Having problems with windows XP? Constantly receiving error messages about some start up files that could not be found or hardware? Chances are your operating system has been infected by malwares or ad ware.
If you install a good anti virus that is up to date, chances are the mal wares or ad ware will be removed. However, your system files will remain corrupt and you may continue having difficulty with your operating system. The best thing to do is to try to repair your windows installation.
A Repair Install will replace files altered by ad ware and mal ware, but will not fix an ad ware, malware problem. That is why you need first install and update your anti virus.
Before you start your repair installation, it's always a good idea to backup your important data first. However the following repair instructions will not change any of your data or installed software; if you follow these instructions your data will be perfectly safe.
Insert the Windows XP CD into your computer's CD/DVD-ROM drive, and then restart your computer. 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.
You however need to configure your computer to boot from CD first. This is done in the BIOS Setup. To do this: from the first screen you see when you turn your computer on, press F2 or F10 or the delete button depending on your computer brand. (F2 for Toshiba F10 for HP or Compaq, Del for other brands) This should bring a blue screen titled BIOS SETUP UTILITY. Change the first boot device to CD-Rom. Alternatively, if you press F12, you should get another screen form where you can select the boot device (CD-rom)
After selecting CD as your boot device, a blue screen will appear and begin loading Windows XP Setup from the CD
When you see the "Welcome To Setup" screen, you will see the options below,
This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft Windows XP to run on your computer.
To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.
To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.
To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
Press Enter to start the Windows Setup. Do not choose "To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console, press R". This is because recovery console simply fixes disk errors and does little fixes on Windows XP.
Accept the License Agreement by pressing F8.
Next, Windows Setup will find existing Windows XP installations. You will be asked to repair an existing XP installation, or install a fresh copy of Windows XP. If you install a fresh copy, all data on that partition will be lost! So select the option for repairing the installed Windows XP.
Setup will copy the necessary files to the hard drive and reboot. Do not press any key to boot from CD when the message appears. Setup will continue as if it were doing a clean install, but your applications and settings will remain intact.
Just follow the prompts, and have your CD-KEY ready if needed. The windows CD key should be at the back of your computer where there is a serial number
2 comments:
Thanks for providing all the useful information about maintaining Windows XP... There might be a possibility that the registry would have been corrupted, which will cause errors in the computer... There are Windows XP registry repair facilities available online which can be used to improve the efficiency of the computer...
Yea,
But you have to be careful when downloading those registry repair tools. They may end up messing your system
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