Guest Ross Posted October 25, 2008 Posted October 25, 2008 I am trying to use my XP Pro disk to do an XP Repair. Below I will detail the steps I do and the problem I end up with: 1. Boot up with the XP disk in the cd rom 2. Go to the point where I get the option to “enter R for repair” 3. The PC goes into DOS mode and I get asked “which windows installation would you like to log onto”. I enter the number “1”. 4. Then I am asked to type “Administrator Password”. I have no administrator password so I leave the space blank and just hit enter. 5. I then get the prompt “C:\Windows>”. 6. At this point I am stuck. Because it does not matter what I enter, I keep getting a message that says “command not recognized”. I would really like to move past this and use the XP Repair option. All help and suggestions appreciated.
Guest Mike Hall - MVP Posted October 25, 2008 Posted October 25, 2008 Re: XP Pro "Repair" problem "Ross" <Ross@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:89FECBCA-3060-43FA-AF6D-658A34F3CB32@microsoft.com... >I am trying to use my XP Pro disk to do an XP Repair. Below I will detail >the > steps I do and the problem I end up with: > > 1. Boot up with the XP disk in the cd rom > > 2. Go to the point where I get the option to “enter R for repair” > > 3. The PC goes into DOS mode and I get asked “which windows installation > would you like to log onto”. I enter the number “1”. > > 4. Then I am asked to type “Administrator Password”. I have no > administrator password so I leave the space blank and just hit enter. > > 5. I then get the prompt “C:\Windows>”. > > 6. At this point I am stuck. Because it does not matter what I enter, I > keep getting a message that says “command not recognized”. > > I would really like to move past this and use the XP Repair option. All > help > and suggestions appreciated. > Wrong R.. Reboot with the XP CD.. Go through the process, until you reach the second request to repair.. -- Mike Hall - MVP How to construct a good post.. http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups.. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc Mike's Window - My Blog.. http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
Guest AJR Posted October 25, 2008 Posted October 25, 2008 Re: XP Pro "Repair" problem To add to Mikes' reply - XP offers two repair options - the first being the Recovery Console - as Mike states, ignore this option - setup proceeds and it will find and list the XP installation - at this point you will be offered the option to repair the listed installation. Although the "repair" is actually and upgrade installation you may want to consider backing up crucial data.
Guest JS Posted October 25, 2008 Posted October 25, 2008 Re: XP Pro "Repair" problem Using your original Windows Setup CD, boot from the CD and follow all the instructions until you get to the point where Setup finds your current Windows installation. Just follow the instructions posted at one of the web sites below, read each of the steps carefully so you understand what you will be doing step by step before you actually start the repair process. Windows will keep your previous settings, including applications and device drivers. Word of warning: Always backup any important data files just in case things don't go as expected. Read all three articles mention below "carefully" and see if a Repair Install meets your needs See: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm and: How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315341 Also: Fred Langa: http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=189400897 Finally go to Windows Update site and install all the updates as they will need to be reinstalled. JS http://www.pagestart.com "Ross" <Ross@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:89FECBCA-3060-43FA-AF6D-658A34F3CB32@microsoft.com... >I am trying to use my XP Pro disk to do an XP Repair. Below I will detail >the > steps I do and the problem I end up with: > > 1. Boot up with the XP disk in the cd rom > > 2. Go to the point where I get the option to "enter R for repair" > > 3. The PC goes into DOS mode and I get asked "which windows installation > would you like to log onto". I enter the number "1". > > 4. Then I am asked to type "Administrator Password". I have no > administrator password so I leave the space blank and just hit enter. > > 5. I then get the prompt "C:\Windows>". > > 6. At this point I am stuck. Because it does not matter what I enter, I > keep getting a message that says "command not recognized". > > I would really like to move past this and use the XP Repair option. All > help > and suggestions appreciated. >
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