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T.E.Ponta

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:35 pm
Post subject: Repair install?
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What is a "Repair Install", and how do you perform one? I just went through
major headaches going from Vista back to XP, and if I ever have to repair my
OS, I'd like to do it as painlessly as possible.

Thanx,

Buddha

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philo

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:07 am
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T.E.Ponta wrote:
> What is a "Repair Install", and how do you perform one? I just went through
> major headaches going from Vista back to XP, and if I ever have to repair my
> OS, I'd like to do it as painlessly as possible.
>
> Thanx,
>
> Buddha
>
>


It's simply an "install over"

just Google for "XP repair install" for the exact instructions

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Bruce Chambers

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:11 pm
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T.E.Ponta wrote:
> What is a "Repair Install", and how do you perform one? I just went through
> major headaches going from Vista back to XP, and if I ever have to repair my
> OS, I'd like to do it as painlessly as possible.
>
> Thanx,
>
> Buddha
>
>


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

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm


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