7.4. Performing a Repair Install
There are occasions where a system will become unstable, and the operating system is suspected as a likely culprit. When this happens, you can attempt what is known as a repair install. The concept behind a repair install is simple: you want to fix the operating system but keep all of your user and data files. This is accomplished by running an upgrade of the operating system to the same operating system already running.
Both Windows XP and Windows 2000 include an option to press R during installation to repair the operating system. You would see this option soon as you booted from the installation media. This choice is not present with Windows Vista, but a repair install can still be done.
For example, assume ...
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