Repair/install XP

[Panic]

My friend has a laptop with WinXP. He is having all kinds of problems and
wants to do a repair/install. He has the XP CD. Would someone please list
the step by step procedure for a repair/install? Thanks in advance.

 

[Mr. Vista // Vishal Gupta]

1. Boot using that CD.
2. Follow the steps.
3. It'll detect the installed version of windows and will ask you whether
you want to repair it or want to install a fresh windows?
4. press the required key for your desired option.
5. That's it. The wizard will install/repair windows within a few minutes.

 

[AJR]

Boot from the XP CD - there are two repair options - the first will be
Recovery Consol - ignore and let setup continue. Setup will notify you that
it has found a XP installation and offer to repair - high light XP install
and select repair.

The repair function is actually an "Upgrade" installtion - your product key
will be required.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

My friend has a laptop with WinXP. He is having all kinds of problems and
wants to do a repair/install. He has the XP CD. Would someone please list
the step by step procedure for a repair/install? Thanks in advance.

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

But be aware that depending on what his problems are, the repair
installation may or may not help. It is *not* the answer to all
issues. It's not even the answer to most issues.