Re: Reinstalling windows xp

Hi,

Unfortunately the repair install option is not availiable (I've tried the
remedies for this problem suggested in the article). Windows was
pre-installed (OEM), and I have a recovery disk which will delete everything
on my c: harddrive. That is not an option either since I will loose valuable
data. I have one more question though:
I recently installed a new harddrive of which I made two partitions with
NFTS filesystem. One of the partitions is empty while the other has data on
it. If I installed a second windows xp on the empty partition, so I can
access windows and backup my data: will this delete the data on the other
partition of the new harddrive? ( A little hard to explain, hoped you
understood =)

Regards,
Ole Chr.

"Bert Kinney" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Boot from a Windows CD and perform the repair install as suggest in the
> article I supplied.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
> http://bertk.mvps.org
>
> OCM wrote:
> > Unfortunately I can't access XP, and my c: harddrive is in NFTS
> > format so I can't access it from DOS either. Is there another way of
> > making a backup? Is it necessary to make backup of harddrives other
> > than c: ?
> >
> > "Bert Kinney" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> A repair install should not remove installed applications or data.
> >> Now that doesn't mean you should not back up your data first, to be
> >> safe.
> >>
> >> How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install by Michael Stevens MS-MVP:
> >> http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >> Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
> >> http://bertk.mvps.org
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> OCM wrote:
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> I have win xp home edition. Now I'm getting blue screen of deat at
> >>> every startup. It seems I have to reinstall windows. The question is
> >>> though, will I loose data if I reinstall win xp? Will I loose my
> >>> emails in outlook express? My favourites? Drivers? Programs?
> >>> Anything else?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for feedback!!
>
>
>

Hi,

I am not sure if the OEM recovery disk will allow you to install to a
partition other than C:. You may want to check with the manufacturer or
the CD.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org

OCM wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Unfortunately the repair install option is not availiable (I've tried
> the remedies for this problem suggested in the article). Windows was
> pre-installed (OEM), and I have a recovery disk which will delete
> everything on my c: harddrive. That is not an option either since I
> will loose valuable data. I have one more question though:
> I recently installed a new harddrive of which I made two partitions
> with NFTS filesystem. One of the partitions is empty while the other
> has data on it. If I installed a second windows xp on the empty
> partition, so I can access windows and backup my data: will this
> delete the data on the other partition of the new harddrive? ( A
> little hard to explain, hoped you understood =)
>
> Regards,
> Ole Chr.
>
> "Bert Kinney" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Boot from a Windows CD and perform the repair install as suggest in
>> the article I supplied.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
>> http://bertk.mvps.org
>>
>> OCM wrote:
>>> Unfortunately I can't access XP, and my c: harddrive is in NFTS
>>> format so I can't access it from DOS either. Is there another way of
>>> making a backup? Is it necessary to make backup of harddrives other
>>> than c: ?
>>>
>>> "Bert Kinney" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> A repair install should not remove installed applications or data.
>>>> Now that doesn't mean you should not back up your data first, to be
>>>> safe.
>>>>
>>>> How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install by Michael Stevens
>>>> MS-MVP: http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
>>>> http://bertk.mvps.org
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> OCM wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have win xp home edition. Now I'm getting blue screen of deat at
>>>>> every startup. It seems I have to reinstall windows. The question
>>>>> is though, will I loose data if I reinstall win xp? Will I loose
>>>>> my emails in outlook express? My favourites? Drivers? Programs?
>>>>> Anything else?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for feedback!!

Hi,

I have antoher xp cd with license so I don't need to use the OEM recovery
cd. If it works, it will not affect the other partition?

"Bert Kinney" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am not sure if the OEM recovery disk will allow you to install to a
> partition other than C:. You may want to check with the manufacturer or
> the CD.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
> http://bertk.mvps.org
>
> OCM wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Unfortunately the repair install option is not availiable (I've tried
> > the remedies for this problem suggested in the article). Windows was
> > pre-installed (OEM), and I have a recovery disk which will delete
> > everything on my c: harddrive. That is not an option either since I
> > will loose valuable data. I have one more question though:
> > I recently installed a new harddrive of which I made two partitions
> > with NFTS filesystem. One of the partitions is empty while the other
> > has data on it. If I installed a second windows xp on the empty
> > partition, so I can access windows and backup my data: will this
> > delete the data on the other partition of the new harddrive? ( A
> > little hard to explain, hoped you understood =)
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ole Chr.
> >
> > "Bert Kinney" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Boot from a Windows CD and perform the repair install as suggest in
> >> the article I supplied.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >> Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
> >> http://bertk.mvps.org
> >>
> >> OCM wrote:
> >>> Unfortunately I can't access XP, and my c: harddrive is in NFTS
> >>> format so I can't access it from DOS either. Is there another way of
> >>> making a backup? Is it necessary to make backup of harddrives other
> >>> than c: ?
> >>>
> >>> "Bert Kinney" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> A repair install should not remove installed applications or data.
> >>>> Now that doesn't mean you should not back up your data first, to be
> >>>> safe.
> >>>>
> >>>> How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install by Michael Stevens
> >>>> MS-MVP: http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Regards,
> >>>> Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
> >>>> http://bertk.mvps.org
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> OCM wrote:
> >>>>> Hi,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I have win xp home edition. Now I'm getting blue screen of deat at
> >>>>> every startup. It seems I have to reinstall windows. The question
> >>>>> is though, will I loose data if I reinstall win xp? Will I loose
> >>>>> my emails in outlook express? My favourites? Drivers? Programs?
> >>>>> Anything else?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks for feedback!!
>
>
>

With that CD, I would suggest doing a repair install first using these
instructions.

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org


OCM wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have antoher xp cd with license so I don't need to use the OEM
> recovery cd. If it works, it will not affect the other partition?
>
> "Bert Kinney" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am not sure if the OEM recovery disk will allow you to install to a
>> partition other than C:. You may want to check with the manufacturer
>> or the CD.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
>> http://bertk.mvps.org
>>
>> OCM wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Unfortunately the repair install option is not availiable (I've
>>> tried the remedies for this problem suggested in the article).
>>> Windows was pre-installed (OEM), and I have a recovery disk which
>>> will delete everything on my c: harddrive. That is not an option
>>> either since I will loose valuable data. I have one more question
>>> though:
>>> I recently installed a new harddrive of which I made two partitions
>>> with NFTS filesystem. One of the partitions is empty while the other
>>> has data on it. If I installed a second windows xp on the empty
>>> partition, so I can access windows and backup my data: will this
>>> delete the data on the other partition of the new harddrive? ( A
>>> little hard to explain, hoped you understood =)
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Ole Chr.
>>>
>>> "Bert Kinney" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Boot from a Windows CD and perform the repair install as suggest in
>>>> the article I supplied.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
>>>> http://bertk.mvps.org
>>>>
>>>> OCM wrote:
>>>>> Unfortunately I can't access XP, and my c: harddrive is in NFTS
>>>>> format so I can't access it from DOS either. Is there another way
>>>>> of making a backup? Is it necessary to make backup of harddrives
>>>>> other than c: ?
>>>>>
>>>>> "Bert Kinney" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A repair install should not remove installed applications or
>>>>>> data. Now that doesn't mean you should not back up your data
>>>>>> first, to be safe.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install by Michael Stevens
>>>>>> MS-MVP: http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
>>>>>> http://bertk.mvps.org
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> OCM wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have win xp home edition. Now I'm getting blue screen of deat
>>>>>>> at every startup. It seems I have to reinstall windows. The
>>>>>>> question is though, will I loose data if I reinstall win xp?
>>>>>>> Will I loose my emails in outlook express? My favourites?
>>>>>>> Drivers? Programs? Anything else?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for feedback!!