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Windows XP Repair Install Problem?
I was working on a computer that wouldn't boot. Numerous system files were corrupted, so it required an repair instillation. The instillation worked well, and the computer is now boot-able, and all files are still present, however, Windows shows that there are no programs installed on the computer, despite the program files being in their respective install folders. Is there an easy way to get back my programs, a registry fix or something, or do I have to reinstall all the programs again? Will I even be able to reinstall the programs given that all the files are still there?
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- JerryLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
The repair install of Windows wrote a new registry, thus any program that require the registry to run will not work. IF you backed up the registry BEFORE the repair install you can restore the registry and the programs will work.
Otherwise I am afraid you will have to re-install them. For some programs you MUST use the program install disk. Microsoft Office is one that requires the install disk, or at least all the installation files.
- Maddy NLv 49 years ago
Did you do a Repair installation or a Parallel installation?
While installing Windows, if you have changed the name of the folder to install windows from "Windows" to something else, it is a parallel installation and in this case, you will not be able to use the old programs in your Program Files folders. In this scenario, it is better to go for a new installation after copying out your important data from the computer.
If you have not changed the name of the installation folder from "Windows" to anything else during your installation, I guess something went wrong during the installation. Can you open your programs by double clicking on the exe files inside the folders in Program Files folder? If yes, you can try to create shortcuts.
