
|
| Sorry for the vagueness. Yes I have a retail upgrade XP
| Home CD. (ironically not in use now)
|
| Situation: system won't boot because I put an invalid
| value in my boot.ini file. (long story) Now when I try to
| boot I get a <windows root>\system32.hal.dll is missing or
| corrupt message.
|
| **prior to this, my system used to boot to desktop -- the
| admin account is not password protected, yet the recovery
| console wants an admin password.
|
| Tabbing thru, or hitting enter after choosing OS doesn't
| work but instead gives me an 'invalid password' message.
|
| All I'm trying to do is get to the recovery console to do
| a bootcfg/rebuild but since there's a mysterious password
| and no prior install to 'repair', the upgrade CD won't
| allow me to accomplish this.
|
| When I go the setup route instead of recovery, I never get
| the option to repair my in place Windows -- only the
| option to clean install, partition, format, etc...
|
| Thanks again for your help!
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >If you have an upgrade version of XP you can do
anything!!
| >There is no such thing as an OLD version.I am assuming
| that you bought a system
| >that had XP already installed and you are trying to
| repair something with a
| >bought version of XP...whether it is an upgrade version
| or new version or even
| >an OEM version that came with the system does not
| matter...so long as it is NOT
| >a recovery CD.
| >Try tabbing thru the password to reach the recovery
| console
| >What are you endeavering to do....if it boots to the
| desktop what is the
| >problem??
| >peter
| message
| >| >> Thanks Peter for the reply!
| >>
| >> Unfortunately it appears I fall into the 3rd scenario
| you
| >> described (OEM XP Home that needs repair) and I'm
trying
| >> to repair it with an old XP Home upgrade CD. Looks
like
| >> I'm 'SOL', so to speak.
| >>
| >> What are my options, if any? Will Microsoft provide me
| >> with an OEM XP CD if I make some noise.
| >>
| >> Note that I'm locked out of the recovery console due to
| a
| >> phantom admin password that DOES NOT EXIST. (my
computer
| >> boots directly to desktop). This has to be a bug.
| >>
| >> Thanks again for your help!
| >>
| >> Paul
| >> >-----Original Message-----
| >> >If you went out and bought an upgrade copy of XP and
| used
| >> that to upgrade from
| >> >9x/me to XP that CD can be used to
| >> reformat/repair/install.The repair feature
| >> >does not delete evrything you've worked on
| >> >If you bought a computer with XP installed but
received
| >> an OEM version of XP it
| >> >will do the same thing.
| >> >BUT if you bought a system with XP installed and you
| only
| >> received a "recovery"
| >> >CD when the time comes that you need to use it ...it
| will
| >> only RESTORE the
| >> >system to what it was when you purchased it...no
| repair.
| >> >Just formats the HD(everything gone) and reinstall
| >> everything as when you bought
| >> >it.
| >> >The work around is to bitch till they give what you
| paid
| >> for....an OEM copy of
| >> >XP
| >> >peter
| >> >
| >> message
| >> >| >> >> After upgrading an OEM OS computer (Win9x, ME, etc)
| to
| >> XP
| >> >> how does one use the XP CD for repairs and other
| >> utilities
| >> >> when prompted to insert your upgraded OS CD??
| >> >>
| >> >> These OEM boxes typically don't come with a Windows
| CD,
| >> >> only a set of "system restore" or "system
| application"
| >> >> recovery CDs.
| >> >>
| >> >> Is there a workaround, or am I missing something?
| >> >>
| >> >> Thanks!
| >> >
| >> >
| >> >.
| >> >
| >
| >
| >.
| >
