Updates from MS for XP ended quite some time ago. That is how you do it if the manufacturer never included a XP CD when you purchased the computer when new. My last experience with attempting to use the XP supplied Windows update site link resulted in the site is no longer active and then being redirected. Do you have, is there, an updated link or list of links to use to be able to update Windows XP from it's initial release state up to and though to the final state of it being still supported?
XP did Rock , NT continues. I want to factory reset a Windows XP computer, but I don't have any installation media to do the repair installation. This thread is locked. Your name goes in the "Name" text field. You can also add a business name in the "Organization" section. Enter your product key, then click Next. Type the character key that you retrieved earlier into the "Product Key" boxes.
Add a password, then click Next. Type your preferred password into the "Administrator password" and "Confirm password" text fields at the bottom of the window. You can also change your computer's name in the text field at the top of the window. Set a date and time zone, then click Next. Click the "Date" drop-down box, select the current date, and then repeat with the "Time" and "Time Zone" boxes. Check the "Typical Settings" box, then click Next. This will cause Windows XP to install using default settings.
Check the "No" box. It's at the top of the window. If your computer is part of a workgroup, you'll instead check the "Yes" box and enter your workgroup's address in the text box. This will complete the installation setup process, at which point Windows XP will resume installing.
You may have to wait for 30 minutes or so before the installation finishes. It might be on a sticker on the bottom of your laptop if that's what you're using. Yes No. Not Helpful 13 Helpful Unless you keep a backup copy of your i folder, you can't. Ubuntu allows you to dual-boot your computer, which keeps both XP and Ubuntu. Not Helpful 4 Helpful 9.
I found an old XP computer. I want to factory reset it. How can I do that without knowing the admin password? Try to reintall the OS completely. Insert a official CD or dowload and make one. Then just install Windows normally. Not Helpful 0 Helpful 1. What can I do if my computer won't boot up, shows Windows, then shuts down and tries to start up again, then loops?
Repeatedly hit F8 on your keyboard during boot up, than select system repair. If you can't, contact your system manufacturer for a repair CD. Or, if you have to product code, download from the Microsoft website.
Not Helpful 9 Helpful 3. Boot into the Windows XP installation, get to the partitions, then format the drive. Just make sure you backed up all files. Boot Last Known Good Configuration. Check for Recent Changes. Reinstalling Windows XP can repair the OS, but if work-related files are stored to the system partition, all of the data will be erased during the installation process. To reload Windows XP without losing files, you can perform an in-place upgrade, also known as a repair installation.
Follow these steps to create a system repair disc: Click Start , and then click Control Panel. Under System and Security, click Back up your computer.
Click Create a system repair disc. When the repair disc is complete, click Close. Click on Create a recovery drive. At the Create a recovery drive screen, click Next. Some notebook and netbook models have the F12 Boot Menu disabled by default. The System Restore tool can be accessed through the Start menu in Windows 7. A few days ago my computer refused to boot after a power outage and I got blue screened Non mountable disc error.
My version of Windows is XP Pro. I want to do a Winows repair but can't find the original disc. I tried to boot up from a friends XP Pro CD but didn't get offered the option of a repair only a full installation. Is a repair impossible without the original disc? If I do need to do a reinstallation with a new CD is there anyway I can save my old files i. I have stored on my hard drive? FYI Right now I only have a single partition. Share Flag.
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