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Guest
Why is the repair option not available when i boot to the xp pro cd? Its not
there. And i have done one before so i know how to do it.
there. And i have done one before so i know how to do it.
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Roberto
st said:Why is the repair option not available when i boot to the xp pro cd? Its
not
there. And i have done one before so i know how to do it.
See MS KB Article ID: 315341
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Roberto
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Lee Chapelle
Roberto said:See MS KB Article ID: 315341
rgds
Roberto
So, are you saying that pressing R starts the repair install regardless of
whether or not it appears as a menu option?
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GreenieLeBrun
st said:Why is the repair option not available when i boot to the xp pro cd?
Its not there. And i have done one before so i know how to do it.
These links may help :-
How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341
How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
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Lee Chapelle
GreenieLeBrun said:These links may help :-
How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341
How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
I don't believe either of those pages discusses this specific issue, the
missing 'Repair' option.
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John E. Carty
Lee Chapelle said:I don't believe either of those pages discusses this specific issue, the
missing 'Repair' option.
If a prior installation of Windows is not found (because it is that hosed)
you will not get the repair option.
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Rock
Why is the repair option not available when i boot to the xp pro cd? Its
not
there. And i have done one before so i know how to do it.
If the installation is sufficiently damaged it might not be recognized and
so won't give the repair option. Also are you sure you have used repair
with this CD? Not all installation CD's have the repair option. Retail and
generic OEM CDs do but some branded OEM XP installation CDs don't.
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Lee Chapelle
John E. Carty said:If a prior installation of Windows is not found (because it is that hosed)
you will not get the repair option.
In my experience, this has happened to me a couple of times, the prior
instances are recognized and listed, for example when you highlight the
system partition and choose to install there it warns that the existing
Windows folder will be deleted. So you're right, there is *some* components
missing or damaged that prompts the Repair option to be omitted, if they
could be manually restored such as via the Repair Console it would be a
great help. I am thinking the root file-set, ntdlr, boot.ini, ntdetect.com.