Reinstalling XP

[Ben Kim]

Hello all,

Is there anyway to reinstall Windows XP Professional SP1 over an existing
installation replacing the current settings with the preconfigured (install
defaults) settings?

I am having problems with 'security' and IIS/ASP.NET. I want to do a fresh
install but do not want to have to reinstall every application. This would
take days, which I don't have.

Any command-line setup switches I can use?

Thanks!

Ben

[Ed McGovern]

Think you're stuck. It's not reversible since it does not save a previous
configuration. Is SYSTEM RESTORE an option for you?

"Ben Kim" > wrote in message
...
> Hello all,
>
> Is there anyway to reinstall Windows XP Professional SP1 over an existing
> installation replacing the current settings with the preconfigured
(install
> defaults) settings?
>
> I am having problems with 'security' and IIS/ASP.NET. I want to do a
fresh
> install but do not want to have to reinstall every application. This
would
> take days, which I don't have.
>
> Any command-line setup switches I can use?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Ben
>
>

[Ben Kim]

No, due to the fact I had it turned off. (Causing problems with my
development environment)

Ben

"Ed McGovern" > wrote in message
...
> Think you're stuck. It's not reversible since it does not save a previous
> configuration. Is SYSTEM RESTORE an option for you?
>
> "Ben Kim" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Is there anyway to reinstall Windows XP Professional SP1 over an
existing
> > installation replacing the current settings with the preconfigured
> (install
> > defaults) settings?
> >
> > I am having problems with 'security' and IIS/ASP.NET. I want to do a
> fresh
> > install but do not want to have to reinstall every application. This
> would
> > take days, which I don't have.
> >
> > Any command-line setup switches I can use?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Ben
> >
> >
>
>

[Michael Stevens]

Ben Kim wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Is there anyway to reinstall Windows XP Professional SP1 over an
> existing installation replacing the current settings with the
> preconfigured (install defaults) settings?
>
> I am having problems with 'security' and IIS/ASP.NET. I want to do a
> fresh install but do not want to have to reinstall every application.
> This would take days, which I don't have.
>
> Any command-line setup switches I can use?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Ben

Yes, by doing a repair install from a supported slipstreamed network setup,
or by creating an unsupported slipstreamed CD from the excellent web site by
Justin Wojas.
Click on or copy and paste the link below on the finer points of creating a
bootable XP CD with integrated updates.
http://www.justinwojas.com/bootcd.htm
Click on the link below, or copy and paste the link into the address box
if using the web based newsgroup.
Repair Install
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
You will still need to apply any updates not included in the custom XP
slipstreamed CD.
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Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP

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