Re-Installing Windows XP Professional

[Islander]

I receive messages that some of my Windows XP files are
corrupted.

Can I re-install Windows over the existing installation,
or I need to reformat the hard disc and do the whole thing
from scratch?

[Gary Tsang]

Hi,

You can perform a repair installation on top of your Windows XP Pro,
Just stick your WinXP Pro cd into your computer and then make your computer
boot off the cd and then follow the instructions and there will be a point
where you can choose Repair the previous installation of your Windows.

--
Gary Tsang



"Islander" > wrote in message
...
> I receive messages that some of my Windows XP files are
> corrupted.
>
> Can I re-install Windows over the existing installation,
> or I need to reformat the hard disc and do the whole thing
> from scratch?

[Islander]

And this will not affect the installed patches and
hotfixes downloaded from the Microsoft Download site,
including SP1?




>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>You can perform a repair installation on top of your
Windows XP Pro,
>Just stick your WinXP Pro cd into your computer and then
make your computer
>boot off the cd and then follow the instructions and
there will be a point
>where you can choose Repair the previous installation of
your Windows.
>
>--
>Gary Tsang
>
>
>
>"Islander" > wrote in message
...
>> I receive messages that some of my Windows XP files are
>> corrupted.
>>
>> Can I re-install Windows over the existing installation,
>> or I need to reformat the hard disc and do the whole
thing
>> from scratch?
>
>
>.
>

[Harry Ohrn]

Once you run the Repair Install you will have to reinstall SP1 and all
Critical Updates as they will be overwritten during the Repair Install.

--

Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"Islander" > wrote in message
...
> And this will not affect the installed patches and
> hotfixes downloaded from the Microsoft Download site,
> including SP1?
>
>
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi,
> >
> >You can perform a repair installation on top of your
> Windows XP Pro,
> >Just stick your WinXP Pro cd into your computer and then
> make your computer
> >boot off the cd and then follow the instructions and
> there will be a point
> >where you can choose Repair the previous installation of
> your Windows.
> >
> >--
> >Gary Tsang
> >
> >
> >
> >"Islander" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> I receive messages that some of my Windows XP files are
> >> corrupted.
> >>
> >> Can I re-install Windows over the existing installation,
> >> or I need to reformat the hard disc and do the whole
> thing
> >> from scratch?
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Islander]

Does the Repair Install take up too much disc space? or
it replaces existing files and therefore takes up very
little disc space???


>-----Original Message-----
>Once you run the Repair Install you will have to
reinstall SP1 and all
>Critical Updates as they will be overwritten during the
Repair Install.
>
>--
>
>Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
>www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
>
>
>"Islander" > wrote in message
...
>> And this will not affect the installed patches and
>> hotfixes downloaded from the Microsoft Download site,
>> including SP1?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Hi,
>> >
>> >You can perform a repair installation on top of your
>> Windows XP Pro,
>> >Just stick your WinXP Pro cd into your computer and
then
>> make your computer
>> >boot off the cd and then follow the instructions and
>> there will be a point
>> >where you can choose Repair the previous installation
of
>> your Windows.
>> >
>> >--
>> >Gary Tsang
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >"Islander" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >> I receive messages that some of my Windows XP files
are
>> >> corrupted.
>> >>
>> >> Can I re-install Windows over the existing
installation,
>> >> or I need to reformat the hard disc and do the whole
>> thing
>> >> from scratch?
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

[Len Segal]

It shouldn't take up significantly more space than the prior installation.
It will over-write files, not create a second copy.

--

Regards,
Len Segal, MCP
Microsoft - MVP
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"Islander" > wrote in message
...
> Does the Repair Install take up too much disc space? or
> it replaces existing files and therefore takes up very
> little disc space???
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Once you run the Repair Install you will have to
> reinstall SP1 and all
> >Critical Updates as they will be overwritten during the
> Repair Install.
> >
> >--
> >
> >Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
> >www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
> >
> >
> >"Islander" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> And this will not affect the installed patches and
> >> hotfixes downloaded from the Microsoft Download site,
> >> including SP1?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Hi,
> >> >
> >> >You can perform a repair installation on top of your
> >> Windows XP Pro,
> >> >Just stick your WinXP Pro cd into your computer and
> then
> >> make your computer
> >> >boot off the cd and then follow the instructions and
> >> there will be a point
> >> >where you can choose Repair the previous installation
> of
> >> your Windows.
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >Gary Tsang
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >"Islander" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> >> I receive messages that some of my Windows XP files
> are
> >> >> corrupted.
> >> >>
> >> >> Can I re-install Windows over the existing
> installation,
> >> >> or I need to reformat the hard disc and do the whole
> >> thing
> >> >> from scratch?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Harry Ohrn]

It replaces some of the existing system files with the originals.

--

Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"Islander" > wrote in message
...
> Does the Repair Install take up too much disc space? or
> it replaces existing files and therefore takes up very
> little disc space???
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Once you run the Repair Install you will have to
> reinstall SP1 and all
> >Critical Updates as they will be overwritten during the
> Repair Install.
> >
> >--
> >
> >Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
> >www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
> >
> >
> >"Islander" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> And this will not affect the installed patches and
> >> hotfixes downloaded from the Microsoft Download site,
> >> including SP1?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Hi,
> >> >
> >> >You can perform a repair installation on top of your
> >> Windows XP Pro,
> >> >Just stick your WinXP Pro cd into your computer and
> then
> >> make your computer
> >> >boot off the cd and then follow the instructions and
> >> there will be a point
> >> >where you can choose Repair the previous installation
> of
> >> your Windows.
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >Gary Tsang
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >"Islander" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> >> I receive messages that some of my Windows XP files
> are
> >> >> corrupted.
> >> >>
> >> >> Can I re-install Windows over the existing
> installation,
> >> >> or I need to reformat the hard disc and do the whole
> >> thing
> >> >> from scratch?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >