Folder C:\WINDOWS\installer on WINDOWS-XP

I got a laptop on which this file has increased up to 24 GB of 35 Gb. disk space.

Is the only way out of re - install WINDOWS XP?

I got a laptop on which this file has increased up to 24 GB of 35 Gb. disk space.

Is the only way out of re - install WINDOWS XP?

Heyroyaeg

follow the information below to reinstall

Contact the computer manufacturer and ask them to send you recovery disks xp to reinstall the new dos operating system as it was when he

they do it for a nominal cost of $

also ask them if you have a recovery partition on your hard drive to refurbish

you would normally press F10 or F11 or Alt + F10, 0 at startup to start the recovery process according to the manufacturer

Ask them of the exact key sequence

and here is the vista forums

link below is in xp forums

for the other repost in the forums of xp assistance

http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/default.aspx#tab=4

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