still wont repair

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on the recovery menu....
i only have 3 options
1.. set up xp windows
2..R for recovery of windows
3.. to quit Set up with out installing Xp windows
i do have the home verision of xp
maybe i am booting up incorrectly ?
 
Steve Wilson said:
on the recovery menu....
i only have 3 options
1.. set up xp windows
2..R for recovery of windows
3.. to quit Set up with out installing Xp windows
i do have the home verision of xp
maybe i am booting up incorrectly ?
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That's correct

to perform a repair installation select : setup windows

then the installer should detect windows and ask you if you want to repair
the installation

at that point select "yes"
 
Hi Phildo
the problem i have now is
i continue onto the set up Xp windows as mentioned
i have the blue screen showing
1. set up windows
2. crete a partion
3. delete a partion
But now recieve this error message below all of this saying
Unknown disk.....there is no disk in the drive....how can that be when its
booted up from that drive to get where it is now?
so confusing...any advise would help
 
Steve said:
on the recovery menu....
i only have 3 options
1.. set up xp windows
2..R for recovery of windows
3.. to quit Set up with out installing Xp windows
i do have the home verision of xp
maybe i am booting up incorrectly ?
Click to expand...

Steve said:
the problem i have now is
i continue onto the set up Xp windows as mentioned
i have the blue screen showing
1. set up windows
2. crete a partion
3. delete a partion
But now recieve this error message below all of this saying
Unknown disk.....there is no disk in the drive....how can that be
when its booted up from that drive to get where it is now?
so confusing...any advise would help
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How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315341
 
Steve Wilson said:
Hi Phildo
the problem i have now is
i continue onto the set up Xp windows as mentioned
i have the blue screen showing
1. set up windows
2. crete a partion
3. delete a partion
But now recieve this error message below all of this saying
Unknown disk.....there is no disk in the drive....how can that be when its
booted up from that drive to get where it is now?
so confusing...any advise would help
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OK

you have booted from the CD
but the HD is not detected

it may now be dead...but see if you can get it detected in the bios
 
Hi Philo
if the hd dead thats means its finished for good? need to buy a new 1 ?
i will try looking for it in the bios
thanks
i keep you posted
 
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