XP won't Reinstall after System Restore failure

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I turned off XP System Restore prior to attempting removal of Sassen virus. I was then unable to turn SR back on. I have tried all of the fixes that I could find on this forum for turning it back on, to no avail. As a last resort, I just tried to reload XP. While the CD was running, I got the following error

- The signature for Windows XP Professional Upgrade is invalid: The error code is 426. The service has not been started. *** FATAL ERROR *** Setup failed to install the product catalogs. This is a fatal error. The setup logs should contain more information â€

When I close the error window, the system always returns to the Install process and goes immediately to the error again. This occurs even if the CD is not in the drive. I have tried Safe Mode but the results are the same. My questions are: How do I prevent the boot to Install? Once I am able to boot again, how do I turn on Restore again

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

"Failed To Install Product Catalog" Error Message When You Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;823303&Product=winxp

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

If a "Repair Install" cannot be performed:

Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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|I turned off XP System Restore prior to attempting removal of Sassen virus. I was then unable to turn SR
back on. I have tried all of the fixes that I could find on this forum for turning it back on, to no avail.
As a last resort, I just tried to reload XP. While the CD was running, I got the following error:
|
| - The signature for Windows XP Professional Upgrade is invalid: The error code is 426. The service has not
been started. *** FATAL ERROR *** Setup failed to install the product catalogs. This is a fatal error. The
setup logs should contain more information -
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| When I close the error window, the system always returns to the Install process and goes immediately to the
error again. This occurs even if the CD is not in the drive. I have tried Safe Mode but the results are the
same. My questions are: How do I prevent the boot to Install? Once I am able to boot again, how do I turn on
Restore again?
|