Re: repair install
- From: Malke <notreally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 15:35:44 -0700
Jim McConaughey wrote:
I'm trying to perform a repair install on a computer that will boot just to the point that it switches to the blue screen that says "Windows starting up". At that point it freezes. It's a two year old, home built machine running XP Home. The original disk does not have SP1 or 2, it's an older disk from a computer that no longer exists. It's not an OEM copy.
Question..When I try to load the disk so that I can do a repair it asks for the administrator password. I've never set a password on this machine, and I'm the one who built it. Is there a way around this??? Any tips or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
You're in the Recovery Console which means you're in the wrong place. Please also note that you will need to do the Repair Install with a version of XP that matches the one on the computer; i.e., XP Home SP[whatever], retail or OEM, etc.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm - Repair Install How-To
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