[tracyhebert]

Yep ... I do have the product key.... do you need it?

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I don't need it, but you will.

We're going to try a repair installation to get the exe association back. We've tried everything else, but this should do the trick.

From the Welcome to Setup screen, press Enter

Accept the License Agreement...F8

The next screen should list your operating system and give you the option to repair...press R

This should start a repair install. It will look like it's doing a fresh install, but your data will be fine...this will just repair the operating system. You will likely be asked for the product key...use the one for the machine you're fixing.

Let me know how this goes.

[wannabe1]

I don't need it, but you will.

We're going to try a repair installation to get the exe association back. We've tried everything else, but this should do the trick.

From the Welcome to Setup screen, press Enter

Accept the License Agreement...F8

The next screen should list your operating system and give you the option to repair...press R

This should start a repair install. It will look like it's doing a fresh install, but your data will be fine...this will just repair the operating system. You will likely be asked for the product key...use the one for the machine you're fixing.

Let me know how this goes.

[tracyhebert]

It is asking...Which windows installation would you like to log onto?(To cancel, press ENTER)?

[wannabe1]

Did you press Enter or R on the Welcome to Setup screen. It's confusing, but we need to tell it to set windows up...you need to press Enter first, then F8, then R on the first three screens.

It sounds like you're in recovery console...or headed that way. Is the screen you are on now black or blue?

[tracyhebert]

Black.... I redid it like you said....now it appears to be working... I was in the recovery console before..... now it says setup is copying files

[wannabe1]

Cool...

Let me know how it goes...it should take about 50 minutes in most cases.

[tracyhebert]

Window came up that says

Files Needed

The file 'usbehci.sys' on (Unknow) is needed.

Type the path where the file is located and then click OK

Copy files from:
then the box has highlited in blue
c:\windows\temp

I can choose
OK, Cancel or Browse

What should I do here?

[wannabe1]

Click "Ok"

[tracyhebert]

Nothing happens when I click OK

[wannabe1]

Click browse and navigate to C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbehci

[tracyhebert]

Now I'm getting a msg:

Hardware Installation
The software you are installing for this hardware:
Intel® 82801FB/FBM USB2 Enhanced Host Controller-265C has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP

Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system wither immediately or in the future. Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing.

Do you want to continue installing the software for this hardware?

[wannabe1]

Yes...install it

[tracyhebert]

Windows:
Windows cannot open this file:

File: rundll32.exe

to open this file, Window needs to know what program created it....
Use the Web...
Select from a list...

[wannabe1]

You have got to be kidding me...

We're down to two options. A parallel install or a format and fresh install.

Do you have important data on the machine?

[tracyhebert]

It's my daughters.... college....nursing school stuff....probably some pictures... not completely sure