Guest PvdG42 Posted August 30, 2007 Posted August 30, 2007 Re: Repairing Windows XP "Carol" <Carol@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0E8D9D28-4C55-425D-AFF8-0AA3A16E7CDF@microsoft.com... > Thank you. I had tried that but I don't get a repair option. > How far did you go into the setup process? IIRC the option for a repair install does not appear until the second or third screen (maybe further). If you're uncomfortable with going further (and, I can't say I blame you), you'll get better answers in a dedicated Windows XP group. To find a good group, Go to: http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?guid=1080912A-26C5-7040-AFDD-2224A4FEB3EA Then open your language in the TreeView on the left, scroll down to "Windows", open and scroll down to "Windows XP", and select a group from that category. Meanwhile, I'll cross post this to a likely group. > "PvdG42" wrote: > >> "Carol" <Carol@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:5E4B9316-D18C-4EB9-AE2A-427C30D170A3@microsoft.com... >> >I got an extremely bad virus which fortunately I was able to get rid of. >> >In >> > the process I no longer have administrator rights and cannot access the >> > control panel. How do I repair? and if I need to reinstall, will I >> > lose >> > the >> > other programs and/or files on the computer? >> >> >> With Windows XP running, put your XP CD in a drive and let it auto-start. >> You should get an option to repair XP. The repair will not destroy your >> applications. >> Fair warning: depending on the amount of damage done, you may not be able >> to >> repair XP. If repair is not possible, a complete reinstall will require >> you >> to reinstall your other software. >> >>
Guest Tom Willett Posted August 30, 2007 Posted August 30, 2007 Re: Repairing Windows XP Re: Repairing Windows XP Carol actually cross posted the the Windows XP General Group. "PvdG42" <pvdg@toadstool.edu> wrote in message news:OZHEjUy6HHA.2208@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... | "Carol" <Carol@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message | news:0E8D9D28-4C55-425D-AFF8-0AA3A16E7CDF@microsoft.com... | > Thank you. I had tried that but I don't get a repair option. | > | | How far did you go into the setup process? IIRC the option for a repair | install does not appear until the second or third screen (maybe further). If | you're uncomfortable with going further (and, I can't say I blame you), | you'll get better answers in a dedicated Windows XP group. To find a good | group, | | Go to: | | http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?guid=1080912A-26C5-7040-AFDD-2224A4FEB3EA | | Then open your language in the TreeView on the left, scroll down to | "Windows", open and scroll down to "Windows XP", and | select a group from that category. | | Meanwhile, I'll cross post this to a likely group. | | > "PvdG42" wrote: | > | >> "Carol" <Carol@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message | >> news:5E4B9316-D18C-4EB9-AE2A-427C30D170A3@microsoft.com... | >> >I got an extremely bad virus which fortunately I was able to get rid of. | >> >In | >> > the process I no longer have administrator rights and cannot access the | >> > control panel. How do I repair? and if I need to reinstall, will I | >> > lose | >> > the | >> > other programs and/or files on the computer? | >> | >> | >> With Windows XP running, put your XP CD in a drive and let it auto-start. | >> You should get an option to repair XP. The repair will not destroy your | >> applications. | >> Fair warning: depending on the amount of damage done, you may not be able | >> to | >> repair XP. If repair is not possible, a complete reinstall will require | >> you | >> to reinstall your other software. | >> | >> | |
Guest PvdG42 Posted August 30, 2007 Posted August 30, 2007 Re: Repairing Windows XP Re: Repairing Windows XP "Tom Willett" <tompepper@mvps.invalid> wrote in message news:ONg8BWy6HHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Carol actually cross posted the the Windows XP General Group. > Thanks, Tom. What Carol actually did was to multipost (two separate messages) instead of crossposting (one message sent to two or more groups). If she had crossposted, I could have seen the other group in her message headers and would not have duplicated her efforts :).
Guest Ken Blake Posted August 30, 2007 Posted August 30, 2007 Re: Repairing Windows XP Re: Repairing Windows XP "PvdG42" <pvdg@toadstool.edu> wrote in message news:uN1AEcy6HHA.5984@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... "Tom Willett" <tompepper@mvps.invalid> wrote in message > news:ONg8BWy6HHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Carol actually cross posted the the Windows XP General Group. >> > Thanks, Tom. > What Carol actually did was to multipost (two separate messages) instead > of crossposting (one message sent to two or more groups). > If she had crossposted, I could have seen the other group in her message > headers and would not have duplicated her efforts :). It would appear that that is *not* correct. I no longer have Carol's original message here to check, but unless someone else later added an additional newsgroup, this thread is crossposted (not multiposted) to microsoft.public.dotnet.academic and microsoft.public.windowsxp.general. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup
Guest Tom Willett Posted August 30, 2007 Posted August 30, 2007 Re: Repairing Windows XP Re: Repairing Windows XP It was in fact crossposted. I see both groups in her message, your messages and this one. "PvdG42" <pvdg@toadstool.edu> wrote in message news:uN1AEcy6HHA.5984@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... | "Tom Willett" <tompepper@mvps.invalid> wrote in message | news:ONg8BWy6HHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... | > Carol actually cross posted the the Windows XP General Group. | > | Thanks, Tom. | What Carol actually did was to multipost (two separate messages) instead of | crossposting (one message sent to two or more groups). | If she had crossposted, I could have seen the other group in her message | headers and would not have duplicated her efforts :). |
Guest Uncle Grumpy Posted August 31, 2007 Posted August 31, 2007 Re: Repairing Windows XP Re: Repairing Windows XP "Tom Willett" <tompepper@mvps.invalid> wrote: >It was in fact crossposted. I see both groups in her message, your messages >and this one. Can we freakin' move ON?
Guest Unknown Posted August 31, 2007 Posted August 31, 2007 Re: Repairing Windows XP Re: Repairing Windows XP You most certainly have the correct ID. "Uncle Grumpy" <unclegrumpy@ameritech.net> wrote in message news:672fd392sa6pfsoeuf3pq68qr7k9ao99g9@4ax.com... > "Tom Willett" <tompepper@mvps.invalid> wrote: > >>It was in fact crossposted. I see both groups in her message, your >>messages >>and this one. > > Can we freakin' move ON?
Guest PvdG42 Posted August 31, 2007 Posted August 31, 2007 Re: Repairing Windows XP Re: Repairing Windows XP "Tom Willett" <tompepper@mvps.invalid> wrote in message news:u$V3pEz6HHA.2208@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > It was in fact crossposted. I see both groups in her message, your > messages > and this one. > What I first responded to (8/29/2007 4:16 PM), shows only the academic group in the Newsgroups: field in Windows Mail. This appears to be the first message in the thread here, and is the basis for my comment about multiposting vs. crossposting. It may be that I don't have all the messages. As long as the OP gets the help needed...
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