Re: INSTALLING TWO COPIES OF WINDOWS XP
From: Michael Stevens (Mstevens_at_notmvps.org)
Date: 03/06/04
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Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2004 00:48:57 -0800
"Teri" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> I need to install another copy of windows xp home on my
> computer in order to backup my data files before
> reformatting the hard drive.
>
> This is all from an error with the hal.dll file which is
> missing or corrupt.\
>
> I tried running the bootcfg /rebuild from the recovery
> console after running chkdsk /r but the bootcfg /rebuild
> kept giving me an error message.
>
> DOES ANYONE NO HOW TO INSTALL ANOTHER COPY OF WINDOWS XP
> ON A COMPUTER THAT ALREADY HAS WINDOWS XP INSTALLED.
>
> I really don't feel like paying **** XXXX amount of
> dollars to walk me through all of this.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
Why not do a repair install?
You can easily install a second XP if you have multiple hard drives or
partitions.
If your version of XP includes SP1, you can install to a new location and
you will have 3 days to activate. Do not activate. This should be adequate
time to retrieve your data to backup media.
If XP is Pre SP1, you will be prompted to make a phone call activation.
Since the SP1 3 day grace period was added to eliminate this need to make a
phone call activation for troubleshooting and data retrieval purposes. You
can say you made hardware changes that prompted the activation. No need for
other explanation as it will only confuse the purpose of your reinstall.
Click on the link below, or copy and paste the link into the address box
if using the web based newsgroup.
Repair Install
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
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