Repair install winxp

[rsvraman]

Hello

Is there a space requirement on root drive C for repair install winxp. All my os's are in different partitions and C drive is mainly for boot.ini and other necessary files and have only about 400 MB free space. When I boot winxp from CD it copies files from CD and hangs with the message " windows starting". Can some body please help me. Thanks.

Regards,

Venkat

 

[meatologist]

there is a minimum requirement of disk space to install XP from scratch...

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#01

not sure about a repair install. I'd imagine that the setup creates a RAM drive where it can dump files for quick access....but really dont know the answer....

i'll try and find some more info

 

[rsvraman]

there is a minimum requirement of disk space to install XP from scratch...

Hello

Many thanks for your prompt reply and the link which is very useful. But I am trying to repair my system which is in a different partition. When I boot from CD, obviously it copies files to root drive C and hangs with the message "Windows Starting". Is it because the free space is not enough to copy all the files ?

Regards,

Venkat