RE: Windows XP Home Edition files missing. Wont let me log in

Ok thx. I'll give it a go. Is it possible to get into the command prompt
using the XP CD, so that I can use the copy command and copy the files on my
USB pen drive?

"Yega" wrote:

> Ah, so its basically as if I was installing XP again but it should detect
> that I have a copy of it already installed and it just just install on top of
> the other one? Its like installing it on a new PC right? If I do this, will I
> have my files left as they were on the computer: my documents and
> applications? Thx for your help btw.
>
> "Yega" wrote:
>
> > When I boot from CD I choose 'R' which is the repair install instead of
> > 'ENTER' which is the clean install, right? Because I still want my files to
> > stay on the computer, I just want to reinstall Windows XP. Also, because
> > sometimes for some reason the repair option is not available, I would like to
> > back up my files. Is it possible to boot from CD and go into command prompt
> > and go into the C:\ directory and copy my files onto my USB pen drive?
> > Because I realy want to keep the files in 'My Documents' realy, as there are
> > no very important applications on there. Thx for your help.
> >
> > "Yega" wrote:
> >
> > > I have a problem with the copy of Windows XP Home Edition on my old computer.
> > > I needed to make some space on my HDD so I started deleting some folders form
> > > the Porgram Files folder, uninstalling those that had a uninstaller. I then
> > > used a program called WinCleaner 2002 which basically scans for any Temporary
> > > and Junk files, broken shrotcuts, Internet cookies, Internet temporary files
> > > and startup errors. After it finished scanning I deleted the files that it
> > > found and recognised as junk. About 15 seconds later I got a error message
> > > from the OS saying that some Windows XP Home Edition files were deleted and
> > > that I need to insert my OS CD to reinstall these files, but because I
> > > couldnt find the disk at the time I disregarded this message and proceeded
> > > with my deleting. After about 30min I saw that the recycle bin icon was gone,
> > > as in that it appeared to be hidden and the text underneath it was gone and I
> > > couldnt click on it. Also when I clicked Start the buttons Run, Search and
> > > Help & Support were also gone. I then restarted my PC to see if that would
> > > fix it, but I couldnt even log in: the icon didnt appear. I restarted again
> > > and booted up in Safe Mode and it didnt help. I also booted up with 'the last
> > > working configuration' but that didnt help either. Now my question is: Would
> > > putting the Windows XP CD back in and booting from it help? How do I replace
> > > those deleted files? What would I need to do to solve it and how would I do
> > > that? I do have the CD but dont know what to do with it. Any help greatly
> > > appreciated, thx.
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