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XP Install
Name: RonH Date: December 17, 2004 at 08:33:15 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: Pentium4 512 RAM
Comment:
My XP files are corrupted. Is there a way to install the XP system files only from a recovery disk? Edit/Delete Message
Name: johnr Date: December 17, 2004 at 09:18:28 Pacific
Reply:
Simplest way is to do a repair install - boot from XP disk & choose 'install' (ignore the recovery console option). When it detects an existing installation you will get an option to repair it, which essentially just replaces the system files.
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Response Number 2
Name: Pistal Date: December 17, 2004 at 10:22:57 Pacific
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I am confused I thought if you did a sfc /scannow these files would be replaced.
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Response Number 3
Name: domass Date: December 17, 2004 at 22:14:00 Pacific
Reply:
Pretty much the same thing. Both replaces the windows file with the ones on the cd. Only the sfc might work with files on the hard drive or recovery cd. When I had Windows 98 se and ran sfc it would replace files from windows\options\cabs on the hard drive on my Compaq pc. That pc only had a recovery disk with an extra partition for the recovery files.
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Response Number 4
Name: Pistal Date: December 17, 2004 at 23:40:17 Pacific
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It just seems wiser to do the sfc, because it is so easy and I think the other way sometimes people goof and reinstall windows and they end up with 2 sp's on in a folder?
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