

Run all your diagnostic and malware programs whilst in Safe Mode. You use a Nero InCD disc (or Roxio or Dell equivalent). It helps if you have an external disc - a pen drive for instance.

If you get into Safe Mode you can sort out many problems and save your data. Get into Safe Mode by tapping F8 repeatedly at boot time until you're presented with a menu of start options. Have you tried starting in Safe Mode? If that works, you'll be able to save your documents. If you can spare a dollar or two, consider buying Acronis True Image to enable yourself to recover from this sort of disadter in future. Setup will continue as if it were doing a clean install, but your applications and settings will remain intact." Do not press any key to boot from CD when the message appears. Setup will copy the necessary files to the hard drive and reboot. If Repair is not one of the options, END setup. Select the XP installation you want to repair from the list and press R to start the repair.
INSTALL WINDOWS XP RECOVERY CONSOLE LICENSE
Accept the License Agreement and Windows will search for existing Windows installations.ĥ. I repeat, do not choose "To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console, press R".Ĥ. do not choose "To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console, press R", (you Do Not want to load Recovery Console). To setup Windows XP now and Repair Install, press ENTER. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.ģ. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft When you see the "Welcome To Setup" screen, you will see the options below Check your system documentation for steps to access the BIOS and change the boot order.Ģ. You may need to change the boot order in the system BIOS so the CD boots before the hard drive. Rather than reinvent the wheel, I'm quoting from: If nobody comes up with a better solution you can do a Windows Repair Install.
