re installing xp pro

[Ted]

Hi can you reinstall xp pro and save all your infomation l ike 98 it would
just reinstall it and all your drivers information programs would be still on
the reinstalled copy.

 

[Nepatsfan]

Hi can you reinstall xp pro and save all your infomation l ike 98 it would
just reinstall it and all your drivers information programs would be still on
the reinstalled copy.

Do nothing until you've backed up any files you don't want to lose. While a
repair installation of XP should preserve your data and installed programs,
there's no guarantee. That said, take a look at these two articles for more
info.

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Microsoft's Windows XP Professional (Pro) Repair Install step by step
http://www.windowsxpprofessional.windowsreinstall.com/installxpcdrepair/indexfullpage.htm

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Xandros]

Yes. It is called a Repair Install.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Hi can you reinstall xp pro and save all your infomation l ike 98 it would
just reinstall it and all your drivers information programs would be still on
the reinstalled copy.

No. There is something called a "repair installation," but it's not
the same thing as reinstalling. It may solve some problems, but leaves
others unchanged.