How to repair XP Pro OS WITHOUT Loosing existing data

I have a laptop that will not boot. It hits the XP boot screen, crashes and
then reboots. Can I reinstall XP Pro and have it repair the files without
loosing my data? I need to get into the HD long enough to back it up and
reformat.
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