Force restart of repair install

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I've done repair installs for a couple systems, and it generally goes

well...except once: Cursor lock, had to hit the reset button. Then on

restart, windows says it's resuming, prompts for the CD, etc. All this

would be fine, except it gets to a certain point and says it can't

complete the repair.



There's got to be a flag or file that is signalling windows to resume

the install. If I can delete that, maybe a restart on the repair will

do the trick.



Anyone know how to force that?
 
On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:15:17 -0500, _dee

wrote:



>I've done repair installs for a couple systems, and it generally goes

>well...except once: Cursor lock, had to hit the reset button. Then on

>restart, windows says it's resuming, prompts for the CD, etc. All this

>would be fine, except it gets to a certain point and says it can't

>complete the repair.

>

>There's got to be a flag or file that is signalling windows to resume

>the install. If I can delete that, maybe a restart on the repair will

>do the trick.

>

>Anyone know how to force that?



No ideas on the above? What is WinXP's installer keying on to tell it

to continue a previously started repair install? (Or an install in

general)
 
_dee wrote:

> On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:15:17 -0500, _dee

> wrote:

>

>> I've done repair installs for a couple systems, and it generally goes

>> well...except once: Cursor lock, had to hit the reset button. Then on

>> restart, windows says it's resuming, prompts for the CD, etc. All this

>> would be fine, except it gets to a certain point and says it can't

>> complete the repair.

>>

>> There's got to be a flag or file that is signalling windows to resume

>> the install. If I can delete that, maybe a restart on the repair will

>> do the trick.

>>

>> Anyone know how to force that?

>

> No ideas on the above? What is WinXP's installer keying on to tell it

> to continue a previously started repair install? (Or an install in

> general)



A Google search netted this.. maybe it'll help.



http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/Cannot-complete-WindowsXP-repair-install-Safe-Mode-t92558.html



--

Joe =o)
 
On Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:50:51 -0500, Elmo wrote:



>_dee wrote:

>> On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:15:17 -0500, _dee

>> wrote:

>>

>>> I've done repair installs for a couple systems, and it generally goes

>>> well...except once: Cursor lock, had to hit the reset button. Then on

>>> restart, windows says it's resuming, prompts for the CD, etc. All this

>>> would be fine, except it gets to a certain point and says it can't

>>> complete the repair.

>>>

>>> There's got to be a flag or file that is signalling windows to resume

>>> the install. If I can delete that, maybe a restart on the repair will

>>> do the trick.

>>>

>>> Anyone know how to force that?

>>

>> No ideas on the above? What is WinXP's installer keying on to tell it

>> to continue a previously started repair install? (Or an install in

>> general)

>

>A Google search netted this.. maybe it'll help.

>

>http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/Cannot-complete-WindowsXP-repair-install-Safe-Mode-t92558.html



That looks promising, Joe. Thanks.
 
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