Windows boot error: Missing file

[lee551]

i just wanna know if doing a regular (not repair) install will keep all the non-windows files intact?

[Vargas]

i tried that once on someones PC, it installed the OS in to a new folder, ie: C\WINDOWS(1)\ (or something like that) you might try it, to save any files from the HD before reformatting, but when i tried it alot of stuff didn't work, so i reformatted it in the end

[lee551]

i tried that once on someones PC, it installed the OS in to a new folder, ie: C\WINDOWS(1)\ (or something like that) you might try it, to save any files from the HD before reformatting, but when i tried it alot of stuff didn't work, so i reformatted it in the end

thanks! thats what i was looking for. i've read that you can do another install, but that programs that have registry settings wont work. however, i'm just concerned with getting some files back.