Reinstall windows through dos, no lost information

[Jacklivedhere]

is it possible to reinstall windows through dos without losing any of the information on your harddrive. if so could you please tell me. thanks

 

[mgriffith]

you don't need to reinstall through dos. insert the xp cd and boot up into the main setup screen. press enter to install windows xp. it will detect a current version already installed. press r (i think) to do a repair installation. then let it go like normal, and after a few minutes you should be up and running.

windows xp repair installations work wonders. it is much better than any past version of windows'. you won't lose any data, but you may have to reinstall or re-register some of your applications because many dll's and registry keys are overwritten. mike griffith
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[linney]

Try repairing windows itself by running it over itself. You will lose all your windows updates but your files will be untouched.




REPAIR WINDOWS

Boot from XP CD
(Windows will now load some temporary files)


Options after booting

*To Set Up 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 for first option (don't select Recovery Console)
(Accept Eula agreement)

Follow onscreen instructions to repair windows installation




How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP (Q315341)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q315/3/41.asp

 

[Jacklivedhere]

the problem is however that i cant use windows to reinstall and have been forced to use dos to reinstall xp. i dont have any choice as my input devices arnt working in xp due to a faulty driver
thanks for the help