deleted files in virus scanner, help

[ut40755]

so i did a virus scan in linux on my xp partition, and i deleted a few files i shouldnt have because linux discovered them as root kits. one was called sp2.api, and another one i cant recall. now i cant boot into xp due to a 7b BSOD.

is there anyway to restore deleted files from virus scanner, or is there a way to just do a drive restore? i also have windows 7, would a drive restore fix it there?

if i did an xp repair, would it overwrite all boot options? im assuming reinstalling just the OS would, and it would also erase all drivers and updates. and honestly i dont use xp that much to be troubled with that. i use 7 and sometimes ubuntu.

thanks for any help guys.

[Rubberman]

If you have your Windows installation disc, you can do a repair which will simply replace missing drivers and such. Anyway, have you tried to boot into safe mode?

[ut40755]

so the repair function wont overwrite anything such as grub menus right, it just replaces what is missing? i know reinstalling the os will screw up the boot menus.

[Rubberman]

If you know which components you deleted, then there are ways to simply reinstall them alone. In any case, I would first make a bit-image backup of the complete drive so you can at least restore it to the current condition if you mess up too thoroughly...