Re: reinstall xp

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Troubleshooting Windows XP
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"ashik" <ashik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi Rock,
>
> Thanks for the info. Both my drives read cds. I did get a bluescreen
> yesterday that mentioned this file: drvmcdb.sys, which is a driver for the
> dvd reader, and I have been trying to locate a copy of it to reinstall it.
>
> ashik
>
> "Rock" wrote:
>
>> ashik wrote:
>>
>> > I attempted to reinstall xp Media Center but I got an error message
>> > that
>> > setup could not find a cd rom drive (I have a dvd-r and a dvd-rw
>> > drive), so I
>> > aborted the install. Now when I start the computer, I have to chose
>> > between
>> > setup or normal start. How do I get rid of this?
>> > Also if (or maybe I should say when) I choose to reinstall windows, do
>> > I
>> > need to go into safe mode for it to find the cdrom?
>> > If I reinstall windows will I have to reinstall my other software?
>> > Thanks.
>>
>> Ashik, do your DVD drives read CDs? Not all can. So if neither is
>> cabable of reading a CD then that's why the error and you'll need to get
>> a CD drive to read the CD.
>>
>> A reinstall of windows (otherwise called an in place upgrade) will not
>> remove your data or programs but you will need to reinstall any updates
>> from windows update that are not incorporated in the installation CD.
>>
>> To solve your issue now of getting two choices edit the boot.ini file
>> and remove the line referring to setup.
>>
>> To edit the boot.ini right click on My Computer, choose properties, then
>> the Advanced tab. Click on Settings under the Startup and Recovery
>> section, then click on Edit.
>>
>> --
>> Rock
>> MS MVP Windows - Shell/User
>>
>>


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