No Option to Repair Windows XP

G

Guest

I have a laptop bought in Spain with obviously a Spanish Windows XP
installed. I have purchased a fully legal copy of XP in English that I would
like to install on this laptop. I thought I would be able to do it by
inserting the disk (English version), booting from the CD and doing a repair
install. I assumed the English version would install over the Spanish.
However, when I hit "Enter" to set up Windows XP I do not get an option to
repair. Only a caution message saying that installing multiple operating
systems on one partition can cause problems.

Do I have to reformat the drive and perform a clean install or is there a
way to switch to the English version whilst keeping all my files, programs
and settings intact?

I have tried the following with no luck:

From Michael Stevens' "How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install"
( http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm ):

"Warning!! #2
If the Repair Option is not Available"
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm#warning2

Any help / ideas?
 
G

Guest

Rob, you will have to get a third party partitioning software like Partition
Magic or Partition Commander, you also use google to search freeware
partitioning software. You cannot use English XP CD to repair a Spanish XP.
If you can Microsoft would have gave you that option when you booted off the
English XP CD.

Thanks
 

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