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Reinstalling/Repairing WIndows XP

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From Leo's mailbag:

> From: A Computer User
> Sent: May 8, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: Reinstalling/Repairing WIndows XP
>
> Leo,

> I\'m stuck in a infinite boot loop. Machine starts and then
> goes to a black screen which says \"We apologize for the
> inconvenience...\" F8 & F12 don\'t provide any relief. I
> can get to boot on the CD drive but do not want to format and
> partitan and lose files. How can I reinstall windows WX Pro
> at this point? Thank you.

I wouldn't reinstall, but rather, repair Windows XP.
Here's a site that has instructions:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Thanks for asking,

Leo

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