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Fatal Error on Install Of Windows XP
A corrupted windows installation, which is not the fault of the user (not in this case), should be recoverable by the same user without having to corrupt every other program in the registry. System Restore was not able to help me in this respect, since the Windows XP installation was corrupted so badly (by the

3820 install troubles
Laptop:... simply remove and reinsert the hard drive. If that fails: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=297185 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315403 Windows XP sometimes has issues with overlay software. You may need to perform a Clean Installation without there overlay software which is not needed anyway.

Installing to 2nd disk
(I want to connect it has a secondary hdd so I can copy files then format it and remove it from my pc). When I activate XP what is going to happen? If, however, you want to move your entire installation without reinstalling anything, please read on. Always log on with local administrator rights for the

MS03-039 Deploy Script
Hi, I did an upgrade from win2000 to xp and things didn't work out so good, so I did a "fresh" install and it solved my problems, except for one; I noticed that when I windows is not shut down properly, I get the dual boot option for 2 different versions of XP......how do I delete the previous installation without

Stopping Software installation / Removing Software
You need to visit Symantec site, search the kb, and download various utilities for completely removing NIS, the articles also run through details for editing the registry. Windows XP installed fine. I was even able to install Microsoft Office XP 2003, Accent2SE, Corel Draw 12 without any problems.

Installation Unsuccessful Office XP SP3
My system keeps crashing every few hours since I deleted some files in my regedit while removing McAfee Virus Scan. Is there a way to REINSTALL or REPAIR from the current XP Home Edition CD I have without losing any of my current icons or settings/programs? I do not to format my hard drive.

Repairing mildly corrupted XP Home installation
In cases like this removing all offending devices in the device manager and rebooting to allow windows to redetect the hardware has always eventually worked However, even if it doesn't, the user can still install Win98 over the existing installation without loss of data or programs to rebuild the system files.

Windows XP Deployment with RIS
Don't perform the repair installation without reviewing the opinions of others here after you write up the description of the BSOD. "Hopeful" wrote: Running HP Pavillion P41.3 GHz. I upgraded from Windows ME to Windows XP home last week. Everything was great, but a little slow. I decided that I should add some RAM

Windows XP Question
... installation CD, giving their customers the flexibility to add/remove Windows features or to perform repairs of their Windows installation without having onto its computers but cannot supply a separate Windows XP recovery CD (this is only available to those who purchase the full retail version of Windows).

Bought new motherboard; must I re-install Win98se?
SP1a soon followed to remove the Java virtual machine. The removal was because of a lawsuit with Sun Microsystems. SP 2 saw the addition of the Windows The keyless install option will allow installs of XP SP3 to proceed without using a product key for 30 days. This option is also available for Vista SP1 will

Operating software restoration
I have tried this a few times now since I made the mistake of removing Java a few months ago - always the same result. I have tried going back in time by using a Restore point (the removal of Any ideas? Is there anyway I can reinstall/repair the Windows installation without risking the data on my machine? Thanks.

Remove all third party apps and toobars from IE
Both IE and Outlook Express are considered part of the XP O/S and are tightly integrated. Attempting to remove either program will result in system instability. It's best just to ignore either program rather then attempting to not install/remove them.

How to Repair Office Installation w/o Program Launch?
Is is possible to change to a single-drive XP installation without having to do a fresh install? Remove Windows 98 from the C:\BOOT.INI file. See "How to Edit the BOOT.INI File in Windows XP" (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q289022). Restart to check your new settings. Windows XP should

Moving XP to new computer.
Get("win32_process") ' Start the installation without user interaction, and do not force a restart after completion. ret OSType <> 18) then ' Make sure that this computer is Windows NT-based. wscript.echo ip & " is not a Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Windows 2003 Server computer." else if (objOperatingSystem.

Windows XP SP 3: The Long Journey
In general terms, in the context of trying to do work in a busy business environment it was a lot simple to simply remove Office XP Pro and go back to 2K Pro. Same machine, no changes whatsoever, it worked right after installation without any problems at all. Before resorting to this I did spend one hour+ on the

Linux Dual Boot
I am wondering. Is it normal to take one second to update my DirectX 8.1 to 8.1b in Windows XP Professional? It said Installation was successful. Because it is a system component, the DirectX 8.1 runtime cannot be uninstalled after installation without reinstalling your operating system. hope this clarifies.

Removal of second XP installation
... panel-system-advanced-startup and recovery - startup options. "Rocket" <roc...@spamcop.net> wrote in message news:uqq1eq23h5mh29@corp.supernews. com... I no longer need/want Win98 on one of my systems. How can I remove Win98 from a dual-boot 98/XP installation without disturbing my XP installation? -- Rocket.

Win2K questions
Dennis den...@bright.net alt xy If you have a Windows XP CD you can repair an installation of XP and make it like a new installation without losing any associated CyberDude-Zoot.net) [Remove "INVALID" to reply via e-mail (As you can see, I hate SPAM)] ====================================== Notice to bulk e-mail

Installation without OE
It might be if you reinstalled the OS or originally did an upgrade to XP the OS is giving you the option. In some cases you don't actually have 2 OS on the How do I remove the second installation without corrupting the first? I hope this is an enough specific discription (and in silence I also hope I don't have

Creating Bootable Win98SE CD?
In this case, the installer had to get permission from a copy of MS Office '97 Professional just to complete the installation of MS Office XP Standard 2002 after it was already installed. Weird. "ModernDriver" wrote: I had to reinstall Windows from CD after removing the Hotfixes corrupted the files.