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Daave
I fight it odd that the clean install worked with one disk but not the
other. Perhaps your XP Home w/ SP2 CD is faulty.
At what point did you receive the message that the hard drive might be
corrupt? Using this page as a guide, did you perform all the steps to a
clean install properly?:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
Note that in Step 15 when the PC reboots, it needs to boot off the hard
drive!
You should also determine the health of your hard drive. Go to the Web
site of the manufacturer and download their diagnostic. Oops, scratch
that; it looks like you already did that! Was this a CD that you
created? What is the make and model of the PC and the hard drive?
When you describe upgrading to SP2, you didn't describe how you did it.
I will refer you to Malke said earlier in this thread:
<quote>
Here are some links to information about troubleshooting SP2. Hopefully
they
are still active after all this time. Another thing you might try is to
install SP2 in Safe Mode and go immediately into Safe Mode after your
first
reboot.
Follow the Service Pack Installation Checklist -
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
SP2 links to OEMs - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/oemlinks.mspx
http://aumha.net/index.php?c=16 - Windows XP - Service Pack 2 - FAQs &
Best
Practices
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_s.htm#sp2 - Windows SP2 Information,
Guidelines and Troubleshooting
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#General
Troubleshooting SP2 for Windows XP - http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm
</quote>
Upgrading to SP2 (or SP3 for that matter) is a big undertaking, and you
need to make sure you are doing it correctly. This includes making sure
your PC is free of malware (is it?) and disabling programs that may
interfere (such as antivirus programs). I prefer to configure a clean
boot before I apply a new Service Pack:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353
My recommendations:
1. Perform a clean install, using the guide referenced above. Make sure
you disconnect all peripherals first. When the installation is complete,
install all the necessary drivers!
2. Upgrade to SP2, using Malke's references.
3. Upgrade to SP3, using the references I previously cited:
http://www.iaps.com/windows-xp-sp3-installation-guidelines.html
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldro...requisites-for-a-successful-installation.aspx
other. Perhaps your XP Home w/ SP2 CD is faulty.
At what point did you receive the message that the hard drive might be
corrupt? Using this page as a guide, did you perform all the steps to a
clean install properly?:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
Note that in Step 15 when the PC reboots, it needs to boot off the hard
drive!
You should also determine the health of your hard drive. Go to the Web
site of the manufacturer and download their diagnostic. Oops, scratch
that; it looks like you already did that! Was this a CD that you
created? What is the make and model of the PC and the hard drive?
When you describe upgrading to SP2, you didn't describe how you did it.
I will refer you to Malke said earlier in this thread:
<quote>
Here are some links to information about troubleshooting SP2. Hopefully
they
are still active after all this time. Another thing you might try is to
install SP2 in Safe Mode and go immediately into Safe Mode after your
first
reboot.
Follow the Service Pack Installation Checklist -
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
SP2 links to OEMs - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/oemlinks.mspx
http://aumha.net/index.php?c=16 - Windows XP - Service Pack 2 - FAQs &
Best
Practices
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_s.htm#sp2 - Windows SP2 Information,
Guidelines and Troubleshooting
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#General
Troubleshooting SP2 for Windows XP - http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm
</quote>
Upgrading to SP2 (or SP3 for that matter) is a big undertaking, and you
need to make sure you are doing it correctly. This includes making sure
your PC is free of malware (is it?) and disabling programs that may
interfere (such as antivirus programs). I prefer to configure a clean
boot before I apply a new Service Pack:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353
My recommendations:
1. Perform a clean install, using the guide referenced above. Make sure
you disconnect all peripherals first. When the installation is complete,
install all the necessary drivers!
2. Upgrade to SP2, using Malke's references.
3. Upgrade to SP3, using the references I previously cited:
http://www.iaps.com/windows-xp-sp3-installation-guidelines.html
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldro...requisites-for-a-successful-installation.aspx