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HP XP in boot loop - Fix-It 8 - MSFT vs HP XP cd's
Give it a try. It ought to work.
BTW, Dell's OEM Windows XP install CDs, both Pro and Home, both have the repair console and the Windows repair menu choice. Dell's XP "restore" CDs are full everyday Windows install CDs with minor differences from the OEM version bought from a distributor... Ben Myers On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 13:49:37 -0500, "- Bobb -" wrote: Bill, Do you know ... Could I use retail version of Windows XP to REPAIR an OEM install ? I didn't try it, just asking to see if you know, 'cuz I think it MIGHT have worked. Thanks "BillW50" wrote in message .com... In , - Bobb - typed on Tue, 4 Mar 2008 07:47:43 -0500: Top posting - Final result: After putting the laptop's drive in an external USB case on a desktop box as a secondary drive, when XP booted (its own IDE drive) on the desktop PC, it saw problems with the laptop drive, "fixed them" and after the repair all is well with the drive. I backed it up and put it back into laptop and booted fine / all files folders as they were. I'm still unclear as to why " restoring the disk to a previous backup point" was never an option for me ( as with the old Quickrestore on Compaq boxes) and only " restore to factory settings" was ever displayed, but I'll investigate and report back. Thanks to all. OEM versions of Windows XP does not contain any repair Windows option. At least I have never seen one anyway. Only the retail version of Windows XP does. OEM versions of Windows 2000 does contain the repair option from the ones I have seen though. -- Bill |
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