Re: XP repair install freezes

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Booting to setup CD will allow installation to a new folder (advanced setup, look for the checkbox for choosing partition)

You can 'take ownership' of the old data.
HOW TO Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q308421
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Mark L. Ferguson
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"bridgstfer" <bridgstfer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:4ABB197B-06AF-4AB1-9FF6-377509013093@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> After problems with xp not booting i decided to do a repair install on the
> system to sort it out.
>
> First time i did this it got to 9 minutes remaining and froze with no
> apparent HD activity. I switched it off after alot of waiting booted it up,
> it resumed setup and started to install again but came up with error message
>
> Rundll
>
> Error loading c:\windows\system32\sti_ci.dll
> Error performing inpage code operation
>
> then freezes soon after. Tried repair install again and it just gets to
> like 16minutes or even only 27minutes gives the error and rebooted.
>
> I have really important data on the drive so im desperate. Anyone
> understand the problem? Also could i install windows 2000 aswel and maybe
> copy my data off so i could do a fresh install?
>
>


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