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Running "Repair" with a legal copy of Win XP Prof
I need to do a repair on a system that is running Win XP Prof.
I do not have the original CD that came with the computer. My Question - can I use another legal copy of the operating system, Windows XP Prof and run the repair? or do I have to use the CD that came with the computer? Am I not correct the "Repair" does not ask for the product key. The reason I need to do this - Parasite and Virus software destroyed some of the operating system files. For example - I cannot get the correct colors or show a desktop picture (other than white)? 
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01-05-2006, 02:51 AM
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Re: Running "Repair" with a legal copy of Win XP Prof
Perhaps sfc will do it without a cd at all. Type it in help. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goodbye Web Diary http://margokingston.typepad.com/har....html#comments ================================================= "John Leonard - Sage" <sagegrp@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:uNkvS9UEGHA.2380@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... I need to do a repair on a system that is running Win XP Prof. I do not have the original CD that came with the computer. My Question - can I use another legal copy of the operating system, Windows XP Prof and run the repair? or do I have to use the CD that came with the computer? Am I not correct the "Repair" does not ask for the product key. The reason I need to do this - Parasite and Virus software destroyed some of the operating system files. For example - I cannot get the correct colors or show a desktop picture (other than white)?
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01-05-2006, 02:51 AM
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Re: Running "Repair" with a legal copy of Win XP Prof
Hi
Are you saying that it is only your display settings that are corrupt? If so post back which display settings are not enabled or missing. Reagrds John -- MCP Windows XP Professional "John Leonard - Sage" <sagegrp@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:uNkvS9UEGHA.2380@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... I need to do a repair on a system that is running Win XP Prof. I do not have the original CD that came with the computer. My Question - can I use another legal copy of the operating system, Windows XP Prof and run the repair? or do I have to use the CD that came with the computer? Am I not correct the "Repair" does not ask for the product key. The reason I need to do this - Parasite and Virus software destroyed some of the operating system files. For example - I cannot get the correct colors or show a desktop picture (other than white)?
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01-05-2006, 02:51 AM
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Re: Running "Repair" with a legal copy of Win XP Prof
Did not work
"David Candy" <.> wrote in message news:ODPCrEVEGHA.1368@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... Perhaps sfc will do it without a cd at all. Type it in help. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goodbye Web Diary http://margokingston.typepad.com/har....html#comments ================================================= "John Leonard - Sage" <sagegrp@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:uNkvS9UEGHA.2380@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... I need to do a repair on a system that is running Win XP Prof. I do not have the original CD that came with the computer. My Question - can I use another legal copy of the operating system, Windows XP Prof and run the repair? or do I have to use the CD that came with the computer? Am I not correct the "Repair" does not ask for the product key. The reason I need to do this - Parasite and Virus software destroyed some of the operating system files. For example - I cannot get the correct colors or show a desktop picture (other than white)?
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01-05-2006, 02:51 AM
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Re: Running "Repair" with a legal copy of Win XP Prof
I'm still wondering about using the CD for Win XP Prof (I have one) to fix the problem?
"John" <johnlee2509@btopenworld.com> wrote in message news:%23h$ofjVEGHA.648@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... Hi Are you saying that it is only your display settings that are corrupt? If so post back which display settings are not enabled or missing. Reagrds John -- MCP Windows XP Professional "John Leonard - Sage" <sagegrp@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:uNkvS9UEGHA.2380@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... I need to do a repair on a system that is running Win XP Prof. I do not have the original CD that came with the computer. My Question - can I use another legal copy of the operating system, Windows XP Prof and run the repair? or do I have to use the CD that came with the computer? Am I not correct the "Repair" does not ask for the product key. The reason I need to do this - Parasite and Virus software destroyed some of the operating system files. For example - I cannot get the correct colors or show a desktop picture (other than white)?
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01-05-2006, 02:51 AM
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Re: Running "Repair" with a legal copy of Win XP Prof
The Desktop color and picture are not working.
"John" <johnlee2509@btopenworld.com> wrote in message news:%23h$ofjVEGHA.648@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... Hi Are you saying that it is only your display settings that are corrupt? If so post back which display settings are not enabled or missing. Reagrds John -- MCP Windows XP Professional "John Leonard - Sage" <sagegrp@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:uNkvS9UEGHA.2380@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... I need to do a repair on a system that is running Win XP Prof. I do not have the original CD that came with the computer. My Question - can I use another legal copy of the operating system, Windows XP Prof and run the repair? or do I have to use the CD that came with the computer? Am I not correct the "Repair" does not ask for the product key. The reason I need to do this - Parasite and Virus software destroyed some of the operating system files. For example - I cannot get the correct colors or show a desktop picture (other than white)?
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01-05-2006, 02:51 AM
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Re: Running "Repair" with a legal copy of Win XP Prof
Well a repair won't either most likely as they do the same thing. Though try it. You may need a repair install.
Though I'd be tempted to talk about my problem not about how I think I should repair it. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goodbye Web Diary http://margokingston.typepad.com/har....html#comments ================================================= "John Leonard - Sage" <sagegrp@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:uTnppiWEGHA.2380@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... Did not work "David Candy" <.> wrote in message news:ODPCrEVEGHA.1368@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... Perhaps sfc will do it without a cd at all. Type it in help. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goodbye Web Diary http://margokingston.typepad.com/har....html#comments ================================================= "John Leonard - Sage" <sagegrp@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:uNkvS9UEGHA.2380@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... I need to do a repair on a system that is running Win XP Prof. I do not have the original CD that came with the computer. My Question - can I use another legal copy of the operating system, Windows XP Prof and run the repair? or do I have to use the CD that came with the computer? Am I not correct the "Repair" does not ask for the product key. The reason I need to do this - Parasite and Virus software destroyed some of the operating system files. For example - I cannot get the correct colors or show a desktop picture (other than white)?
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01-05-2006, 02:51 AM
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Re: Running "Repair" with a legal copy of Win XP Prof
That is what I was referring to -- a repair install
"David Candy" <.> wrote in message news:uu$qgpWEGHA.828@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... Well a repair won't either most likely as they do the same thing. Though try it. You may need a repair install. Though I'd be tempted to talk about my problem not about how I think I should repair it. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goodbye Web Diary http://margokingston.typepad.com/har....html#comments ================================================= "John Leonard - Sage" <sagegrp@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:uTnppiWEGHA.2380@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... Did not work "David Candy" <.> wrote in message news:ODPCrEVEGHA.1368@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... Perhaps sfc will do it without a cd at all. Type it in help. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goodbye Web Diary http://margokingston.typepad.com/har....html#comments ================================================= "John Leonard - Sage" <sagegrp@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:uNkvS9UEGHA.2380@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... I need to do a repair on a system that is running Win XP Prof. I do not have the original CD that came with the computer. My Question - can I use another legal copy of the operating system, Windows XP Prof and run the repair? or do I have to use the CD that came with the computer? Am I not correct the "Repair" does not ask for the product key. The reason I need to do this - Parasite and Virus software destroyed some of the operating system files. For example - I cannot get the correct colors or show a desktop picture (other than white)?
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01-05-2006, 02:51 AM
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Re: Running "Repair" with a legal copy of Win XP Prof
Repair is different. Repair can do three things. You need the disk that came with the computer (to be legal) or a very similar disk or it won't accept your CDKey.
-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goodbye Web Diary http://margokingston.typepad.com/har....html#comments ================================================= "John Leonard - Sage" <sagegrp@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:%23yYw%23$WEGHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... That is what I was referring to -- a repair install "David Candy" <.> wrote in message news:uu$qgpWEGHA.828@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... Well a repair won't either most likely as they do the same thing. Though try it. You may need a repair install. Though I'd be tempted to talk about my problem not about how I think I should repair it. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goodbye Web Diary http://margokingston.typepad.com/har....html#comments ================================================= "John Leonard - Sage" <sagegrp@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:uTnppiWEGHA.2380@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... Did not work "David Candy" <.> wrote in message news:ODPCrEVEGHA.1368@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... Perhaps sfc will do it without a cd at all. Type it in help. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goodbye Web Diary http://margokingston.typepad.com/har....html#comments ================================================= "John Leonard - Sage" <sagegrp@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:uNkvS9UEGHA.2380@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... I need to do a repair on a system that is running Win XP Prof. I do not have the original CD that came with the computer. My Question - can I use another legal copy of the operating system, Windows XP Prof and run the repair? or do I have to use the CD that came with the computer? Am I not correct the "Repair" does not ask for the product key. The reason I need to do this - Parasite and Virus software destroyed some of the operating system files. For example - I cannot get the correct colors or show a desktop picture (other than white)?
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01-05-2006, 02:51 AM
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Re: Running "Repair" with a legal copy of Win XP Prof
Hi
Before you reinstall/repair windows try this Copy the text between the lines to notepad and save the file as DisplayEnable.reg Run the saved file and hopefully you should have your display tab seetings available to you. --------------------------- Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop] "NoChangingWallPaper"=dword:00000000 "NoAddingComponents"=dword:00000000 "NoComponents"=dword:00000000 "NoDeletingComponents"=dword:00000000 "NoEditingComponents"=dword:00000000 "NoCloseDragDropBands"=dword:00000000 "NoMovingBands"=dword:00000000 "NoHTMLWallPaper"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\System] "NoDispBackgroundPage"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\System] "NoDispScrSavPage"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoActiveDesktopChanges"=hex:00,00,00,00 "NoActiveDesktop"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\System] "NoDispCPL"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoSaveSettings"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer] "ClassicShell"=dword:00000000 ---------------------------------- Post back with outcome Regards John -- MCP Windows XP Professional "John Leonard - Sage" <sagegrp@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:uNkvS9UEGHA.2380@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... I need to do a repair on a system that is running Win XP Prof. I do not have the original CD that came with the computer. My Question - can I use another legal copy of the operating system, Windows XP Prof and run the repair? or do I have to use the CD that came with the computer? Am I not correct the "Repair" does not ask for the product key. The reason I need to do this - Parasite and Virus software destroyed some of the operating system files. For example - I cannot get the correct colors or show a desktop picture (other than white)?
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