Can I do a repair install from a full version CD?

[Ian Roberts]

Hi

Can anyone tell me if its possible to do a repair installation with a full
version CD (rather than a Win2k Upgrade version)?

My friend has a laptop with a corrupted win2k. It was supplied with
recovery disks but these give no options - all they can do is reformat the
drive and do a full clean install! I dont want to kill my friends data so I
was thinking of buying a new Win 2k CD.

I just want to double check if I can do a repair install from a full version
CD or if I need to buy the upgrade version.

Thanks for any info.

Ian

 

[Dave Patrick]

For repair purposes either one would work assuming a repair is possible.

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:
| Hi
|
| Can anyone tell me if its possible to do a repair installation with a full
| version CD (rather than a Win2k Upgrade version)?
|
| My friend has a laptop with a corrupted win2k. It was supplied with
| recovery disks but these give no options - all they can do is reformat the
| drive and do a full clean install! I dont want to kill my friends data so
I
| was thinking of buying a new Win 2k CD.
|
| I just want to double check if I can do a repair install from a full
version
| CD or if I need to buy the upgrade version.
|
| Thanks for any info.
|
| Ian
|
|