Windows xp installation repair console

This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Previous Next. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In reply to lindalu09's post on January 9, I have used a Windows 7 recovery disk this negated the need for the runas command as that does not work in window xp restore.

None of these replies are appropriate or helpful for this condition. As you can read, everything says it doesn't work - and those replies will never work. You need something that does work for this condition and maybe even some advice and replies from someone that actually knows what is going on with this situation, what it means and what it doesn't mean , knows how to fix it, and has actually fixed it before without trying a bunch of junk that doesn't work In reply to A. User's post on June 5, At the Recovery Console a handful of commands can be run without having to log on to the Windows installation, chkdsk is one of these commands.

Please note that if you use any wrong command, you may have to reinstall Windows XP which results in complete data loss from your computer. But it is also true that lost file recovery after Windows re installation is possible with the help of powerful data recovery software like Remo Recover Windows. He loves to write, edit, and manage content for users trying to troubleshoot and fix problems on Windows, Outlook, storage drives and Cloud storage networks.

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All other trademarks acknowledged. To troubleshoot this issue, follow these steps. Click Start , click Run , type Winver. To do this, follow these steps:.

Click Start , click Run , type appwiz. If Internet Explorer is not listed in the Currently installed programs list, follow these steps:. Restart the computer in the Recovery Console. For more information about how to use the Recovery Console, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:.

In the Currently installed programs list, click Internet Explorer 7 or click Internet Explorer 8 , and then click Remove. For Windows Internet Explorer 7. Perform a Repair installation of Windows XP.

After the Repair installation process is complete, start Internet Explorer 6, and then make sure that it works. Install the latest service pack for Windows XP. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:.

When Windows XP has been repaired and is running correctly, reinstall the later version of Internet Explorer. This installation package may still be on the computer from the first time that you installed the later version of Internet Explorer. Locate the installation package in the folder in which you saved the files.

Note This package may be located in the Temporary Internet Files folder. To connect to the Microsoft download site, you must have a functional Web browser.