Re: XP Pro noSP - Boots normal - Won't open applications

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

From: lugnut (lugnut_at_bellsouth.net)
Date: 11/17/04 

Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:15:59 -0500

On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 14:40:42 -0000, "Will Denny"
<willdenny@mvps.org> wrote:

Hello

Thanks for your reply.

I can d/l and burn to a CD on another machine. I assume it
needs to be copied to some particilar directory via the
command prompt which I can reach. I don't know that I can
actually issue a copy command from there yet since it is
also unresponsive in the Desktop Safe Mode. Which dir
should I place the patch into if I can do it this way?
Lastly, if I do a repair install, will that return the
desktop and start menu to a correct config w/o losing
software from the desktop or start menu? I'll be able to
get my hands on the machine later today.

Thanks

>Hi
>
>If you can access Windows on the problematic system, download it to another
>PC, save on CD or whatever, then transfer it to the PC that is having the
>problem. Failing that you may have to look towards a 'Repair' install.

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