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bbrew
April 10th 03, 02:52 AM
Can I perform a "repair installation" of XP (home edition) AFTER loading and
using the Recovery Console? Apparently I should be able to boot from CD,
press Enter, then F8, then "R" for the repair install. This option now does
not exist. Are there any workarounds?

Jupiter Jones
April 10th 03, 05:27 AM
Try a Repair Install this way:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_install.htm

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"bbrew" > wrote in message
...
> Can I perform a "repair installation" of XP (home edition) AFTER
loading and
> using the Recovery Console? Apparently I should be able to boot
from CD,
> press Enter, then F8, then "R" for the repair install. This option
now does
> not exist. Are there any workarounds?

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