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Home Windows XP reinstallation disc - can i do repairs?
I need to repair my Window OS on my desktop and all I have is a reinstallation disc. Is it possible to do a repair like I used to with the old XP? I do not want to wipe out and reinstall the entire OS. I have looked on the net and they have a multitude of things to do but very time consuming. Like, making reboot discs and stuff.
My actual problem is I did a malware clean up and I believe it got rid of something. My internet shows it working but I cannot get on the net. I cant receive my email. I cant use an FTP, nothing. I have tried restore and it would not work. I tried a variety of things and nothing worked. My ip address shows and all. I cked it to my laptop and all is there, just not connecting. My last option is to do a repair. I used to do it with my old XP computer but it came with a actual XP cd and this one is a 2007 and came with a reinstallation. Please help, it will be most appreciated. Any suggesgtions?
europa303
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February 9th, 2009 02:00
Yes, you can try the repair option using your reinstallation disk. Directions are here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/doug92.mspx
You may also have a driver issue that reinstalling the chipset and then the network or other drivers could solve. In Device Manager, is anything yellow-flagged, indicating a hardware or driver issue?
pizahr
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February 9th, 2009 11:00
Thank you for your help. I hope this works. I looked in the Device Manager and nothing that I see is flagged. I maybe looking at the wrong thing but I didnt see anything. I am good with computers but always looking to get better. LOL.
Anyway, if you can think of a way to check I would appreciate it. I am not sure on how to reinstall the network drivers.
europa303
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February 9th, 2009 12:00
In Device Manager expand the Network section. Is your network adaptor listed there without a yellow flag? If so, you likely are OK there and you have some other issues going on. You may wish to run a HijackThis log and post to the HijackThis forum with the results.
pizahr
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February 9th, 2009 21:00
Ok, well, I really dont understand what I did but I am now able to get on the net. I tried to repair windows and I couldnt get it to repair. It only wanted to reinstall and it said everything might get wipped and also warned me of having 2 Windows on one computer so I quit it. Then I went and uninstalled an anti-virus program bc I had two on the computer (i know, baddd). Then I started to do Highjack this and it went to the net??? I have no clue but I am there. Thanks for your help though. I am going to be more careful. :D