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XP Repair help

  • 15-09-2006 1:56am
    #1
    JPA
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,785 ✭✭✭✭


    My friends PC recently started acting up and would not boot to the OS. (XP Pro). It loads to where it's about to load the welcome screen and then reboots.
    After numerous attempts to repair using an XP cd, I believe more damage has been done.
    Whilst repairing, Windows asked for a cd to install drivers for the video card. However, the mouse or keyboard would not work to select this so setup was cancelled. (PC switched off). I have since discovered the problem was due to them being USB devices and I did not know at the time that a setting in the BIOS could put this right.

    Anyway, when now attempting to repair, the message " Insufficient System Resources Exist to Complete the API" comes up and the PC reboots. I believe the drive has run out of free space due to the numerous xp repair attempts.

    So the question is, is it possible to delete data from the drive without connecting it to another PC as a slave drive eg through the recovery console?


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  • #2
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Yep you can use the Windows XP cd to delete the current partition and then reinstall from scratch. The existing Windows installation will be detected, so just go ahead and bypass the repair by hitting ESC. I think after that it is D to delete, select the format option and then install Windows.


  • #3
    JPA
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,785 ✭✭✭✭JPA


    Ruu wrote:
    Yep you can use the Windows XP cd to delete the current partition and then reinstall from scratch.

    He doesn't want to lose his data though. If I remember correctly, there was at least 15 gig of free space left on the drive. Could that fill up by attempting multiple repairs? When attempting to repair windows copies a lot of files. Wouldn't these files overwrite each other?


  • #4
    nuttz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 453 ✭✭nuttz


    JPA wrote:
    He doesn't want to lose his data though. If I remember correctly, there was at least 15 gig of free space left on the drive. Could that fill up by attempting multiple repairs? When attempting to repair windows copies a lot of files. Wouldn't these files overwrite each other?

    No idea if XP repair would fill up the drive, I doubt it, but I wouldn't be surprised.
    Best option would be to plug the HD into another machine recover the data, format and start from scratch.


  • #5
    JPA
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,785 ✭✭✭✭JPA


    On a related topic which may help, is it possible to install XP on a dvd and boot from it?


  • #6
    Capt'n Midnight
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    JPA wrote:
    On a related topic which may help, is it possible to install XP on a dvd and boot from it?
    google bartpe


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  • #7
    JPA
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,785 ✭✭✭✭JPA


    Capt'n Midnight wrote:
    google bartpe

    I'll try that. thanks.


  • #8
    pred racer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,384 ✭✭✭pred racer


    if you know what you are looking for, you could boot from a 98 boot disk and delete any stuff you didnt want in dos.


  • #9
    irlrobins
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    Moved from comp/tech


  • #10
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    pred racer wrote:
    if you know what you are looking for, you could boot from a 98 boot disk and delete any stuff you didnt want in dos.
    unfortunatley NTFS is what is suppled on most pre-installs, and most XP CD's

    you can use ntfsdos to read files form the hard drive in dos though

    if deleting files using the recovery console, remember * doesn't work so it's one by one :(


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