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Old May 25th 09, 05:44 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
kitb
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Default Using Retail XP Media Version

My question is: I have a retail version of Media Edition XP and want to use
that disk to do a repair install on a laptop running the same. Can I use
this disk and put in the serial # from the bottom of the laptop as this
laptop. has no recovery disk and I can't boot at all as I am getting:
windows\system32\config\system corrupt or missing.

I want to do either a repair install or a fresh install.......which might be
better. Please advise and thank you very much for any and all ans. that I
rec.

KittyKat


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Old May 25th 09, 06:48 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Shenan Stanley
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Default Using Retail XP Media Version

kitb wrote:
My question is: I have a retail version of Media Edition XP and
want to use that disk to do a repair install on a laptop running
the same. Can I use this disk and put in the serial # from the
bottom of the laptop as this laptop. has no recovery disk and I
can't boot at all as I am getting: windows\system32\config\system corrupt
or missing.
I want to do either a repair install or a fresh install.......which
might be better. Please advise and thank you very much for any and
all ans. that I rec.


How did you get a retail version of a product (Windows XP Media Center
Edition is what you are speaking of - so I assume) that never sold as
retail? Yes - many software download sites offer it - advertised as
"retail" - but AFAIK, Windows XP Media Center Edition only came bundled
*with* computers as an OEM license type. Even if you buy it *as a system
builder*, it is still an OEM licensed version.

If the CD matches the flavor and type ("Home", "Professional", "Media
Center", etc; Retail, OEM, MSDN, Volume, etc) of the installed OS/product
key sticker - then you should be fine.

Repair install would keep things intact.

In any case - here is the official Microsoft knowledge base article on
fixing the issue you are almost reporting...

How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from
starting
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545

Good luck!

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Old May 25th 09, 06:48 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Shenan Stanley
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Default Using Retail XP Media Version

kitb wrote:
My question is: I have a retail version of Media Edition XP and
want to use that disk to do a repair install on a laptop running
the same. Can I use this disk and put in the serial # from the
bottom of the laptop as this laptop. has no recovery disk and I
can't boot at all as I am getting: windows\system32\config\system corrupt
or missing.
I want to do either a repair install or a fresh install.......which
might be better. Please advise and thank you very much for any and
all ans. that I rec.


How did you get a retail version of a product (Windows XP Media Center
Edition is what you are speaking of - so I assume) that never sold as
retail? Yes - many software download sites offer it - advertised as
"retail" - but AFAIK, Windows XP Media Center Edition only came bundled
*with* computers as an OEM license type. Even if you buy it *as a system
builder*, it is still an OEM licensed version.

If the CD matches the flavor and type ("Home", "Professional", "Media
Center", etc; Retail, OEM, MSDN, Volume, etc) of the installed OS/product
key sticker - then you should be fine.

Repair install would keep things intact.

In any case - here is the official Microsoft knowledge base article on
fixing the issue you are almost reporting...

How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from
starting
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545

Good luck!

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html


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Old May 26th 09, 03:41 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Patrick Keenan
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Default Using Retail XP Media Version

"kitb" wrote in message
...
My question is: I have a retail version of Media Edition XP and want to
use that disk to do a repair install on a laptop running the same. Can I
use this disk and put in the serial # from the bottom of the laptop as
this laptop. has no recovery disk and I can't boot at all as I am getting:
windows\system32\config\system corrupt or missing.

I want to do either a repair install or a fresh install.......which might
be better. Please advise and thank you very much for any and all ans.
that I rec.

KittyKat


First, as far as I can tell, Windows Media Edition was never sold as retail,
only as OEM.

Second, a repair install isn't the appropriate response for the problem
you're experiencing. It may have no impact on the problem at all.

A clean install would sort of fix it, but since you don't have any recovery
disks, you also don't have the drivers that will be required to make the
laptop work properly. You will need to check with the laptop manufacturer
to get these BEFORE starting any kind of install.

The correct directions are he

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545

You can use *any* bootable XP CD to get to the Recovery Console, or you can
attach the drive to another system, or boot with any other CD that
recognises NTFS (including Linux CDs) and complete the tasks mentioned. If
you attach the drive to another system, and understand the directions, you
can pretty much skip thorough the task in about ten - twenty minutes and be
done.

While the drive is attached to another system, take the opportunity to back
up its data!

HTH
-pk



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Old May 26th 09, 03:41 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Patrick Keenan
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Default Using Retail XP Media Version

"kitb" wrote in message
...
My question is: I have a retail version of Media Edition XP and want to
use that disk to do a repair install on a laptop running the same. Can I
use this disk and put in the serial # from the bottom of the laptop as
this laptop. has no recovery disk and I can't boot at all as I am getting:
windows\system32\config\system corrupt or missing.

I want to do either a repair install or a fresh install.......which might
be better. Please advise and thank you very much for any and all ans.
that I rec.

KittyKat


First, as far as I can tell, Windows Media Edition was never sold as retail,
only as OEM.

Second, a repair install isn't the appropriate response for the problem
you're experiencing. It may have no impact on the problem at all.

A clean install would sort of fix it, but since you don't have any recovery
disks, you also don't have the drivers that will be required to make the
laptop work properly. You will need to check with the laptop manufacturer
to get these BEFORE starting any kind of install.

The correct directions are he

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545

You can use *any* bootable XP CD to get to the Recovery Console, or you can
attach the drive to another system, or boot with any other CD that
recognises NTFS (including Linux CDs) and complete the tasks mentioned. If
you attach the drive to another system, and understand the directions, you
can pretty much skip thorough the task in about ten - twenty minutes and be
done.

While the drive is attached to another system, take the opportunity to back
up its data!

HTH
-pk



 




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