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Windows XP Repair with a different version

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by natewurm 1 view

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I have a Windows Media Center 2005 PC that had viruses on it. Cleaned some off then it just kept rebooting. I did not have the original Media Center cd to run the repair so I used an XP Professional disk. That didn't work, i found my media center disc but it conitnues to want to go through the XP Pro setup. I can't do a fresh install because I dont want to lose data....HELP>

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by gary56789

off the PC probably left some system files changed by the malware (also some malware may still be resident). Easiest and quickest way to completely recover the system would be to save needed info and completely wipe (repartition and reformat) the HD and reinstall the OS.

If you aren't comfortable doing the above, I suggest a repair shop.

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