Windows Repair

ps2cho · Jul 1, 2005

Hey guys, i have a question. I have never done a windows repair before, does it wipe the HDD or just repair the windows installation?

I ask because my GF's telling me she keeps getting a blue screen randomly (im guessing blue screen of death)
and she says it sometimes says No Boot device recognized.

Im thinking windows is corrupted, would a repair fix this if i couldnt fix it myself?

telexen · Jul 1, 2005

If Windows is the problem...then yes a repair install will fix it.

A repair install deletes all of the Windows files and installs them new...so it doesn't wipe the HDD clean

Benvanz · Jul 1, 2005

Ya do a windows repair, but boot into knoppix and backup all the files.

matttaylor · Jul 1, 2005

Hold tight man. Run a drive fitness test first. Go to the drive manufacturers site and d/l the test utility. If you're getting random BSOD's and an occasional unmountable boot volume it very well could be a dead or dying hard drive.

ps2cho · Jul 1, 2005

i dont think so because it only get BSODS when she does a virusscan

EDIT: oh yea and if i do a repair on it, will it remove anything in My Documents for each user? Im guessing yes.

ps2cho · Jul 1, 2005

Oh it seems that she has lost her xp cd. Would using my xp cd be legal or even work to do a simple repair?

thalzaar24 · Jul 1, 2005

cd shouldn't matter as long as she has the cd-key available. Don't think you'll need the cd-key though with a repair.

tenchi86 · Jul 2, 2005

If she has cd key it will be fine. Doing it wont mess up anyfiles. It basically unistalls all windows files and I think a lot of drivers and then reinstalls then. I have done it atleast 8 times and not once noticed any files missing.

Outlaw Wizard · Jul 2, 2005

she will need her cd code it will not let her repair if she does't have it

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