Can't reinstall SP2

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Drew Boillot

I'm trying to reinstall SP2 on my vista PC, I got a hold of some bad memory
and I think some of my files are corrupted. anyone know how to do that?
 
you may need to turn
off your antiviral and
firewalls;

as they can inhibit the
installation.

however, if you still
have sp2 on the disk
but not functional,

then you might want
to do a repair installation.

another alternative is to
install virtual pc in vista,

then install sp2 in virtual
pc.

otherwise, you may have
to wipe vista off the disk
to reinstall xp because
you are essentially trying
to "down grade" your
system.

afterwards, install the
vista as an upgrade onto
a separate partition or
disk and it will build a
dual boot menu.

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Um.. First of all.. I'm trying to re-install VISTA's SP2.. NOT XP..
Guess I wasn't completely clear on that.. Posted in Vista newsgroup, asking
about re-installing SP2 on a Vista PC..
 
Ok, it's clear by the 2 responses I got that I may not have been clear...

1) I am not trying to install XP in ANY form, nor do I want to.

2) I am trying to re-apply//re-install Vista's SP2 to my system

3) When trying to re-apply//re-install Vista's SP2 I get a message saying its already installed.. I'm asking how do I get around that!
 
AFAIK this should the the RTM of SP2 (friend of mine is an MSDN subscriber
and he said it was)
 
oh yeah,
I forgot that there was
an sp2 for vista.

not sure how to uninstall.

I suppose I would try
to find the update in
programs an uninstall
it or

try a system restore.

sorry about the confusion.

between xp, vista and
win7 its hard to figure
out which way is up.

perhaps, if you are
going to go through
the trouble of uninstalling
vista as one poster
suggested,

you might want to install
win7.

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- Accountancy
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Drew said:
I'm trying to reinstall SP2 on my vista PC, I got a hold of some bad
memory and I think some of my files are corrupted. anyone know how to do
that?
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Er...., Service Pack 2 hasn't been released, yet.

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Drew said:
Ok, it's clear by the 2 responses I got that I may not have been clear...

1) I am not trying to install XP in ANY form, nor do I want to.

2) I am trying to re-apply//re-install Vista's SP2 to my system

3) When trying to re-apply//re-install Vista's SP2 I get a message saying its already installed.. I'm asking how do I get around that!
Click to expand...


And also to be clear, there currently is no Service Pack 2 for Vista,
unless you're part of a beta test. If the latter is the case, you would
have been given a special newsgroup and email address via which to
report problems with the beta.


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot
 
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