Need help please

[24giovanni]

Can someone please help me out with this.

 

[Osiris]

with what...the repair?

 

[24giovanni]

I'm not sure I want to risk trying repairing it that way...do you know if it's possible to do any other things?

 

[Osiris]

whats the risk?

 

[24giovanni]

Care to guide me through it. I would appreciate it.

 

[Osiris]

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.
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.

Press Enter to start the Windows Setup. 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".
Accept the License Agreement and Windows will search for existing Windows installations.
Select the XP installation you want to repair from the listy and press R to start the repair.
Setup will copy the necessary files to the hard drive and reboot. Do not press any key to boot from CD when the message appears. Setup will continue as if it were doing a clean install, but your applications and settings will remain intact.

 

[24giovanni]

So far so good...I'll keep you posted. Thanks a lot.

 

[Osiris]

make sure u have your cd key ready, you may need it

 

[24giovanni]

and where do I get that from?

 

[24giovanni]

it's asking for the cd key now