Re: Basic - Re-Installing XP (repair)

Sounds like a corrupted system partition. The only real solution is often to
delete it and create a new one. Unless you have data you were trying to
save, this is the quickest way to get past this point.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
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Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"DaveG" <DaveG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I have followed your instructions, but its NOT installing, its saying the
> following:
>
> To install XP on the partition you slected, setup must write some startup
> files to the following disk: Unknown Disk
> However, this disk does not contain a XP compatible partition.
>
> To continue installing XP, return to the partition selection screen and
> create a XP compatible partition on the disk above.
>
> Does this mean anything to you, and can it be sorted.
>
> I have returned to the screen before and pressed 'C' but nothing as
> happened.
>
> It looks like I may have accidentally started to install XP on a new
> folder
> (windows1), is this what is causing the problem and is there a way around
> this?
>
> "Free Net Jobs" wrote:
>
>> you have selected the windows recoveryconsole
>> by pressing the 'R' key. recovery console is used
>> to fix windows boot errors, mbr errors, edit services etc.
>> but you can't reinstall windows using that. to do a reinatll
>> first boot from ur win xp cd. in the setup selection screen
>> press enter(do not press 'R'). in the next stage windows will
>> search for previous installations of windows and will find and
>> will list in the next screen. you can select your windows and
>> then press enter. reinatllation will start then.
>> DaveG wrote:
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I am trying to re-install XP (repair), I have passed the password stage
>> > and
>> > I am now confronted with the following
>> >
>> > C:\WINDOWS>
>> >
>> > Please, what do I put in here, I have tried everything I know.
>> >
>> > Please Help.
>> >
>> > Thanks, Dave
>>


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