repair Windows XP

[Guest §Chrissi§]

Hi ALL,

 

My PC/Windows XP Home Edition has SP2 update. When I tried to repair it

using the DVD with sp1, it said my Windows is newer and did not continue.

How can I repair the Windows XP?

 

Thank you very much.

 

Chris

[Guest JS]

Re: repair Windows XP

 

Create a slipstreamed version of Windows XP using SP2.

I Use AutoStreamer, it easy to use and for the most part self explanatory

 

Auto Streamer Download Site:

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/1092632287/1

 

Windows SP2 Download

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=049c9dbe-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&DisplayLang=en

 

Create a Slip Stream version of Windows XP

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/slipstream.htm

http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm

 

JS

 

"§Chrissi§" <anubisofthydeath@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> Hi ALL,

>

> My PC/Windows XP Home Edition has SP2 update. When I tried to repair it

> using the DVD with sp1, it said my Windows is newer and did not continue.

> How can I repair the Windows XP?

>

> Thank you very much.

>

> Chris

>

[Guest AJR]

Re: repair Windows XP

 

Or - go to Control Panel and uninstall SP2 - reinstall XP and SP.

 

 

"§Chrissi§" <anubisofthydeath@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:e0Uok0WfIHA.4744@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Hi ALL,

>

> My PC/Windows XP Home Edition has SP2 update. When I tried to repair it

> using the DVD with sp1, it said my Windows is newer and did not continue.

> How can I repair the Windows XP?

>

> Thank you very much.

>

> Chris

>

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: repair Windows XP

 

Creating a slipstreamed cd takes far less time and poses far fewer risks

than backing out SP2, repairing, and reinstalling SP2.

 

I use nLite or Autostreamer and the same SP2 package JS linked to. Having

an XP SP2 cd is known as a GOOD THING. It is sometimes necessary for

running the system file checker and much more useful for reinstalling

Windows because it reduces the number of updates needed after a

reinstallation or a repair install.

 

"AJR" <ajrjdr@comcast.net> wrote in message

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> Or - go to Control Panel and uninstall SP2 - reinstall XP and SP.

>

>

> "§Chrissi§" <anubisofthydeath@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:e0Uok0WfIHA.4744@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> Hi ALL,

>>

>> My PC/Windows XP Home Edition has SP2 update. When I tried to repair it

>> using the DVD with sp1, it said my Windows is newer and did not continue.

>> How can I repair the Windows XP?

>>

>> Thank you very much.

>>

>> Chris

>>

>

>

[Guest PD43]

Re: repair Windows XP

 

"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote:

>I use nLite or Autostreamer and the same SP2 package JS linked to. Having

>an XP SP2 cd is known as a GOOD THING. It is sometimes necessary for

>running the system file checker and much more useful for reinstalling

>Windows because it reduces the number of updates needed after a

>reinstallation or a repair install.

 

Weird thing here: I recently got frustrated with something that was

causing me great headaches (won't mention what it was), so after

trying everything I could think of - and not having Acronis backups or

Restore points far enough back to help, and not curing the problem

with SFC Scannow - I finally tried a repair install using my

slipstreamed disc.

 

Midway through the installation, I started getting a number of errors

saying that "Acronis file xx.dll can't be found" or something to that

effect. I bypassed maybe 10 of these before giving up and canceling

the repair.

 

HOW in the @#$! did Acronis get into that repair installation?

 

BTW... I "cured" the problem by eliminating the right-click menu

option that showed my system was having a problem.

 

Event log is clean everywhere.

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: repair Windows XP

 

I guess Acronis puts hooks into the OS. Other than that I have no idea.

Glad you got past it, though.

 

"PD43" <pauld1943@comcast.net> wrote in message

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> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote:

>

>>I use nLite or Autostreamer and the same SP2 package JS linked to. Having

>>an XP SP2 cd is known as a GOOD THING. It is sometimes necessary for

>>running the system file checker and much more useful for reinstalling

>>Windows because it reduces the number of updates needed after a

>>reinstallation or a repair install.

>

> Weird thing here: I recently got frustrated with something that was

> causing me great headaches (won't mention what it was), so after

> trying everything I could think of - and not having Acronis backups or

> Restore points far enough back to help, and not curing the problem

> with SFC Scannow - I finally tried a repair install using my

> slipstreamed disc.

>

> Midway through the installation, I started getting a number of errors

> saying that "Acronis file xx.dll can't be found" or something to that

> effect. I bypassed maybe 10 of these before giving up and canceling

> the repair.

>

> HOW in the @#$! did Acronis get into that repair installation?

>

> BTW... I "cured" the problem by eliminating the right-click menu

> option that showed my system was having a problem.

>

> Event log is clean everywhere.

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: repair Windows XP

 

I would expect so. I mean, for one thing we know it's a running task in

the background (monitoring the disk(s), ready and willing to explore the

contents of its backup images on call, etc, etc, etc).

 

Colin Barnhorst wrote:

> I guess Acronis puts hooks into the OS. Other than that I have no idea.

> Glad you got past it, though.

>

> "PD43" <pauld1943@comcast.net> wrote in message

> news:hf1ps3hfsdmps7k3ls6greo742vbvhjmdh@4ax.com...

>> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote:

>>

>>> I use nLite or Autostreamer and the same SP2 package JS linked to.

>>> Having

>>> an XP SP2 cd is known as a GOOD THING. It is sometimes necessary for

>>> running the system file checker and much more useful for reinstalling

>>> Windows because it reduces the number of updates needed after a

>>> reinstallation or a repair install.

>>

>> Weird thing here: I recently got frustrated with something that was

>> causing me great headaches (won't mention what it was), so after

>> trying everything I could think of - and not having Acronis backups or

>> Restore points far enough back to help, and not curing the problem

>> with SFC Scannow - I finally tried a repair install using my

>> slipstreamed disc.

>>

>> Midway through the installation, I started getting a number of errors

>> saying that "Acronis file xx.dll can't be found" or something to that

>> effect. I bypassed maybe 10 of these before giving up and canceling

>> the repair.

>>

>> HOW in the @#$! did Acronis get into that repair installation?

>>

>> BTW... I "cured" the problem by eliminating the right-click menu

>> option that showed my system was having a problem.

>>

>> Event log is clean everywhere.