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Of an error in the software: Load needed DLL's for kernel. Pls. contact your support.... I tried a repair but I end up at a C: prompt. If I do a reinstall over the same partition will I lose my documents, etc? > Of an error in the software: Load needed DLL's for kernel. > Pls. contact your support.... > > I tried a repair but I end up at a C: prompt. If I do a reinstall over > the > same partition will I lose my documents, etc? If you are at a C:\ prompt, you likely chose the Recovery Console. If you do an actual repair install, you *shouldn't* lose the documents... but life is never certain. Take a backup, this is easy to do and can save you much grief. Simply remove the drive from your system, attach it to another system with XP and drive space, and copy the files over. Be sure you get your mail files, etc., which may be in hidden folders. USB2 drive cases are very handy for this, and can be had for around $20. HTH -pk Is the reinstall over the existing windows folder what you are referring to as an "actual repair install"? There is no repair option - only install. > > Of an error in the software: Load needed DLL's for kernel. > > Pls. contact your support.... [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > HTH > -pk > Is the reinstall over the existing windows folder what you are > referring to as an "actual repair install"? There is no repair > option - only install. There IS a "Repair" function. >> Is the reinstall over the existing windows folder what you are >> referring to as an "actual repair install"? There is no repair >> option - only install. > >There IS a "Repair" function. I used that a couple of time until I finally installed a second internal drive and used it to hold images of the system drive. Now I've got Vista on the main drive, and XP on the second drive and use yet a third internal drive for images. Since I'm obsessive about backups, I also have an external drive to hold images and other important backups. Bub - there is no Repair function option displayed. If you google "no repair option" you will find others have encountered this when attempting to do a repair. > > Is the reinstall over the existing windows folder what you are > > referring to as an "actual repair install"? There is no repair > > option - only install. > > There IS a "Repair" function. >Bub - there is no Repair function option displayed. If you google "no >repair option" you will find others have encountered this when attempting to >do a repair. How to run a repair install of Windows XP: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm >> > Is the reinstall over the existing windows folder what you are >> > referring to as an "actual repair install"? There is no repair >> > option - only install. >> >> There IS a "Repair" function. >> > Is the reinstall over the existing windows folder what you are >> > referring to as an "actual repair install"? There is no repair >> > option - only install. >> >> There IS a "Repair" function. > Bub - there is no Repair function option displayed. If you google > "no > repair option" you will find others have encountered this when > attempting to > do a repair. Did you try the method from this page?: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/repair_install_warning.htm > Bub - there is no Repair function option displayed. If you google > "no repair option" you will find others have encountered this when > attempting to do a repair. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. > Of an error in the software: Load needed DLL's for kernel. > Pls. contact your support.... > > I tried a repair but I end up at a C: prompt. If I do a reinstall over > the > same partition will I lose my documents, etc? If you are at a C:\ prompt, you likely chose the Recovery Console. If you do an actual repair install, you *shouldn't* lose the documents... but life is never certain. Take a backup, this is easy to do and can save you much grief. Simply remove the drive from your system, attach it to another system with XP and drive space, and copy the files over. Be sure you get your mail files, etc., which may be in hidden folders. USB2 drive cases are very handy for this, and can be had for around $20. HTH -pk |
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