Re: Willing to PayPal a tech for help !

"Paul Adare" <padare@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:MPG.1e8c3e7cfd3be89b98a087@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In article <1143108276.138353.202380@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, in
the microsoft.public.security news group, rantr13@xxxxxxxxx <rantr13
@yahoo.com> says...

Well then is there a version of Windows XP that will restore Windows
without destroying the hard drive content?


Any of them, all of them. Assuming that you have a valid, readable
partition on the disk, which from your post may not be the case, an XP
install will offer you the choice of using the existing partitions, or
deleting them and creating new ones. Simply chose to use the existing
partition(s) during the install.


True enough, although it sounds as if OP may have a valid OEM
provided system restore disk, some of which only install from a
format on up.

Roger


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