Corrupted Registry in Win XP Pro

[Tegan]

Windows XP will not load even in safe mode due to a
corrupted registry. I will be rebooting my system with the
disk. The original install was an upgrade from Win ME to
Win XP Pro. Although, I do not have the original disk, I
recently moved and lost the XP Pro disc in the move. My
question is this: When I go to reinstall windows XP Pro,
do I have to use the Upgrade version, or can I do the Full
Version, since it was originally done as an upgrade? Any
advive will be greatly appreciated!

 

[Nelson]

You can do a full, clean install with the retail or OEM XP
Pro disc but will lose anything on the disc now. (You
might be able to run the Recovery Console, not sure it
will work though). If the hard drive is formatted FAT32
you can boot from a Win98 boot disc and save your files
first . . . or if it's NTFS you can image the hard drive
first to another hard drive and retrieve the files
later . . . Good Luck !

 

[NetNut]

This article describes how to recover a Windows XP system that does not
start because of corruption in the registry. This procedure does not
guarantee full recovery of the system to a previous state; however, you
should be able to recover data when you use this procedure.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307545
The NetNut

 

[NetNut]

If you would prefer to do a clean install you might want to start here.
(the upgrade disk, can do a full install)
http://tinyurl.com/28kq
The NetNut

 

[Alex Nichol]

Windows XP will not load even in safe mode due to a
corrupted registry. I will be rebooting my system with the
disk. The original install was an upgrade from Win ME to
Win XP Pro. Although, I do not have the original disk, I
recently moved and lost the XP Pro disc in the move. My
question is this: When I go to reinstall windows XP Pro,
do I have to use the Upgrade version, or can I do the Full
Version, since it was originally done as an upgrade?

If you have a Win ME or 98 'retail' CD (not a OEM restore one) you can
show it to an XP Upgrade CD's setup program as the needed evidence when
you use it for a New Install, formatting the disk. If you only have a
restore one you would have to restore with it first.

But the important matter in licensing is the Product Key - the 25
character one. If you find that out (eg by getting and running the
free Everest Home edition from
http://www.lavalys.com/index.php?page=product&view=1 - its Operating
System - Operating system page) and note your Product ID from Control
Panel - System, you should be able to call MSoft support and get a
replacement CD for a nominal charge. If that is an Upgrade one, or you
have to buy an upgrade one in the end, and also have no 98/ME CD, you
could then look for a cheap Win98 CD on eBay say as the evidence