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How do you reinstall the Windows operating system without reformat hard drive?
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∙ 12y ago
Yes it is possible to repair windows XP: follow this step:
- Set your first boot device in the Bios to CD-Rom. Insert your Windows XP CD, save the bios settings and exit. Soon "Press any key to boot of CD" will appear on the screen, hit the space bar to continue.
- Now setup will inspect your hardware and software, it then will load various files required for the repair. Just wait and be patient, this may take a few moments.
- Soon a menu will appear (as pictured below), press enter to continue.
- Now the "End User Agreement" Press "F8" if you agree, "ESC" if you don't.
- You will now have to select the installation you wish to repair. Usually there is only one, but sometimes, there may be 2 or more (i.e. you have done a parallel install to resolve a problem), use the up/down arrow key to select the install, and then press "R" to continue.
- Setup will now examine the disk be patient, it can take a few minutes.
- Setup will go through a percentage - 1 to 100%
- A screen will soon appear. Press "F3" to continue
- Now setup will reboot system, wait 15 seconds or just press enter.
- Now it is time to see if this has solved your problems.
: Yes, You can repaire windows without data loss.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 12y agoyes, it is possible to install windows xp over an already installed/corrupt installation without formatting the hard drive. to do this choose the option given by the startup disk CD "repair a previous windows installation" you will find it should correct your current windows issues, however doesn't delete all your files, it does however move all your files under documents & settings, user, and may take a bit to find, because the direct path will not be there anymore. this will correct many windows issues, but if you find it does not correct them all, it is recommended to redo the win xp CD install & format everything. reason being is that many bugs & virus's affect or change your windows or registry files, sneaking their way into your bios configuration. in most cases, it is still recommended to backup important files to disk or CD, and format the whole machine with restore, clearing up things that would just be relocated with xp restore/repair.
AnswerI was also very hesitant to do so but it turned out to work floorlessly. It simply repaired and reinstalled default window components that might have been changed or corrupted. After the install and boot was complete windows ran brand new, not a single item touched even the background pic was the same.Wiki User
∙ 12y agoYou Simply Can't...
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