Windows XP Repair

[John R. Bullock]

Windows deteriorates with age. It always has. It used
to be that you could repair Windows using either the
repair options of the setup CD or the upgrade option.
Now that those options are not available, how do we
repair Windows XP.

 

[Fido]

What function of Windows XP are you trying to repair?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Windows deteriorates with age. It always has.

No, that's not true, at all, on a properly maintained system. When
properly maintained, even a Win3.x or Win9x installation would last for
years.

It used
to be that you could repair Windows using either the
repair options of the setup CD or the upgrade option.

You still can, should the need ever arise.

Now that those options are not available, how do we
repair Windows XP.

What makes you think that the repair or "in-place upgrade" options are
no longer available?

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341

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Bruce Chambers

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[Ken Blake]

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Windows deteriorates with age. It always has.

I couldn't disagree with you more. That hasn't been my experience
at all, in any version of Windows, and I've run almost all of
them since 3.0.

If you've seen it deteriorate, it's because of the way *you* have
maintained it.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Windows deteriorates with age. It always has.
Wrong.

It used
to be that you could repair Windows using either the
repair options of the setup CD or the upgrade option.
Now that those options are not available, how do we
repair Windows XP.

Why do you say these options are not available?

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[Colin Barnhorst]

Defragging the disk, running the Disk Cleanup tool (in Accessories/System
Tools) and keeping malware off of your system should obviate any need for
using a repair install. Repair Install is still alive and well if you want
to use it, but create a slipstreamed copy of XPSP2 or roll back SP2 before
attempting it.