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   Auric__ to geercom@windstream.net   
   Re: How do I re-run setup to refresh XP    
   24 Dec 08 17:32:03   
   
   a5856923   
   From: not.my.real@email.address   
      
   On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:49:49 GMT, geercom@windstream.net wrote:   
      
   > I have the above system (subject line) and Service Pack 3 installed. I   
   > have the product recovery CDs (four of them, 1-4) labeled P/N 01R6473.   
   > I can't seem to figure out how to simply rerun Windows setup to   
   > refresh the Windows install.   
   >   
   > I want to do this without disturbing Service Pack 3, current software,   
   > settings. What is the simplest way to do this with this setup?   
      
   What *exactly* do you mean by "refresh the Windows install"? More to the   
   point, what is the computer doing that makes you think you need to "refresh   
   the Windows install"?   
      
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