XP Recovery CD does not work

My XP Home PC recently became non-bootable after a power cut during start-up.
Windows will not start, Last Known Good Configuration and Safe Mode are also
not available. I have booted with the Mesh Recovery CD to try and Repair
Windows via Windows Setup but have recently been informed that this is a
'crippled' CD and cannot be used to repair Windows. Does anybody know how I
can fix this ??

A complete re-install would be a total disaster for me.

I do have a really old (un-used) XP Pro CD - could I use this to Upgrade my
broken XP Home install ?? Would this 'repair' the Windows system files and
get me back to a working PC with all my existing settings or am I likely to
make things worse.
Thanks for any help !
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Des

On Apr 15, 2:04*pm, Des <D...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> My XP Home PC recently became non-bootable after a power cut during start-up.
> *Windows will not start, Last Known Good Configuration and Safe Mode arealso
> not available. *I have booted with the Mesh Recovery CD to try and Repair
> Windows via Windows Setup but have recently been informed that this is a
> 'crippled' CD and cannot be used to repair Windows. *Does anybody know how I
> can fix this ??
>
> A complete re-install would be a total disaster for me.
>
> I do have a really old *(un-used) XP Pro CD - could I use this to Upgrade my
> broken XP Home install ?? *Would this 'repair' the Windows system files and
> get me back to a working PC with all my existing settings or am I likely to
> make things worse.
> Thanks for any help !
> --
> Des

You can not repair Home with Pro and vise versa. If the XP Pro is a
complete Retail version, you will need to create a revised CD with
"slipstreaming" SP2 into it. Then, you "could" use it to "upgrade" to
Pro.

"last known & safe mode unavailable",try tapping the F8 key on start-up.If
unavailable,not positive but booting to xp pro cd,recovery might be ok to
try,
that utility might work even with home installed.

"Des" wrote:

> My XP Home PC recently became non-bootable after a power cut during start-up.
> Windows will not start, Last Known Good Configuration and Safe Mode are also
> not available. I have booted with the Mesh Recovery CD to try and Repair
> Windows via Windows Setup but have recently been informed that this is a
> 'crippled' CD and cannot be used to repair Windows. Does anybody know how I
> can fix this ??
>
> A complete re-install would be a total disaster for me.
>
> I do have a really old (un-used) XP Pro CD - could I use this to Upgrade my
> broken XP Home install ?? Would this 'repair' the Windows system files and
> get me back to a working PC with all my existing settings or am I likely to
> make things worse.
> Thanks for any help !
> --
> Des

I would use the old XP pro CD to boot to the recovery console. You may need
the local administrator password to gain access to the install. Once you get
to a C:\ prompt try running chkdsk /r
It could take a while to run but it will likley fix your issue.
Thanks,
Ty
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There seems to be a pattern to this random series of events.


"Des" wrote:

> My XP Home PC recently became non-bootable after a power cut during start-up.
> Windows will not start, Last Known Good Configuration and Safe Mode are also
> not available. I have booted with the Mesh Recovery CD to try and Repair
> Windows via Windows Setup but have recently been informed that this is a
> 'crippled' CD and cannot be used to repair Windows. Does anybody know how I
> can fix this ??
>
> A complete re-install would be a total disaster for me.
>
> I do have a really old (un-used) XP Pro CD - could I use this to Upgrade my
> broken XP Home install ?? Would this 'repair' the Windows system files and
> get me back to a working PC with all my existing settings or am I likely to
> make things worse.
> Thanks for any help !
> --
> Des

"Last Known Good Configuration and Safe Mode are also not available"
Not available or they don't work?

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"Des" <Des@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0D92821B-8268-4FBC-A5A7-1B61636003C7@microsoft.com...
> My XP Home PC recently became non-bootable after a power cut during
> start-up.
> Windows will not start, Last Known Good Configuration and Safe Mode are
> also
> not available. I have booted with the Mesh Recovery CD to try and Repair
> Windows via Windows Setup but have recently been informed that this is a
> 'crippled' CD and cannot be used to repair Windows. Does anybody know how
> I
> can fix this ??
>
> A complete re-install would be a total disaster for me.
>
> I do have a really old (un-used) XP Pro CD - could I use this to Upgrade
> my
> broken XP Home install ?? Would this 'repair' the Windows system files
> and
> get me back to a working PC with all my existing settings or am I likely
> to
> make things worse.
> Thanks for any help !
> --
> Des