If the repair windows xp is nor listed in the option do not continue you will remove all registry settings and it would be like doing a clean install and you will again have to reinstall programs... ----- Original Message ----- From: "genome" Newsgroups: gmane.comp.hardware.microcontrollers.pic Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 8:38 AM Subject: Re: [OT] Reinstalling XP > setup wont wont allow you to overwrite the latest with the previews > version.. If your installing while windows is running.. > The only way I've been able to do this is by booting to the windowsxp > cd-rom and then select repair windows XP installation when you try to > install... do not select the format thing... it will tell you that ther is > already a current windows installation just sellect to install over that.. > it will copy the old settings... > > "David VanHorn" wrote in message > news:25b178740609141258w128c3ce7la6836b8874690567@mail.gmail.com... >> Anyone have a clue on how to reinstall XP pro over XP pro SP2? >> Doing it conventionally, gives me an error that the version I'm trying to >> install is older than the one on the disk. >> It seems that there should be a "just do it dammit" option somewhere. >> >> >> Constraints: The machine has no CDrom other than USB, and no floppy. >> (Toshiba Libretto L1) >> >> >> >> -- >> Feel the power of the dark side! Atmel AVR >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist