# Reinstall XP without loosing any files **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 21, 2006, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reinstall-xp-without-loosing-any-files/16246 "2006-08-21T11:30:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reinstall-xp-without-loosing-any-files/16246/1 "2006-08-21T11:30:49Z")
[http://www.globalknowledge.com/training/customgo.asp?id=15140&pageid=933](http://www.globalknowledge.com/training/customgo.asp?id=15140&pageid=933) works great, no more need to format when XP takes a shit. ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reinstall-xp-without-loosing-any-files/16246/2 "2006-08-21T11:41:32Z")
nothing like a fresh reinstall… ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reinstall-xp-without-loosing-any-files/16246/3 "2006-08-21T11:42:50Z")
been there, dont that…completly by mistake ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reinstall-xp-without-loosing-any-files/16246/4 "2006-08-21T11:42:59Z")
its blocked at work for me… ( \<3 DoD computers) is this talking about an alternate install of windows and copying the files over and using the second install? ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reinstall-xp-without-loosing-any-files/16246/5 "2006-08-21T11:51:04Z")
no its talking about a full reinstall via xp cd. This works great as long as you don’t try to repair SP2 with an SP1 CD. That was ugly. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reinstall-xp-without-loosing-any-files/16246/6 "2006-08-21T11:54:43Z")
full reinstall, without loosing anything u had previously on the pc. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reinstall-xp-without-loosing-any-files/16246/7 "2006-08-21T12:06:34Z")
And you didnt know about this? ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reinstall-xp-without-loosing-any-files/16246/8 "2006-08-21T12:18:14Z")
yes its a requirement for taking the xp tests unfortunatly. ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reinstall-xp-without-loosing-any-files/16246/9 "2006-08-21T14:37:29Z")
wow,thats nice to know. Thanks for sharing :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Vile](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vile/32/7595_2.png) [@Vile](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vile)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reinstall-xp-without-loosing-any-files/16246/10 "2006-08-21T16:10:09Z")
:bonk: ---
**Author:** ![raven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@raven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/raven)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 7:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reinstall-xp-without-loosing-any-files/16246/11 "2006-08-22T07:07:05Z")
Does the link describe how to install XP into a different path name besides C:\WINDOWS ? ---
**Author:** ![Fetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2006, 11:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reinstall-xp-without-loosing-any-files/16246/12 "2006-08-25T23:23:12Z")
That’s awesome… I wish I had known about this before… :lol: ---
**Author:** ![87FOXGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ecd19e/32.png) [@87FOXGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87FOXGT)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reinstall-xp-without-loosing-any-files/16246/13 "2006-08-29T19:19:44Z")
heh, this sure was useful, thanks doods :tup: ---
**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reinstall-xp-without-loosing-any-files/16246/14 "2006-08-29T19:38:15Z")
older than fucking old. Google, repair install xp I used to use this all the time before I got fired. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2006, 1:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reinstall-xp-without-loosing-any-files/16246/15 "2006-08-30T01:00:42Z")
who the fuck asked u ---
**Author:** ![87FOXGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ecd19e/32.png) [@87FOXGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87FOXGT)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2006, 1:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reinstall-xp-without-loosing-any-files/16246/16 "2006-08-30T01:05:26Z")
:word: stfu, very helpful for us noobs ---
**Author:** ![Fetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2006, 4:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reinstall-xp-without-loosing-any-files/16246/17 "2006-08-30T04:38:53Z")
> [@FightinMike](#): > > older than fucking old. > > Google, repair install xp > > I used to use this all the time before I got fired. Hey noobie… ---
**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2006, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reinstall-xp-without-loosing-any-files/16246/18 "2006-08-30T14:01:36Z")
yea Im the noob, you fucks didnt even know this existed. cute photo ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2006, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reinstall-xp-without-loosing-any-files/16246/19 "2006-08-30T15:32:15Z")
thanks for the heads up… should save me some work next time I want to re-install ---
**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2006, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reinstall-xp-without-loosing-any-files/16246/20 "2006-08-30T15:49:19Z")
Just to let you guys know who are planning on using this as a re-install for a possible corrupted system. While it is excellent to use for recovery of system data of a FUBAR’ed machine, it is not a replacement for a full install. That is to say, if you cant boot your machine cause shits all fucked up, this will help you get the things you need off the machine. But it won’t clear up any virus infections or spyware problems. It rebuilds the windows install but not from the ground up, the registry (where a lot of spyware hides) its largely untouched. Nothing is as good as a fresh install of xp, which should prolly be done every year or so, since the installs get really bloated over time. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reinstall-xp-without-loosing-any-files/16246.md?page=2)