Installing on top of and can understand a prior installation.
#IF I DOWNLOAD A CD ROM EDITION HOW DO I USE IT WINDOWS#
Use them only if you want aĬomplete re-install of Windows – possibly losing any prior customĬonfiguration changes you made, depending on whether setup is WARNING: character.exe and winnt32.exe are the “start-from-scratch”, “do-it-all-over-setup” programs. Why a 16 bit version? If you can’t run winnt32.exe andĪre able to boot from an MS-DOS floppy or are able to boot to Win9xĭOS mode, then this setup program will work for you. winnt.exe is the “16 bit” version of the character mode.winnt32.exe is the “32 bit” version of the character.If you don’t have one, you may haveĪn image of the CD on your hard disk. The first step would be to run your installation CD. (See this article if you don’t have one.)įinally, if you really, honestly and truly want to re-install windows, Sfc may ask for your installation CD-ROM. Type: “ sfc /scannow” without the quotes followed by Enter.Utility validates that all of Windows’ system files are correct and If you’re looking to reinstall system files because you suspectĬorruption what you really need is the System File Checker. You can select the optional Windows components to add or remove. That will bring up the dialog that’s extremely similar to setup in which Settings (if you’re using classic start menu).Place to go is not setup, but the control panel: If you want to make a change to your system configuration – perhapsĪdding an accessory that you neglected at the original setup – then the
What you need will depend on what you’re attempting to do. You’ve found your CD image – where’s the setup? I discussed in a prior article what to do if you have no installation CD for Windows XP.
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