Windows XP repair install question

[Stephen]

Has anyone done an XP repair install? Does it take as long as a regular install? Does it mess up any data or program files?

[Andavari]

If you've got an OEM restore CD from the likes of Dell the repair option may not even work, well that's what I experienced recently.

[Stephen]

If you've got an OEM restore CD from the likes of Dell the repair option may not even work, well that's what I experienced recently.

 

I have an OEM WIndows XP Home CD from NewEgg.

[MikeW]

Yes I have. It works fine but does take a fair while to complete. However, the bonus is you will NOT have to reinstall all your programs and drivers again.

 

This may help

 

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

 

PS. Should also have mentioned that if you have installed IE7 that must be removed before you do the repair.

[Stephen]

Yes I have. It works fine but does take a fair while to complete. However, the bonus is you will NOT have to reinstall all your programs and drivers again.

 

This may help

 

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

 

PS. Should also have mentioned that if you have installed IE7 that must be removed before you do the repair.

 

IE 7 was installed as part of the XP installation. Do I still need to uninstall it?

 

Here's the situation. I just did a new build a couple of weekends ago. While installing XP, the monitor I was using kept turning itself off. Without thinking, I hit the enter key and escape key the first couple of times it did it. After the install finished, I switched out monitors.

 

Since I started up the new computer, it boots up a bit slower than I expected, and it sits on windows update forever (and I mean a realy long time). Several other applications also seem longer than they should be. Could this be caused by how the install went?