XP "would not start because...

[Guest evan]

Of an error in the software: Load needed DLL's for kernel.

Pls. contact your support....

 

I tried a repair but I end up at a C: prompt. If I do a reinstall over the

same partition will I lose my documents, etc?

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: XP "would not start because...

 

"evan" <evan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Of an error in the software: Load needed DLL's for kernel.

> Pls. contact your support....

>

> I tried a repair but I end up at a C: prompt. If I do a reinstall over

> the

> same partition will I lose my documents, etc?

 

If you are at a C:\ prompt, you likely chose the Recovery Console.

 

If you do an actual repair install, you *shouldn't* lose the documents...

but life is never certain.

 

Take a backup, this is easy to do and can save you much grief. Simply

remove the drive from your system, attach it to another system with XP and

drive space, and copy the files over. Be sure you get your mail files,

etc., which may be in hidden folders.

 

USB2 drive cases are very handy for this, and can be had for around $20.

 

HTH

-pk

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: XP "would not start because...

 

"evan" <evan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:9AAA70F6-BE1C-4317-B3E2-23745A42DF52@microsoft.com...

> Of an error in the software: Load needed DLL's for kernel.

> Pls. contact your support....

>

> I tried a repair but I end up at a C: prompt. If I do a reinstall over

> the

> same partition will I lose my documents, etc?

 

If you are at a C:\ prompt, you likely chose the Recovery Console.

 

If you do an actual repair install, you *shouldn't* lose the documents...

but life is never certain.

 

Take a backup, this is easy to do and can save you much grief. Simply

remove the drive from your system, attach it to another system with XP and

drive space, and copy the files over. Be sure you get your mail files,

etc., which may be in hidden folders.

 

USB2 drive cases are very handy for this, and can be had for around $20.

 

HTH

-pk

[Guest evan]

Re: XP "would not start because...

 

Is the reinstall over the existing windows folder what you are referring to

as an "actual repair install"? There is no repair option - only install.

 

"Patrick Keenan" wrote:

> "evan" <evan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:9AAA70F6-BE1C-4317-B3E2-23745A42DF52@microsoft.com...

> > Of an error in the software: Load needed DLL's for kernel.

> > Pls. contact your support....

> >

> > I tried a repair but I end up at a C: prompt. If I do a reinstall over

> > the

> > same partition will I lose my documents, etc?

>

> If you are at a C:\ prompt, you likely chose the Recovery Console.

>

> If you do an actual repair install, you *shouldn't* lose the documents...

> but life is never certain.

>

> Take a backup, this is easy to do and can save you much grief. Simply

> remove the drive from your system, attach it to another system with XP and

> drive space, and copy the files over. Be sure you get your mail files,

> etc., which may be in hidden folders.

>

> USB2 drive cases are very handy for this, and can be had for around $20.

>

> HTH

> -pk

>

>

[Guest HeyBub]

Re: XP "would not start because...

 

evan wrote:

> Is the reinstall over the existing windows folder what you are

> referring to as an "actual repair install"? There is no repair

> option - only install.

>

 

There IS a "Repair" function.

[Guest Nonny]

Re: XP "would not start because...

 

On Fri, 30 May 2008 20:22:26 -0500, "HeyBub" <heybub@gmail.com> wrote:

>evan wrote:

>> Is the reinstall over the existing windows folder what you are

>> referring to as an "actual repair install"? There is no repair

>> option - only install.

>>

>

>There IS a "Repair" function.

 

I used that a couple of time until I finally installed a second

internal drive and used it to hold images of the system drive.

 

Now I've got Vista on the main drive, and XP on the second drive and

use yet a third internal drive for images.

 

Since I'm obsessive about backups, I also have an external drive to

hold images and other important backups.

[Guest evan]

Re: XP "would not start because...

 

Bub - there is no Repair function option displayed. If you google "no

repair option" you will find others have encountered this when attempting to

do a repair.

 

"HeyBub" wrote:

> evan wrote:

> > Is the reinstall over the existing windows folder what you are

> > referring to as an "actual repair install"? There is no repair

> > option - only install.

> >

>

> There IS a "Repair" function.

>

>

>

[Guest Nonny]

Re: XP "would not start because...

 

On Fri, 30 May 2008 19:30:00 -0700, evan

<evan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Bub - there is no Repair function option displayed. If you google "no

>repair option" you will find others have encountered this when attempting to

>do a repair.

 

How to run a repair install of Windows XP:

 

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

>

>"HeyBub" wrote:

>

>> evan wrote:

>> > Is the reinstall over the existing windows folder what you are

>> > referring to as an "actual repair install"? There is no repair

>> > option - only install.

>> >

>>

>> There IS a "Repair" function.

>>

>>

>>

[Guest Daave]

Re: XP "would not start because...

 

"evan" <evan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> "HeyBub" wrote:

>

>> evan wrote:

>> > Is the reinstall over the existing windows folder what you are

>> > referring to as an "actual repair install"? There is no repair

>> > option - only install.

>> >

>>

>> There IS a "Repair" function.

> Bub - there is no Repair function option displayed. If you google

> "no

> repair option" you will find others have encountered this when

> attempting to

> do a repair.

 

Did you try the method from this page?:

 

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/repair_install_warning.htm

[Guest HeyBub]

Re: XP "would not start because...

 

evan wrote:

> Bub - there is no Repair function option displayed. If you google

> "no repair option" you will find others have encountered this when

> attempting to do a repair.

>

 

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.