Hi,
Repairing Windows will overwrite any updated drivers
you have installed. You should download those and
save them to a folder in advance.
I suggest downloading Motherboard Chipset drivers,
Video drivers, Sound drivers, Network Card drivers,
Monitor drivers, and the latest SECURITY updates.
You'll need your CD to repair Windows XP, here's how:
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How To Repair Windows:
Unplug from your Internet connection, and then repair Windows:
using this method:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
* Download the Sasser patch to reinstall it after you repair Windows!
Afterwards, boot up your system, turn on your XP Internet Firewall,
plug back into your Internet connection and install all Critical and
Recommended updates from:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
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Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
Game FAQs:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
MS Support at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
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| Selective startup sort of worked, one game got further
| than it has in a while before stopping and one other was
| actually installing, well that is until my computer
| crashed, blue screen of death and memory dump style,
| KERNEL_STACK_INTERNAL_ERROR, I frequently get blue screen
| of death errors when I am installing games, especially
| when it looks like they will install, could this be an
| issue that requires a repair of XP? one problem I have
| is, if I have to repair will any drivers I have installed
| since first installation be overwritten? and also is it
| possible to repair the installation from windows or does
| it require booting from the original XP cd-rom?
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi,
| >
| >Try your preferred method first, and if that doesn't
| work,
| >then try the method suggested by Microsoft.
| >
| >--
| >Cheers, Windows XP MVP
| Shell / User
| >Jimmy S.
|
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| >
| >
| >Game FAQs:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| scid=FH;[LN];gms
| >Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
|
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
| >MS Support at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| scid=sz;en-us;top
| >My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I
| confer any rights.
| >_________________________________________________________
| >
| message | >| Thanks are due yet again but I was wondering, is it
| >| strictly necessary to disable everything in MSCONFIG or
| >| can I just boot up normally and disable them when they
| >| load and attempt to install without a reboot? or is
| this
| >| likely to decrease the chances of successfully
| installing
| >| things?
| >| >-----Original Message-----
| >| >Hi,
| >| >
| >| >Yes, unfortunately that is a distinct possibility.
| >| Let's reinstall...
| >| >
| >| >Here's how to properly install or reinstall a game
| (and
| >| patch):
| >| >
| >| >Step A: Temporarily disable Startup programs one at
| a
| >| time, starting with
| >| > Firewall, Antivirus & AdBlockers using
| >| this method:
| >| >
http://support.microsoft.com/?
| scid=331796
| >| or this utility:
| >| >
| >|
http://new.jtsoft2001.com/windows/startup.php Reboot,
| go
| >| to Step B.
| >| >
| >| >Step B: In Control Panel / Add-Remove Programs,
| delete
| >| the game and then
| >| > the game's folder especially if you
| >| previously experienced problems
| >| > with a patch, or if you installed the
| >| Trial, Mods, NO CD patches, etc.
| >| >
| >| >Note: Click Start to Search or Find your game. Many
| >| times there are two installs
| >| >of the same game on a system and the patch installs to
| >| the wrong one. Also if you
| >| >installed a Trial version of the game, this could be
| >| causing a conflict.. Uninstall it
| >| >and delete the folder.
| >| >
| >| >Step C: Install and Run Regcleaner and if it finds
| any
| >| stray registry keys for the
| >| > game, delete them. Reboot your
| computer,
| >| and then re-install the game.
| >| > Regcleaner Download:
| >|
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download460.html
| >| >
| >| >Step D: Play a single player game, using an
| >| administrators account if necessary.
| >| >
| >| >Step E: Download new game patches or mods in case
| the
| >| old ones are corrupt.
| >| > Double click the patch/mod to install
| >| it. If it's a .zip file, unzip it into the
| >| > game's folder and follow the
| instruction
| >| in it's readme.txt file.
| >| >
| >| >Step F: Reboot your computer, verify that your game
| is
| >| working properly, and
| >| > re-enable any programs that you
| disabled
| >| using the method in Step A.
| >| >
| >| >Cheers,
| >| >Jimmy S.
| >| >
| >| >Microsoft MVP Windows XP Shell/User:
| >|
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| >| >Additional Support Resources: My Zone.com Helpsite:
| >|
http://nibblesnbits.tk
| >| >Game FAQ's:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| >| scid=FH;[LN];gms
| >| >My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor
| do I
| >| confer any rights.
| >|
| >_________________________________________________________
| >| >
| >| message | >| >| thanks Jimmy, for the suggestion, I do have
| antivirus
| >| >| software installed (McAfee Internet Security 6.0,
| fully
| >| >| up to date) however the problems persist sometimes
| even
| >| >| when I disable it, although could it be possible
| that
| >| if
| >| >| my virus scan was disabled AFTER beginning to
| install
| >| BUT
| >| >| BEFORE copying files that the virus scanner would
| cause
| >| >| difficulty?
| >| >| >-----Original Message-----
| >| >| >Hi "H Millward",
| >| >| >
| >| >| >It's possible that an antivirus program is
| installed
| >| on
| >| >| your
| >| >| >system and is corrupting the installation process.
| >| >| >
| >| >| >--
| >| >| >Cheers, Windows XP
| MVP
| >| >| Shell / User
| >| >| >Jimmy S.
| >| >|
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| >| >| >
| >| >| >
| >| >| >Game FAQs:
|
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| >| >| scid=FH;[LN];gms
| >| >| >Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
| >| >|
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
| >| >| >MS Support at:
| >|
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| >| >| scid=sz;en-us;top
| >| >| >My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor
| >| do I
| >| >| confer any rights.
| >| >|
| >|
| >_________________________________________________________
| >| >| >
| >| >| | >| >| >| I have a big problem when it comes to installing
| >| >| games, I
| >| >| >| used to suffer from it a while ago but it sorted
| >| itself
| >| >| >| out. The problem is this, whenever I try to
| install
| >| >| games
| >| >| >| the installation starts normally but then when
| files
| >| >| are
| >| >| >| copying an error message appears telling me that
| the
| >| >| >| media is corrupt or sometimes I just get a
| critical
| >| >| error
| >| >| >| and the usual XP memory dump and BSOD. I KNOW
| these
| >| >| discs
| >| >| >| aren't corrupted because the games install on
| other
| >| >| >| computers without difficulty and also when I
| >| overcome
| >| >| my
| >| >| >| problems the games install. The installation
| drive
| >| is a
| >| >| >| brand new LG dvd/cd-rw combo drive with the
| latest
| >| >| >| firmware with a brand new IDE cable and I am
| >| running an
| >| >| >| up to date copy of XP Pro. I also have up to date
| >| sound
| >| >| >| and graphics drivers and same goes for my mobo
| >| chipset.
| >| >| >| Any suggestions would be welcome, thanks.
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