Windows Vista repair

[Guest]

With windows XP we use to be able to run a repair of windows in wich it would
re-install itself on top and fix any errors.. Now with Vista I was wondering
If you can do the same thing or not.. I tried on a customer's Pc in wich he
has Vista Business Upgrade.. The only thing that I found was either a:
repair Startup problems(which doesnt re-intall windows but just finds bootup
errors and fixes them.. or B:install Vista again wich will destroy data on
the hd..

I just want to re-install vista on top of itself and keep all data intact..ty

Daniel ...

 

[Mike Hall - MS MVP]

Go to this website for info on repairing Vista..

http://vistasupport.mvps.org/windows_vista_repair_options.htm

With windows XP we use to be able to run a repair of windows in wich it
would
re-install itself on top and fix any errors.. Now with Vista I was
wondering
If you can do the same thing or not.. I tried on a customer's Pc in wich
he
has Vista Business Upgrade.. The only thing that I found was either a:
repair Startup problems(which doesnt re-intall windows but just finds
bootup
errors and fixes them.. or B:install Vista again wich will destroy data on
the hd..

I just want to re-install vista on top of itself and keep all data
intact..ty

Daniel ...

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Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

 

[Rock]

With windows XP we use to be able to run a repair of windows in wich it
would
re-install itself on top and fix any errors.. Now with Vista I was
wondering
If you can do the same thing or not.. I tried on a customer's Pc in wich
he
has Vista Business Upgrade.. The only thing that I found was either a:
repair Startup problems(which doesnt re-intall windows but just finds
bootup
errors and fixes them.. or B:install Vista again wich will destroy data on
the hd..

I just want to re-install vista on top of itself and keep all data
intact..ty

The short answer is no this feature is not available in Vista.

 

[Mike Hall - MS MVP]

The XP repair function was not always reliable.. I guess that is why it was
taken out..

The short answer is no this feature is not available in Vista.

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Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

 

[Rock]

The XP repair function was not always reliable.. I guess that is why it
was taken out..

I haven't heard any specific reason why it was removed. It may not have
been 100% reliable but it works in many cases so it's too bad this feature
was not carried over.

 

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[Rock]

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[Mike Hall - MS MVP]

I have to be honest here and say that I didn't find it all that good.. I
considered that I was lucky if it completed without a hitch..

I haven't heard any specific reason why it was removed. It may not have
been 100% reliable but it works in many cases so it's too bad this feature
was not carried over.

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Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/