reinstall windows xp on dell inspiron 4150

[Guest sean_in_cali@yahoo.com]

I had some problems with malware and eneded up deleting some vital

windows files I think.

 

On the desktop when i try to move the icons around the horizontal bars

indicating the positions of the placemednt has disappeared, for

instance

 

 

I was hoping to reinstall windows xp over the current installationas

to keep all the applications and files currently on my machine. Is

that possible? if so, how will I go about doing that?

 

I do not want to reformat. malware problem is been resolved. i just

need to restore some missing windows files except I do not know which.

(I have no restore points left because malware deleted them. it was

the latest antispyspider.us malware that went around this week. )

 

Thanks for any input.

[Guest GreenieLeBrun]

Re: reinstall windows xp on dell inspiron 4150

 

 

 

sean_in_cali@yahoo.com wrote:

> I had some problems with malware and eneded up deleting some vital

> windows files I think.

>

> On the desktop when i try to move the icons around the horizontal bars

> indicating the positions of the placemednt has disappeared, for

> instance

>

>

> I was hoping to reinstall windows xp over the current installationas

> to keep all the applications and files currently on my machine. Is

> that possible? if so, how will I go about doing that?

>

> I do not want to reformat. malware problem is been resolved. i just

> need to restore some missing windows files except I do not know which.

> (I have no restore points left because malware deleted them. it was

> the latest antispyspider.us malware that went around this week. )

>

> Thanks for any input.

 

Check your documentation. As you have a Dell machine it may have come with a

restore partition or restore disks, these may only permit you to restore to

the factory defaults which may delete all the data and software on the

machine.

 

If your machine came with a proper XP CD then the following will help :-

 

How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341

 

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install

http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

 

What ever you decide to do BACK UP YOUR DATA things some times do go wrong.

[Guest sean_in_cali@yahoo.com]

Re: reinstall windows xp on dell inspiron 4150

 

On May 13, 10:37 pm, "GreenieLeBrun" <GreenieLeB...@hotmail.com>

wrote:

> sean_in_c...@yahoo.com wrote:

> > I had some problems with malware and eneded up deleting some vital

> > windows files I think.

>

> > On the desktop when i try to move the icons around the horizontal bars

> > indicating the positions of the placemednt has disappeared, for

> > instance

>

> > I was hoping to reinstall windows xp over the current installationas

> > to keep all the applications and files currently on my machine.  Is

> > that possible? if so, how will I go about doing that?

>

> > I do not want to reformat. malware problem is been resolved. i just

> > need to restore some missing windows files except I do not know which.

> > (I have no restore points left because malware deleted them. it was

> > the latest antispyspider.us malware that went around this week. )

>

> > Thanks for any input.

>

> Check your documentation. As you have a Dell machine it may have come with a

> restore partition or restore disks, these may only permit you to restore to

> the factory defaults which may delete all the data and software on the

> machine.

>

> If your machine came with a proper XP CD then the following will help :-

>

> How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windowshttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341

>

> How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Installhttp://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

>

> What ever you decide to do BACK UP YOUR DATA things some times do go wrong..- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

If I repair install will I lose all the service pack installations and

other updates?

[Guest GreenieLeBrun]

Re: reinstall windows xp on dell inspiron 4150

 

 

 

sean_in_cali@yahoo.com wrote:

> On May 13, 10:37 pm, "GreenieLeBrun" <GreenieLeB...@hotmail.com>

> wrote:

>> sean_in_c...@yahoo.com wrote:

>>> I had some problems with malware and eneded up deleting some vital

>>> windows files I think.

>>

>>> On the desktop when i try to move the icons around the horizontal

>>> bars indicating the positions of the placemednt has disappeared, for

>>> instance

>>

>>> I was hoping to reinstall windows xp over the current installationas

>>> to keep all the applications and files currently on my machine. Is

>>> that possible? if so, how will I go about doing that?

>>

>>> I do not want to reformat. malware problem is been resolved. i just

>>> need to restore some missing windows files except I do not know

>>> which. (I have no restore points left because malware deleted them.

>>> it was the latest antispyspider.us malware that went around this

>>> week. )

>>

>>> Thanks for any input.

>>

>> Check your documentation. As you have a Dell machine it may have

>> come with a

>> restore partition or restore disks, these may only permit you to

>> restore to

>> the factory defaults which may delete all the data and software on

>> the

>> machine.

>>

>> If your machine came with a proper XP CD then the following will

>> help :-

>>

>> How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of

>> Windowshttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341

>>

>> How to Perform a Windows XP Repair

>> Installhttp://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

>>

>> What ever you decide to do BACK UP YOUR DATA things some times do go

>> wrong.- Hide quoted text -

>>

>> - Show quoted text -

>

> If I repair install will I lose all the service pack installations and

> other updates?

 

Yes, unless the CD you use has been "slipstreamed" to the same patch level.

 

If you are using an ordinary OEM CD you should be able to create an

up-to-date CD with SP3 intergrated. The following links should be of

assistance. I have just used nLite to create a SP3 CD for the machines I

have to look after.

 

Slipstreamed Windows XP CD Using SP2

http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm

 

How to use AutoStreamer to Slipstream Windows XP Service Pack 2

http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostreamer.html

 

Combining Windows XP with Service Pack 2 for reinstallation (Part 1:

Introduction)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894947/

 

Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct Download

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

or http://tinyurl.com/5bobl

 

You may also like to look at nLite ( http://www.nliteos.com/index.html )

and especially RyanVM's Windows XP Post-SP2 Update Pack

(http://www.ryanvm.net/msfn/updatepack-sp2.html)

 

Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals

and Developers

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5B33B5A8-5E76-401F-BE08-1E1555D4F3D4&displaylang=en

[Guest sean_in_cali@yahoo.com]

Re: reinstall windows xp on dell inspiron 4150

 

I installed sp3 but i do not have a copy of it. Is there a link from

which I can download it?

 

Also my understanding is that SP3 contains ALL the previous updates

and patches so that I don't have to install individual patches? Is

that true?

 

 

On May 14, 4:21 pm, "GreenieLeBrun" <GreenieLeB...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> sean_in_c...@yahoo.com wrote:

> > On May 13, 10:37 pm, "GreenieLeBrun" <GreenieLeB...@hotmail.com>

> > wrote:

> >> sean_in_c...@yahoo.com wrote:

> >>> I had some problems with malware and eneded up deleting some vital

> >>> windows files I think.

>

> >>> On the desktop when i try to move the icons around the horizontal

> >>> bars indicating the positions of the placemednt has disappeared, for

> >>> instance

>

> >>> I was hoping to reinstall windows xp over the current installationas

> >>> to keep all the applications and files currently on my machine. Is

> >>> that possible? if so, how will I go about doing that?

>

> >>> I do not want to reformat. malware problem is been resolved. i just

> >>> need to restore some missing windows files except I do not know

> >>> which. (I have no restore points left because malware deleted them.

> >>> it was the latest antispyspider.us malware that went around this

> >>> week. )

>

> >>> Thanks for any input.

>

> >> Check your documentation. As you have a Dell machine it may have

> >> come with a

> >> restore partition or restore disks, these may only permit you to

> >> restore to

> >> the factory defaults which may delete all the data and software on

> >> the

> >> machine.

>

> >> If your machine came with a proper XP CD then the following will

> >> help :-

>

> >> How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of

> >> Windowshttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341

>

> >> How to Perform a Windows XP Repair

> >> Installhttp://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

>

> >> What ever you decide to do BACK UP YOUR DATA things some times do go

> >> wrong.- Hide quoted text -

>

> >> - Show quoted text -

>

> > If I repair install will I lose all the service pack installations and

> > other updates?

>

> Yes, unless the CD you use has been "slipstreamed" to the same patch level..

>

> If you are using an ordinary OEM CD you should be able to create an

> up-to-date CD with SP3 intergrated. The following links should be of

> assistance. I have just used nLite to create a SP3 CD for the machines I

> have to look after.

>

> Slipstreamed Windows XP CD Using SP2http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm

>

> How to use AutoStreamer to Slipstream Windows XP Service Pack 2http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostrea...

>

> Combining Windows XP with Service Pack 2 for reinstallation (Part 1:

> Introduction)http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894947/

>

> Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct Downloadhttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8...

> orhttp://tinyurl.com/5bobl

>

> You may also like to look at nLite (http://www.nliteos.com/index.html)

> and especially RyanVM's Windows XP Post-SP2 Update Pack

> (http://www.ryanvm.net/msfn/updatepack-sp2.html)

>

> Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals

> and Developershttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5B33B5A8-5E7...- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

[Guest Bob I]

Re: reinstall windows xp on dell inspiron 4150

 

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsxp/0a5b9b10-17e3-40d9-8d3c-0077c953a761.aspx

 

sean_in_cali@yahoo.com wrote:

> I installed sp3 but i do not have a copy of it. Is there a link from

> which I can download it?

>

> Also my understanding is that SP3 contains ALL the previous updates

> and patches so that I don't have to install individual patches? Is

> that true?

>

>

> On May 14, 4:21 pm, "GreenieLeBrun" <GreenieLeB...@hotmail.com> wrote:

>

>>sean_in_c...@yahoo.com wrote:

>>

>>>On May 13, 10:37 pm, "GreenieLeBrun" <GreenieLeB...@hotmail.com>

>>>wrote:

>>>

>>>>sean_in_c...@yahoo.com wrote:

>>>>

>>>>>I had some problems with malware and eneded up deleting some vital

>>>>>windows files I think.

>>

>>>>>On the desktop when i try to move the icons around the horizontal

>>>>>bars indicating the positions of the placemednt has disappeared, for

>>>>>instance

>>

>>>>>I was hoping to reinstall windows xp over the current installationas

>>>>>to keep all the applications and files currently on my machine. Is

>>>>>that possible? if so, how will I go about doing that?

>>

>>>>>I do not want to reformat. malware problem is been resolved. i just

>>>>>need to restore some missing windows files except I do not know

>>>>>which. (I have no restore points left because malware deleted them.

>>>>>it was the latest antispyspider.us malware that went around this

>>>>>week. )

>>

>>>>>Thanks for any input.

>>

>>>>Check your documentation. As you have a Dell machine it may have

>>>>come with a

>>>>restore partition or restore disks, these may only permit you to

>>>>restore to

>>>>the factory defaults which may delete all the data and software on

>>>>the

>>>>machine.

>>

>>>>If your machine came with a proper XP CD then the following will

>>>>help :-

>>

>>>>How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of

>>>>Windowshttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341

>>

>>>>How to Perform a Windows XP Repair

>>>>Installhttp://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

>>

>>>>What ever you decide to do BACK UP YOUR DATA things some times do go

>>>>wrong.- Hide quoted text -

>>

>>>>- Show quoted text -

>>

>>>If I repair install will I lose all the service pack installations and

>>>other updates?

>>

>>Yes, unless the CD you use has been "slipstreamed" to the same patch level.

>>

>>If you are using an ordinary OEM CD you should be able to create an

>>up-to-date CD with SP3 intergrated. The following links should be of

>>assistance. I have just used nLite to create a SP3 CD for the machines I

>>have to look after.

>>

>>Slipstreamed Windows XP CD Using SP2http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm

>>

>>How to use AutoStreamer to Slipstream Windows XP Service Pack 2http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostrea...

>>

>>Combining Windows XP with Service Pack 2 for reinstallation (Part 1:

>>Introduction)http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894947/

>>

>>Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct Downloadhttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8...

>>orhttp://tinyurl.com/5bobl

>>

>>You may also like to look at nLite (http://www.nliteos.com/index.html)

>>and especially RyanVM's Windows XP Post-SP2 Update Pack

>>(http://www.ryanvm.net/msfn/updatepack-sp2.html)

>>

>>Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals

>>and Developershttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5B33B5A8-5E7...- Hide quoted text -

>>

>>- Show quoted text -

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