i go in to do a repir on xp, when i get to the screen for i agree for the lis. when i hit f8 i dont get the screen for repair it gives me the screen for partition, what do i need to do ? im useing a upgrade xp home disk..

could it be sometimes when i try to bootup with cd, it tells me the NTLDR is missing

From this website.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Please read carefully and make sure you followed the warning links before initiating the Repair Install.
1. Boot the computer using the XP CD. You may need to change the boot order in the system BIOS so the CD boots before the hard drive. Check your system documentation for steps to access the BIOS and change the boot order.
2. When you see the "Welcome To Setup" screen, you will see the options below

This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft
Windows XP to run on your computer:

To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.

To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.

To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
3. Press Enter to start the Windows Setup.

To setup Windows XP now and Repair Install , press ENTER. do not choose "To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console, press R", (you Do Not want to load Recovery Console). I repeat, do not choose "To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console, press R".
4. Accept the License Agreement and Windows will search for existing Windows installations.
5. Select the XP installation you want to repair from the list and press R to start the repair. If Repair is not one of the options, END setup.

Read the rest of the above page at the link before attempting a repair of your system.

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that dont work i dont get the repair screen i get partition screen

Will your computer boot up at all, without using the XP CD?

I have not used a upgrade CD so it may be that you cannot use one for a repair install.

SRX660

yes it will boot up

You need top read this microsoft article on this.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315341

The problem i see is that it completely reinstalls XP to where you have to reregister it. While that is not a problem i think you will lose all your data on the system. So i would make sure you have backup of data you want to save before following the microsoft article.

Could i ask why you think you need a repair install?

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i am getting a thorconnwndclass error, and every time i try to send a email attacment it locks up my outlookexpress but it also keeps othe emails like yahoo and hotmail from sending attchments too. im lost on this, i was gonna repair and see if that would fix it.

I think it would be easier to repair Outlook ( or at least try it first). Read these on the subject.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/commun...s/oerepair.mspx


http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318378

SRX660

i will try thats thanks for the help

Heres another link you may want to look at.

http://forums.techguy.org/web-email/363410...nnwndclass.html

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