I completely disagree. In the past year or two, I've performed 2 or 3 repair installs directly from the Windows 7 DVD. This repair works far better than in XP and below (and it's even a little better than in Vista). I've been able to correct different issues with the registry or missing/wrong DLLs that were preventing a system from booting.
What you seem to be discussing is the ability to perform an in-place "upgrade" of a Windows XP system to the same version (or one with a better Service Pack) in order to replace all the DLLs, and correct *some* registry related items. This because the preferred way to fix XP because the other "repair" option provided was generally hopeless, and XP upgrades don't take that long, in most cases -- especially with newer hardware. In Vista and Win7, this method of installing the OS over itself as though you were upgrading it, requires that you can boot into the OS to the desktop. So, that part of your point is valid. But, as a repair mechanism, I find that it is no longer necessary, as the intended repair option works much better. Having said all that, what is the specific failure scenario that you are looking to recover from? * * *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 12:47 AM, HELP_PC <[email protected]> wrote: > I think everybody knows that with XP you could perform a repair install > from the boot cd > This exactly what you cannot do with windows 7. A repair install (upgrade) > REQUIRES YOU HAVE A BOOTABLE SYSTEM > > Guido Elia > > HELPPC - HELPPC SERVICE > > > -----Messaggio originale----- > Da: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] > Inviato: giovedì 9 febbraio 2012 21.34 > A: NT System Admin Issues > Oggetto: Re: Reinstallation of Windows 7 > > On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 1:26 PM, HELP_PC <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> Is there a way to install over Windows 7 starting from the DVD (In > case of > >>> troubles of booting) > >> > >> http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=reinstallation+of+Windows+7 > > > > Upgrade option requires you start from within Windows > > Do you want to upgrade, or do you want to reinstall? > > You asked for reinstall. None of the results found with the above > link suggest that a (re)install cannot be done from DVD. For example, > the first match is for Microsoft's procedure that explains exactly > what you originally asked for. Have you tired them? > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
