Recover XP

[Dig]

I have a WinXP problem. Even if I try to boot in safe mode i get a blue screen.

I have the orig cd but it takes me to choices. 1 of them is to the recovery
console. Going there does not seem to afford me any help that I can see. The
other is to reinstall. Which I really do not want to do because there are
things in the program that I need to keep.

So..how can I use recovery console to "recover" my XP without losing
everything?
Or...is there another way of installing XP without a major loss??

Any help appreciated.
Thanks

 

[AJR]

Donot select Recovery Console - continue with "setup" - setup will proceed
and signify if it has found an installation of XP and will offer the option
to "repair".

Selecting repair -setup continues - actually it is a complete upgrade
installation - product key will be required.

If setup does not indicate finding a XP installation? - Problems!!!

 

[Nepatsfan]

I have a WinXP problem. Even if I try to boot in safe mode i get a blue screen.

I have the orig cd but it takes me to choices. 1 of them is to the recovery
console. Going there does not seem to afford me any help that I can see. The
other is to reinstall. Which I really do not want to do because there are
things in the program that I need to keep.

So..how can I use recovery console to "recover" my XP without losing
everything?
Or...is there another way of installing XP without a major loss??

Any help appreciated.
Thanks

Take a look at these articles.

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

Keep in mind that while a repair install should preserve your installed programs
and data files you should always back up any files you can't afford to lose just
in case something goes wrong. You can also expect to have to reinstall any
updates/service packs that have been released since the version of XP on your
installation CD was released.

Good luck

Nepatsfan