Yes there is a repair option, but this isn't the same as a re-install which
is what is required when you change the motherboard--I tried it and it gave
up and said that it couldn't repair the system.
"Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> It has a repair option. You have to boot from DVD, same as boot from CD
> for
> XP, LOL
>
> "Dennis Jennings" wrote:
> Quote:
>> I can find no way to do the equivalent of an XP repair install of Vista.
>> This is when you boot from the XP cd, tell it to install, it finds an
>> existing copy of XP and offers to repair it. I use this when a
>> motherboard
>> fails or a customer buys a new PC and I clone the drive and use this to
>> avoid having to re-install all of the applications.
>>
>> Please advise.
>>
>> Dennis Jennings
>>