Installing Recovery Console on HD question

[Hula Baloo]

I bought my PC 6 mos ago with Windows XP Home SP1a and subsequently
upgraded it to SP2. Now I'd like to install the Recovery Console on my
HD, but when I go to Start/Run and type in "C:\I386\WINNT32.EXE" per
instructions, I get back an error message saying my system is at a more
current level than the I386 folder on my CD, so Recovery Console can't
be installed. So my question is where do I get the correct files for
installing Recovery console when the ones on my CD won't work? I looked
at Microsoft's Web site, but all I could find was numerous articles
telling me to do what doesn't work in my situation - HELP! TIA

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

A message indicating the "version of Windows on the system is
newer than the version being installed" will happen if you applied
Service Pack 2 and the CD media you are using to install is pre-SP2.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#rcsp2

I would suggest making a new Windows XP CD with SP2 slipstreamed,
then install the Recovery Console or perform a "Repair Install".

Either one of the following utilities makes slipstreaming
(integrating) SP2 into Windows XP a breeze:

Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

or

AutoStreamer 1.0.33
http://www.wbeta.com/comments.php?shownews=1063&catid=2

Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct Download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

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

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| I bought my PC 6 mos ago with Windows XP Home SP1a and subsequently
| upgraded it to SP2. Now I'd like to install the Recovery Console on my
| HD, but when I go to Start/Run and type in "C:\I386\WINNT32.EXE" per
| instructions, I get back an error message saying my system is at a more
| current level than the I386 folder on my CD, so Recovery Console can't
| be installed. So my question is where do I get the correct files for
| installing Recovery console when the ones on my CD won't work? I looked
| at Microsoft's Web site, but all I could find was numerous articles
| telling me to do what doesn't work in my situation - HELP! TIA

 

[Hula Baloo]

Michael,
I appreciate the prompt reply. I'm sure it means something to YOU,
but I'm having trouble deciphering it. There're numerous links here,
and I haven't had any success with any of them so far. I went to the MS
download for SP2, but that's for a 272 MB file I already have, however I
don't know how to extract the ones I would need from it. So then I went
to the Nlite site, clicked "Main server", and it downloaded a file
called "nlite0997bi.exe". Double-clicking on this file doesn't appear
to do ANYTHING, leaving me mucho confused! I searched my boot drive for
"Nlite" but it didn't find anything except the above mentioned file, and
there's no icon on my desktop for it. HELP!!! Thank you.

 

[Hula Baloo]

Michael,
I appreciate the prompt reply. I'm sure it means something to YOU,
but I'm having trouble deciphering it. There're numerous links here,
and I haven't had any success with any of them so far. I went to the MS
download for SP2, but that's for a 272 MB file I already have, however I
don't know how to extract the ones I would need from it. So then I went
to the Nlite site, clicked "Main server", and it downloaded a file
called "nlite0997bi.exe". Double-clicking on this file doesn't appear
to do ANYTHING, leaving me mucho confused! I searched my boot drive for
"Nlite" but it didn't find anything except the above mentioned file, and
there's no icon on my desktop for it. I have the CD from MS for SP2,
but there's no I386 folder nor a WINNT32.EXE file on it, so again I
don't know how to proceed with IT. What am I missing here?
HELP!!! Thank you.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Use AutoStreamer instead...it is easy to use.
You'll need your original Windows XP CD
and your SP2 CD.

AutoStreamer 1.0.33
http://www.wbeta.com/comments.php?shownews=1063&catid=2

If you use AutoStreamer, place the SP2 CD in the drive and
browse to the file "XPSP2.EXE".

The "WINNT32.EXE" file is located in your Windows XP CD.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| Michael,
| I appreciate the prompt reply. I'm sure it means something to YOU,
| but I'm having trouble deciphering it. There're numerous links here,
| and I haven't had any success with any of them so far. I went to the MS
| download for SP2, but that's for a 272 MB file I already have, however I
| don't know how to extract the ones I would need from it. So then I went
| to the Nlite site, clicked "Main server", and it downloaded a file
| called "nlite0997bi.exe". Double-clicking on this file doesn't appear
| to do ANYTHING, leaving me mucho confused! I searched my boot drive for
| "Nlite" but it didn't find anything except the above mentioned file, and
| there's no icon on my desktop for it. I have the CD from MS for SP2,
| but there's no I386 folder nor a WINNT32.EXE file on it, so again I
| don't know how to proceed with IT. What am I missing here?
| HELP!!! Thank you.

 

[Michael Stevens]

Michael,
I appreciate the prompt reply. I'm sure it means something to YOU,
but I'm having trouble deciphering it. There're numerous links here,
and I haven't had any success with any of them so far. I went to the
MS download for SP2, but that's for a 272 MB file I already have,
however I don't know how to extract the ones I would need from it. So then
I went to the Nlite site, clicked "Main server", and it
downloaded a file called "nlite0997bi.exe". Double-clicking on this
file doesn't appear to do ANYTHING, leaving me mucho confused! I
searched my boot drive for "Nlite" but it didn't find anything except
the above mentioned file, and there's no icon on my desktop for it. I have
the CD from MS for SP2, but there's no I386 folder nor a
WINNT32.EXE file on it, so again I don't know how to proceed with IT.
What am I missing here? HELP!!! Thank you.

Look at #21 in the FAQ list.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#21
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A message indicating the "version of Windows on the system is
newer than the version being installed" will happen if you applied
Service Pack 2 and the CD media you are using to install is pre-SP2.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#rcsp2

I would suggest making a new Windows XP CD with SP2 slipstreamed,
then install the Recovery Console or perform a "Repair Install".

Either one of the following utilities makes slipstreaming
(integrating) SP2 into Windows XP a breeze:

Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

or

AutoStreamer 1.0.33
http://www.wbeta.com/comments.php?shownews=1063&catid=2

Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct Download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

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

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

 

[Hula Baloo]

Thanks. That did it although I did discover that double-clicking on
a .ISO file doesn't work with Nero. I have another machine with Roxio
that works fine, so I'm in business now. Next time I have to format my
HD and reinstall, I can save doing a LOT of downloads! Even tho I have
4 Mb/sec download speed, it'll still save time and effort. Thanks again.