Re: Why I Don't Use Computers for Audio Very Much

Mike Rivers wrote:
On Apr 23, 8:27 pm, "ck" <a...@xxxxx> wrote:

The recommended procedure when changing a motherboard would be to
use an XP boot disc and do a REPAIR install.

This is actually what we did when I said he re-installed Windows.
Since it took a couple of hours and a couple of reboots I assume it
was essentially a complete installation while retaining the user-
related basics like the user name and login password and desktop
layout. Since it was "repaired" from a disk that was a few years old
(though it did include Service Pack 2 in some version), I suggested
that when it looked like everything was working more or less normally,
he let it suck up all the updates. .

The key thing to remember is not to use
the first REPAIR option offered by the boot disk, which a repair
using the recovery console.

Yes, I was aware of that. I've used the recovery console when I knew
what file was missing or corrupt and was able to find it and copy it
to the Windows drive.

Despite the "R" for Recovery Consol, don't confuse that with a (R)epair
install ! Two differnt things entirely.

geoff


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