On the Windows XP Licensing Agreement screen, press F8 to agree to the license agreement.Ħ. Note: do not choose "To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console, press R", which will load Recovery Console.ĥ. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.Ĥ. To repair a Windows XP installation by using Recovery Console, press R. This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft Windows XP to run on your computer: You receive the following message on the Welcome to Setup screen that appears:
For more information about how to configure your computer to start from the CD drive or DVD drive, see your computer's documentation or contact your computer manufacturer.ģ. Note Your computer must be configured to start from the CD drive or DVD drive. When the "Press any key to boot from CD" message appears on the screen, press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD. Insert the Windows XP CD into your computer's CD drive or DVD drive, and then restart your computer.Ģ. To reinstall Windows XP by starting your computer from the Windows XP CD, follow these steps:ġ. There is a registry problem that cannot be solved by using other tools such as System Restore. The computer has blue screen because of missing or damaged system files.Ĥ. You cannot start Windows XP after you install a software.ģ. You cannot start Windows XP in safe mode.Ģ. You may want to perform a repair reinstall because of one of the following conditions is true:ġ. The difference is that a repair will let you keep your current settings and data, and a complete reinstall will give you a truly fresh version of Windows.
There are two types of Windows reinstallations: a repair reinstall (also called an in-place upgrade of Windows and a complete reinstall (or called fresh reinstallation).