using repair option

[Debbie Graham]

If I use the repair option in xp do I have to re activate it?

Debbie

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

If I use the repair option in xp do I have to re activate it?

No.

 

[Debbie Graham]

Okay thanks, I was wondering because I used up all my seats and I would have
to be calling microsoft for a code.

Can you tell me what exactly does the repair option do? Is it like in win
98 where you installed 98 over 98 to fix files without changing any settings
or losing programs you installed.
Debbie

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[peter]

I think you had better read this

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

what it basically says is that you will need the same version of XP on the
CD as you have installed
on your system. If you have SP2 installed you would need a copy of XP SP2 on
CD..

peter
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Okay thanks, I was wondering because I used up all my seats and I would
have to be calling microsoft for a code.

Can you tell me what exactly does the repair option do? Is it like in win
98 where you installed 98 over 98 to fix files without changing any
settings or losing programs you installed.
Debbie

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[Ken Blake, MVP]

Okay thanks, I was wondering because I used up all my seats

Seats? I'm not sure what you mean by this, but let me point out that
you can reinstall and reactivate as many times as you need or want to.

and I would have
to be calling microsoft for a code.

There are circumstances in which you have to activate by a voice call
to an 800 number, rather than over the internet. But that shouldn't
represent any sort of problem. It's normally quick and easy

Can you tell me what exactly does the repair option do? Is it like in win
98 where you installed 98 over 98 to fix files without changing any settings
or losing programs you installed.

Yes, it's very similar. It's not a cure-all for all problems, but it
does solve some. Why do you want to do this? What problems are you
having?

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[AJR]

There are two "repair" options 1. Recovery Console and 2. Setup Repair. #2
available by not selecting Recovery Console and proceeding with setup.

Setup will list the current XP installation and offer to repair - the repair
is a complete upgrade installation and not a "partial" replacement of files.

Okay thanks, I was wondering because I used up all my seats

Seats? I'm not sure what you mean by this, but let me point out that
you can reinstall and reactivate as many times as you need or want to.

and I would have
to be calling microsoft for a code.

There are circumstances in which you have to activate by a voice call
to an 800 number, rather than over the internet. But that shouldn't
represent any sort of problem. It's normally quick and easy

Can you tell me what exactly does the repair option do? Is it like in
win
98 where you installed 98 over 98 to fix files without changing any
settings
or losing programs you installed.

Yes, it's very similar. It's not a cure-all for all problems, but it
does solve some. Why do you want to do this? What problems are you
having?