How to repair windows xp professional

Recovery console: The xp recovery console can be a very useful utility when employed with care. There are a variety of situations where having access to it can be really handy. In fact, you need to get access to it before we go any further.

1.Insert xp cd and Reboot or restart your computer.Once you arrive at the welcome screen, choose 'R' for recovery.


2. You will be asked which windows installation you wish to access. Choose the appropriate number.


3.Now a prompt for your administrator password will appear. Enter it and continue (if no password, press enter).

Now we are ready to roll up ourselves and get to work. While at the console, you can type help for a list of available comands that are at your disposal. For example, you can repair a messed up boot sector by typing FIXBOOT and then typing ENTER afterward. If you are having difficulty booting up because of a messed up NTLDR file,however, then you might need to replace it by typing: COPY E:\i386\NTLDR C: [if you cd/dvd drive is G put G instead of E].

After completion of copy process type EXIT to leave and restart windows.