Correcting Windows Installation (Repair Install)

If your Windows XP is damaged (corrupted) where you do not have another operating system to boot, You can do the repair installation (Repair Install) who works as the setting (setting) the beginning.

• Make sure you have the key (key) of Windows XP that is valid.
• The entire process will take approximately 1 / 2 or 1 hour, depending on the spec of your computer.
• If you asked for an administrator password, you should choose the option repair (repair) the second, not the first.
• Insert your Windows XP CD and boot from the CD.
• When it comes second repair option R = Repair, press R button

NTLDR or NTDETECT.COM Not Found

If you find an error that NTLDR is not found when booting:
a. For a FAT partition type

• Please you boot from a Win98 floppy and copy your files NTLDR or NTDETECT.COM

from the i386 directory to the drive stem / root (root) C: \
b. For the type of NTFS partition

• Insert the Windows XP CD and boot from the CD.
• At R = Repair option appears first, press the R key
• Press the number that corresponds with the location of the installation of Windows you want to repair.
• Usually # 1
• Enter the administrator password if necessary.
• Enter the following command, where X: is the address of the CD ROM drive you (Customize!).
• Type: COPY X: \ i386 \ NTLDR C \:
• Type: COPY X: \ i386 \ NTDETECT.COM C: \
• Eject the CD ROM and type exit

Directory \ WINDOWS \ SYSTEM32 \ CONFIG damaged or missing

If you get an error with the inscription:

"Windows Could not Start Because the Following is missing or corrupt files
\ WINDOWS \ SYSTEM32 \ CONFIG \ SYSTEM or \ WINDOWS \ SYSTEM32 \ CONFIG \ SOFTWARE "

• Insert the Windows XP CD and boot from the CD.
• At R = Repair option appears first, press the R key
• Press the number that corresponds with the location of the installation of Windows you want to repair.
• Usually # 1
• Enter the administrator password if necessary.
• Type: cd \ windows \ system32 \ config
• Next depending on which section was corrupted:
• Compose: ren ren system software software.rusak OR system.rusak
• Next again also depends on which section was corrupted:
• Type: copy \ windows \ repair \ system
• Type: copy \ windows \ repair \ software
• Eject the CD ROM and type exit

Missing or Corrupt HAL.DLL

If you get an error regarding a missing or corrupt hal.dll file, it is possibleBOOT.INI file has the wrong configuration (misconfigured).
Insert the Windows XP CD and boot from the CD.

• At R = Repair option appears first, press the R key
• Press the number that corresponds with the location of the installation of Windows you want to repair.
• Usually # 1
• Type bootcfg / list

Featured content / input on the BOOT.INI file

• Type bootcfg / rebuild

Improve the configuration of the BOOT.INI file

• Eject the CD ROM and type exit

Missing or Corrupt NTOSKRNL

If you find an error message that "NTOSKRNL not found" / NTOSKRNL not found, do:

• Insert the Windows XP CD and boot from the CD.
• At R = Repair option appears first, press the R key
• Press the number that corresponds with the location of the installation of Windows you want to repair.
• Usually # 1
• Change to the CD ROM drive.
• Write: CD i386
• Compose: expand ntkrnlmp.ex_ C:\Windows\System32\ntoskrnl.exe
• If your Windows XP is installed elsewhere, change according to location.
• Eject the CD ROM and type exit