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Nickster · August 3rd, 2008, 03:02 PM

There should be an option to repair the installation while doing a setup, not the recovery console option. After you accept the license agreement it should scan for current windows installations and give you the option to repair the existing one. If that option doesn't appear simply don't continue with the installation process, just choose End Setup.

It's been too long since I last ran through the recovery console and installation options and I can't find my XP CD at current, must of hid it from myself real good.

Anyhow, if you can get to the prompt using the Recovery Console, c:>\windows\, then try the command BOOTCFG /Rebuild . This will start a diagnostic process that will check files, rebuild registry hive, etc.

Nick

P.S. Try a BOOTCFG /LIST to check to see that you have the right installation selected, I suspect you only have one installation though.

August 3rd, 2008, 03:02 PM	#13 (permalink)
Nickster Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 275	There should be an option to repair the installation while doing a setup, not the recovery console option. After you accept the license agreement it should scan for current windows installations and give you the option to repair the existing one. If that option doesn't appear simply don't continue with the installation process, just choose End Setup. It's been too long since I last ran through the recovery console and installation options and I can't find my XP CD at current, must of hid it from myself real good. Anyhow, if you can get to the prompt using the Recovery Console, c:>\windows\, then try the command BOOTCFG /Rebuild . This will start a diagnostic process that will check files, rebuild registry hive, etc. Nick P.S. Try a BOOTCFG /LIST to check to see that you have the right installation selected, I suspect you only have one installation though.