How To Repair Windows XP in 7 Easy Steps. If you are having problems with your system, you don’t have to lose all your data on it to get it running again. In the following paragraphs, I will show you step-by-step how to repair your Windows XP operating system if starts malfunctioning. This is possible because of the built-in repair feature. Here is a simple way of going about it. Please, note that you will have to follow the steps as outlined, it is sequential. Also, note that this will only fix software and not hardware issues. If it is caused by a hardware problem like a bad hard drive, power supply or similar things, this may not work. 
1.	Backup Your Data: It is advisable that you backup 
all important data on your computer, even though they may 
not be deleted during the Windows repair process. But it is 
still a good idea to play safe.

2.	Insert the O/S CD: Next, you will have to insert the 
CD or DVD of the Operating System into its drive. This way, 
it will be detected when you restart the PC.

3.	Restart your Computer: When it starts to reboot, a 
“Press any key to boot from CD” message will appear on the screen.
 Press any key to start the process.

4.	Next, a blue screen will appear and start loading 
the Windows XP setup from the CD or DVD you inserted before. 

5.	When the message “To setup Windows XP now, press Enter” 
appears, hit the “Enter” key. Do not choose the “Recovery Console”
 option.

6.	The next screen will display the Windows XP licensing 
agreement. Press F8 for “I agree” to continue.

7.	On the next screen you will be given the options to 
either install a fresh copy of the O/S or repair the existing one.
 Selecting the first option will delete all previous data you 
had on that partition. Press “R” for the second option. 
It will appear as if Windows XP is installing itself for 
the first time, but don’t worry as all your data on the 
computer will be intact.


Following the above instruction carefully 
can save you a few dozen bucks or so, if you 
had taken your computer to the repair store down the road.

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