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repair install xp

thetourist · 2006-07-21 19:28:15

anyone know if it's possible to do a repair install of xp using a product recovery cd for a toshiba laptop??

21-07-2006 7:28pm

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thetourist

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anyone know if it's possible to do a repair install of xp using a product recovery cd for a toshiba laptop??

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#2 21-07-2006 7:36pm

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I don't think you can do it this way, think the XP cd is needed.

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#3 21-07-2006 10:25pm

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Ruu wrote:

I don't think you can do it this way, think the XP cd is needed.

Correct, but some recovery cd's have a non-destructive option.

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#4 21-07-2006 10:27pm

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Can you still boot into XP?
Do you have a floppy disk drive or can you boot from USB? (hmmm.)

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#5 22-07-2006 12:20pm

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in the end i restored it all - thanks

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