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I have tried to refresh my windows but when i put the windows xp disc in it wont let me cont. . Is there a way to refresh my computer from dos? If so
please help me with how to do this. thanks.

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A few practical options to try before hunting for an XP disc. pointed toward installation media (the usual repair path); since does not have the XP CD and asked about using Windows 2000, note that 2000 media will not repair or “refresh” an XP installation — the installers and system files are different and the downgrade path is not supported.

If the PC will still show the Advanced Boot Options menu (press F8 during startup), try Last Known Good Configuration or boot to Safe Mode. If you can get to Safe Mode (or Safe Mode with Command Prompt) you can run System Restore to roll back recent changes; from a command prompt use the System Restore executable to launch the wizard. (itsiti.com)

If Windows is completely unbootable, rescue the data first: either remove the drive and attach it to another machine (USB adapter or as a slave) or boot from rescue media (a Linux live CD/USB, BartPE or a reputable rescue kit) and copy C:\Documents and Settings\<your user> plus any other important folders to external media. Many OEM systems also include a factory recovery partition you can invoke with a manufacturer-specific key at boot.

If you can get into the Recovery Console (from the CD or by installing it with winnt32 /cmdcons while XP is running) the following Recovery Console commands are commonly used to fix boot problems:

fixboot
fixmbr
bootcfg /rebuild
chkdsk /r

These commands and the install method for the Recovery Console are documented in Microsoft’s setup docs and common recovery guides. (learn.microsoft.com)

If those options feel risky, obtaining the correct XP media (or factory recovery discs from the PC maker) and doing a repair or clean install with the proper product key is the safest route. Repair preserves installed programs; a clean install removes them.

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I have tried to refresh my windows but when i put the windows xp disc in it wont let me cont. . Is there a way to refresh my computer from dos? If so
please help me with how to do this. thanks.

do you put the disk in and then reboot computer to the cd ,and do a repair install .
If it will not boot to the cd then you need to enter the bios on bootup and change the boot order to cdrom as first boot .
Make sure you have backedup all important data before you proceed just in case .

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one more question
can i have windows xp on my computer now can i do as you said above with windows 2000 instead of windows xp?

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one more question
can i have windows xp on my computer now can i do as you said above with windows 2000 instead of windows xp?

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one more question
can i have windows xp on my computer now can i do as you said above with windows 2000 instead of windows xp?

sorry your question is a bit mixed up .,can i have windows xp on my computer now ,???
not sure what you mean ,if you mean can you refresh you install of winxp with a win 2000 cd the answer is no!
If you mean can you remove xp and loose winxp and all files and programs and do a fresh install of win2000 the answer is yes!

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sorry the question was

i have on my computer now windows xp pro.

and wanted to use windows 2000 to refresh windows xp

so i take it the answer was no.

I cant find my windows xp disc.

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sorry the question was

i have on my computer now windows xp pro.

and wanted to use windows 2000 to refresh windows xp

so i take it the answer was no.

I cant find my windows xp disc.

the answer is no! .that would be a downgrade !

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