Repair Install..How To Do It??

[Bob Brown]

My comp runs pretty slow. I built the machine and installed xp[s2]
around march 2006. I've read that a Repair Install would solve this
sometimes.

Exactly how does one do a Repair Install?
When you do a Repair Install, does it erase settings and programs?

In other words, would I still be up-and-running after the Repair
Install?

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Bob,

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

 

[Bob Brown]

Hi Bob,

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

But will everything still be there? Like all my directories of files,
program file entries??
I need to know that.
thanks

 

[philo]

But will everything still be there? Like all my directories of files,
program file entries??
I need to know that.
thanks

A repair install should leave all your data and applications as they
were...
it simply replaces the windows system files...

HOWEVER...it's still a good idea to backup all your important data first!!!!

 

[Bert Kinney]

Quote from the article I posted.
"A Repair Install will replace the system files with the files on the XP
CD used for the Repair Install. It will leave your applications and
settings intact, but Windows updates will need to be reapplied."

I suggest reading through the entire article before proceeding with the
repair install.

 

[Bob Brown]

Quote from the article I posted.
"A Repair Install will replace the system files with the files on the XP
CD used for the Repair Install. It will leave your applications and
settings intact, but Windows updates will need to be reapplied."

I suggest reading through the entire article before proceeding with the
repair install.

One more question, will this force me to do activation again?

 

[Bert Kinney]

Windows activation is covered within the article I posted.