BlankBlankRon, I'm not Howard, but here you go..

Unfortunatley, No a repair can not be done without sighted asistance. Below
are the steps to repair XP:

1. Boot the computer using the XP CD. You may need to change the boot order
in the system BIOS so the CD boots before the hard drive. Check your system
documentation for steps to access the
BIOS and change the boot order.

2.  When you see the "Welcome To Setup" screen, you will see the options
below.

This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft
 Windows XP to run on your computer:

 To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.

 To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.

 To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.

3.  Press Enter to start the Windows Setup.

do not choose "To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery
Console, press  R",
(you do not want to load Recovery Console).

4. Accept the License Agreement and Windows will search for existing Windows
installations.

5.   Select the XP installation you want to repair from the list and press R
to start the repair.

6.  Setup will copy the necessary files to the hard drive and reboot.  Do
not press any key to boot from CD when the message appears. Setup will
continue
as if it were doing a clean install, but your applications and settings will
remain intact.

7.  Reapply updates or
service packs applied since initial Windows XP installation. Please note
that a Repair
Install from the Original install XP CD will remove SP3.

If your XP disk doesn't have SP3 on it, here is how to make a slipstream
copy.

http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/Slipstreaming_Windows_XP_Service_Pack_3.html

Take my advice, I don't use it anyway.

Steve, K8SP
Lansing, MI

If you think education is difficult, try being stupid !

Steve
Lansing, MI