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Are there cabs located in xp like there was in win98?
Can you just re-install the xp os or portions of it,
without using restore?
 
How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Are there cabs located in xp like there was in win98?
| Can you just re-install the xp os or portions of it,
| without using restore?
 
Are there cabs located in xp like there was in win98?
Can you just re-install the xp os or portions of it,
without using restore?
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The *.cab files in 98 were not available on all installations. These were
an OEM addition, a courtesy to their customers. Win ME, on the other hand,
automatically included the *.cab files in the Windows folder by default.

The same that applied to Win98, holds true for XP. A folder of installation
files will not be present unless added by the OEM or the user. These files,
if present, are typically in a folder named "i386" They also are not in the
form of *.cab files. Instead they are compressed files with names such as
somefile.dl_ When the file is expanded, the extension reflects that by
dropping the underscore and using 3 characters. Using the same example, it
the working copy of the file would be renamed to somefile.dll

Carey has posted the link for how to perform a reinstall. Also:

"Add/Remove Windows Components" still exists under "Add/Remove Programs"
in Control Panel

and

Start> Run> MSCONFIG and the command prompt offer methods to expand
individual files.
 
If by restore you are referring to restore CDs supplied by your system
builder as opposed to a retail XP CD, the answer is, it varies but most such
CDs were designed to work with a specific routine.

If you are referring to XP's System Restore option, that is a different
feature altogether and is not designed to nor does it, restore your entire
setup. It is meant to restore a system to a specific point and then, only
system settings, the system state and system files.

Thus, if your CDs were designed to work with a restore option that restores
your entire setup to a factory fresh condition, what you can do, is largely
dependent on the restore routine your system builder has provided and it is
separate from Windows XP and not an option on a retail version. However,
this does not or should not have anything to do with the XP feature known as
"System Restore" which only does what is outlined above and is meant only as
a first line of defense to allow you to possibly return to a previous system
state prior to something you know disrupted or corrupted your setup.
 
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