Re: [PCWorks] Repairing XP pro
- From: Hugh Vandervoort <hughv2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:23:19 -0500
A repair install isn't supposed to delete any data, and I've never lost
any, but this is windows, so any thing's possible. If the sequence of
instructions isn't followed properly, a new copy of XP will be
installed, which would wipe out your data , of course.
I did my slipstream with all the updates intact. Everything was working
fine, so I saw no reason not to. I assume you could go through and
delete any updates you didn't want before slipstreaming, but that sounds
iffy and complicated.
Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin-OrpheusComputing.com &
ComputersCustomBuilt.com wrote:
> I would think it would happen more than just "seldom". But at
> any rate, IE6 or IE7, contrary to what M$ and other sites claim
> you WILL lose data when doing a repair! I know I posted
> something on this but I can't find the post now. A while back
> I had to do a repair and LUCKILY I DID backup everything. It's
> a good thing I did because what essentially happens is a
> reformat but with your email intact! "My Documents" was wiped
> out, all drivers, all custom settings and tweaks for XP, and
> all custom settings for any programs, only a couple of programs
> still worked but still lost their settings, and OE was totally
> empty plus put back to default, and the email had to be
> imported back in. I think the only reason that happened and
> the emails were not lost is because the store was not in the
> default location! You also lose any M$ updates installed.
>
> I wasted more time trying to figure out which programs TOTALLY
> worked, and other BS that it would have been quicker just to do
> a real reformat. I believe you mentioned Hugh that you have
> slipstreamed CD with the updates on it, that's a big time-saver
> there. I made an XP Pro SP2 slipstreamed CD, but no updates
> because you never know when M$ is going to withdraw a buggy or
> screwed up update and replace it with another.
>
> Is the slipstreamed CD with the updates made the same way as
> one without the updates? If not, do you have the info on how
> to do that? (For those that don't know, a "slipstreamed" CD is
> good if you only have an XP or XP SP1 CD. You create a new CD
> with SP2 on it and it seamlessly integrates with the install
> just as before without SP2. That way you install the CD as
> usual but don't have to install SP2).
> -Clint
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