Tag: recovery_console

How To Uninstall Vista on Dual Boot Machine

August 28, 2007 by Jason

Recently I bought a new high-end computer and the Nvidia GeForce 7600GT Graphics Card which makes the best combination to run Vista. I installed Windows Vista on one of my drives leaving Windows XP unchanged and untouched on my default C drive. After playing around a little in Windows Vista it revealed on me that most of my hardware drivers and some softwares were not compatible with Vista so I decided to switch back.

Uninstall Vista on Dual Boot Machine

I formatted the drive containing Windows Vista but the problem is that whenever the computer restarted it showed the dual-boot option for Vista and for Windows XP even though I had deleted Windows Vista. After a little research I came over a solution that helps you fix the dual boot issue for a clean Vista uninstall. Read More»

Perform a Repair Installation

February 07, 2007 by Jason

How do you perform a reinstallation of Windows XP, sometimes called a repair installation?

  • Configure your computer to start from the CD-ROM drive. For more information about how to do this, refer to your computer’s documentation or contact your computer manufacturer.
  • Then insert your Windows XP Setup CD, and restart your computer.
  • When the Press any key to boot from CD message is displayed on your screen, press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD.
  • Press ENTER when you see the message To setup Windows XP now, and then press ENTER displayed on the Welcome to Setup screen. Do not choose the option to press R to use the Recovery Console.
  • In the Windows XP Licensing Agreement, press F8 to agree to the license agreement. Make sure that your current installation of Windows XP is selected in the box, and then press R to repair Windows XP.
  • Follow the instructions on the screen to complete Setup.