repair windows xp from a secondary instance of windows?

[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?

 

[db]

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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[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

I had an issue with windows xp...

What issue?