On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:21:00 -0800, jaycee
<jaycee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I have tried a repair installation but windows will not load-850.nls file
> missing or corrupt.. I am unable to access my data files. I am unable to
> load in safe mode or to last known good settings. not looking too good!!!
As I suggested, a repair installation does *not* solve all problems.
> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:09:02 -0800, jaycee
> > <jaycee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I do not have the windows 98 disc. i have upgraded and registered XP and
> > > still have the registration details. however I do have a windows 95 which
> > > when inserted gives access to the install menu on the XP disk.
> >
> >
> > A Windows 95 installation CD will also work. You can't upgrade
> > directly from Windows 95, but it works as proof of ownership of a
> > qualifying previous version when doing a clean installation.
> >
> >
> > > Is it safe to
> > > delete the XP files as this is one of the options and load the XP upgrade
> > > again. Will I loose any data or programs currently installed. reply from
> > > another contributor suggests it is OK.
> >
> >
> > It is *not* OK. When you do a clean installation, you lose
> > *everything* on the drive--all data, all programs, and everything
> > lese. Back up your data before starting. You can restore your backed
> > up data after reinstallation, but you will have to reinstall all your
> > programs from the original media.
> >
> > I'm not sure why you want to do this at all, but if you are having a
> > problem, you can try a repair installation (which should not cause the
> > loss of anything, but it's still prudent to have a backup--just in
> > case) instead of a clean one. That may or may not help you, depending
> > on what problems you're experiencing.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 06:31:02 -0800, jaycee
> > > > <jaycee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I have a failure to load windows xp home which was upgraded from windows 98se
> > > > > 12 months ago. Windows 98 has been deleted from the hard drive and if I try
> > > > > to reload the upgrade it does not recognise a previous windows product. I
> > > > > have other windows product disks and I am able to access the upgrade, however
> > > > > when I try to load It does not over write the existing files. The other
> > > > > option is to delete the existing files but I am not sure this is the right
> > > > > option as the disk is an upgrade. Is the upgrade disk a complete version?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Yes.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > can I delete and re-install the upgrade without any problems?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > If you have your Windows 98 installation CD, yes.
> > > >
> > > > The requirement to use an upgrade version is to *own* a previous
> > > > qualifying version's installation CD (with an OEM restore CD, see
> > > > below), not to have it installed. When setup doesn't find a previous
> > > > qualifying version installed, it will prompt you to insert its CD as
> > > > proof of ownership. Just insert the previous version's CD, and follow
> > > > the prompts. Everything proceeds quite normally and quite
> > > > legitimately.
> > > >
> > > > You can also do a clean installation if you have an OEM restore CD of
> > > > a previous qualifying version. It's more complicated, but it *can* be
> > > > done. First restore from the Restore CD. Then run the XP upgrade CD
> > > > from within that restored system, and change from Upgrade to New
> > > > Install. When it asks where, press Esc to delete the partition and
> > > > start over.
> > > >
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> > > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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> > > >
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