repair windows xp from a secondary instance of windows?

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Ratedr

Ok I hope that I am explaining this correctly:

I had an issue with windows xp, and I wanted to repair it, but for
some reason my disc (dont ask why) didnt give me a choice of repairing
the windows installation..so I just installed another copy (now c:
\windows.1 lets say) I dont want to go through the hassle of fixing
everything, reinstalling my shortcuts, etc....I just want to be able
to repair my ORIGINAL windows installation c:\windows. Is there a
way, from the windows.1 installation, to repair the c:\windows
installation? like doing the sfc /scanow but to scan the original
windows installation?
 
the problem may be that
your o.s. on the hd is sp3
but your cd is sp1 or sp2.

if so, then you would have
a problem repairing your
windows.

you will have to use the
slipstream method to
create a sp3 installation
cd in order execute a
repair.

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