Recovery Console for SP3

[Luigi M Bianchi]

I have XP Pro OEM, fully updated, including SP3. Unfortunately the
Recovery Console was not installed on the machine by the manufacturer.
If I try to install the RC from c:\i386, I get the famous "error reading
information from netmap.inf" error.

My first question: in case of an emergency, can I use the old RC.iso which
is available from several sites?

My second, related question: must the Recovery Console be 'SP3-updated',
or is it independent of the actual version of XP running on the machine?
If it is dependent, how can I update the RC CD to SP3?

Thank you for your help.

/luigi

 

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[Luigi M Bianchi]

I did that, but I get the "error reading information from netmap.inf". I
have tried to follow the MS suggestions in

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307654

but the value in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
\CurrentVersion\DevicePath Value Name is 0000. Is this the correct
value, which I should paste as REG_EXPAND_SZ data type?


/luigi

 

[Luigi M Bianchi]

Thank you, Ju.C !

/luigi

Correct string:

%SystemDrive%;%SystemRoot%\inf


ju.c



Attachment decoded: untitled-1.txt

 

[Luigi M Bianchi]

You're welcome!

Works now?


ju.c

Unfortunately it does not. Apparently on many OEM versions of XP,
netmap.inf is missing. This is my case.

There is a RC.iso in many places, but it is an SP2 (or earlier) version.
Do you or anybody else knows if an SP3 version exists? Or is it possible
to slipstream SP3 into an SP2 version?


/luigi

 

[Luigi M Bianchi]

ju.c,

thank you again for the pointers. I think I will get XP ISO Builder, and
see if it can convert the old Recovery CD (I assume that means Recovery
Console CD). If all else fails, I will take advantage of your kind
offer.

/luigi

 

[Luigi M Bianchi]

Hi again,

Re: "(I assume that means Recovery Console CD)"

Nope. Means a manufacturer's Restore CD.

Rats!

I have decided to use the MS SP3 support. Waiting for their answer.

Thank you for your kind help.

/luigi

 

[Clifford Anup N Dhamanigi]

Hi, I am facing a problem of recovery with my system with Windows XP SP3, I
have XP SP2, when I try to upgrade it says, ur cd is of a lower version than
the one on the computer! What do I do, I don't know, what slipstream means,
and where I get it from?

This is the problem I am facing! I scanned my computer for spyware using
Spyware Doctor, and it detected a highly infectious trojan, which got
quarantined, and which I removed without setting up and system restore point!
So, every infected file which was quarantined with that trojan, was removed
instantly! After rebooting my computer, my FDD blinks several times, until
finally flashing the message, "The feature you are trying to use is on a
CD-ROM or or other removable disk that is not available, insert the status
disk and click OK." After this message comes up on my screen, and when I say
cancel, the windows installer rolls back, and gets initialized again, and the
same message gets flashed again! I don't know why this is happening! Kindly
help me out! Will this problem be fixed, if I upgrade Windows XP SP3 again on
my computer? It doesn't allow me to either install or un-install programs,
stating, that there is another installation taking place, kindly complete
that installation to proceed with this installation, and stuff like that!
Re-installing XP is no option for me, since I have alot of files and settings
on my computer and I'd like it to stay!

Do let me know, what can be done, as quickly as possible. I have Original,
Windows XP Pro SP2 with me right now, what can be done?

Thanks in advance!
Cliff!

 

[Nonny]

Do let me know, what can be done, as quickly as possible. I have Original,
Windows XP Pro SP2 with me right now, what can be done?

Start over and do a clean install

 

[Clifford Anup N Dhamanigi]

Is that the only option left Nonny? Will the installation of just windows
components after slipstreaming my current SP2 version, and leaving all my
files, applications and settings solve the problem?

Or is it recommended to do a clean installation again?

 

[Luigi M Bianchi]

Sorry to butt in, but I just received a reply from MS SP3 Support, with
the following interesting statement:

"Based on our Knowledge Base, Recovery Console must be installed before
you install SP2 or SP3. If you have SP2/SP3 installed, we cannot install
Recovery Console on the computer."

The technician, very kind and corteous, added that the simplest way to
to access the Recovery Console is to use any XP Product CD. I tried
with a SP2 CD, and I was able to start the RC (I did not continue, since
my system does not require any recovery task).


/luigi


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[Clifford Anup N Dhamanigi]

Well, I've re-installed my computer anyway! Thats what support recommended me
to do! Anyways, I'd wanna know, how to slipstream my SP2 version into SP3
verison on a new CD, in case any such corruption of core system files takes
place in the future! It's seems to be a complicated process, I don't seem to
follow the instructions given on the net for the same! I am kinda giving up,
when the process askes me to choose an service pack executable or
i386\update\update.exe! I am not able to locate that file on my computer!
Kindly help me out in slipstreaming, since I wouldn't have time to update my
computer to SP3 everytime I install SP2! It would be far better to work on an
already updated computer through the CD, than sitting down and letting it
upgrade after installation of SP2. As of now, I've again updated my computer
to Windows XP Professional 2002 SP3, I don't intend to do this through
automatic updates the next time! Kindly help me out!

Thanks!
Cliff!

 

[Clifford Anup N Dhamanigi]

Is anybody here to help me to slipstream? Or do you all say, I am dumb
waiting for a reply?

 

[Gord Dibben]

http://www.paulspoerry.com/index.ph...a-windows-xp-disk-with-sp3-already-installed/


Gord

 

[Clifford Anup N Dhamanigi]

Thanks alot Gord! That really helped! I still have a problem though! Which
particular file can be counted or assumed as a service pack executable? It
really confuses me, which file I should choose as an executable for further
processing! Please help me out in recognising a particular file, or give a
particular executable file name, which I can choose from the lot available
for integration!

Thanks!
Cliff!

 

[Clifford Anup N Dhamanigi]

Hello again! Gord, thanks alot again! The URL you gace to me in slipstreaming
helped me alot! I realised that I should download the service pack once again
from the microsoft website and save it on my computer and chosse the same
file for integration! I've even burned the image onto my CD! Thanks alot
buddy!
This thread is amazing!

Regards!
Cliff!