reinstalling XP over a current XP installation

[Aussie Rules]

Hi,

My current XP Sp2 installation has died,and will not in normal or safe mode.

I have many application already installed, and am hoping that I can somewho
reinstall XP from the CD and keep the applicatons working.

If I boot from the XPsp2 CD and do an 'upgrade' installation, will my
application, such as Office 2003, Visual Studio.net etc, remain, or will I
end up with what is basiclly a fresh install of windows, and have to
reinstall all applications again.

Thanks

 

[DL]

A repair installation should'nt impact on apps or data, just follow MS
instructions
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Please see the following article by Michael Stevens regarding a 'Repair'
install of XP:

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