Refreshing WinXP Home (SP2)

[glenn354]

Has anyone tried to refresh WinXP Home with SP2 installed? I tried it
last night because I was having trouble getting my Start bar to even
show up. I inserted the WinXP disk (original purchased, not OEM). I
got a message that stated in escence, I could not refresh because of
the release I was on. It implied that, since I was trying an older CD
and trying to refresh Windows with some SP, it could not do that.
Anyone else had this problem? How did you get around it? Do we have
to purchase a new CD with SP2 already incorporated?

 

[Tom]

Has anyone tried to refresh WinXP Home with SP2 installed? I tried it
last night because I was having trouble getting my Start bar to even
show up. I inserted the WinXP disk (original purchased, not OEM). I
got a message that stated in escence, I could not refresh because of
the release I was on. It implied that, since I was trying an older CD
and trying to refresh Windows with some SP, it could not do that.
Anyone else had this problem? How did you get around it? Do we have
to purchase a new CD with SP2 already incorporated?

Ok, what is 'refresh' in the context you are using?

What, in more terms, are you trying to do?

 

[gls858]

Has anyone tried to refresh WinXP Home with SP2 installed? I tried it
last night because I was having trouble getting my Start bar to even
show up. I inserted the WinXP disk (original purchased, not OEM). I
got a message that stated in escence, I could not refresh because of
the release I was on. It implied that, since I was trying an older CD
and trying to refresh Windows with some SP, it could not do that.
Anyone else had this problem? How did you get around it? Do we have
to purchase a new CD with SP2 already incorporated?

You need to add service pack 2 to your install. This is called
slipstreaming. Check this site for instructions:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp

gls858

 

[Ken Blake]

In

Has anyone tried to refresh WinXP Home with SP2 installed? I
tried it
last night because I was having trouble getting my Start bar to
even
show up. I inserted the WinXP disk (original purchased, not
OEM). I
got a message that stated in escence, I could not refresh
because of
the release I was on. It implied that, since I was trying an
older CD
and trying to refresh Windows with some SP, it could not do
that.
Anyone else had this problem? How did you get around it? Do
we have
to purchase a new CD with SP2 already incorporated?

No, you need to create what's called a "slipstreamed" version of
XP, incorporating SP2. Read here:
http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7262

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

XP SP2 is a later version number than the version number of your cd. If you
are trying to do a repair install or running the system file checker, you
need to create a slipstreamed copy of XP that includes SP2. See:
http://www.windows-help.net/WindowsXP/winxp-sp2-bootcd.html although I
prefer AutoStreamer http://www.autopatcher.com/autostreamer.html. It is
pretty easy to use.

 

[gls858]

Has anyone tried to refresh WinXP Home with SP2 installed? I tried it
last night because I was having trouble getting my Start bar to even
show up. I inserted the WinXP disk (original purchased, not OEM). I
got a message that stated in escence, I could not refresh because of
the release I was on. It implied that, since I was trying an older CD
and trying to refresh Windows with some SP, it could not do that.
Anyone else had this problem? How did you get around it? Do we have
to purchase a new CD with SP2 already incorporated?

An additional thought. If your only problem is your Start bar (task
bar?) not showing up you probably don't need to do a repair install.
Make sure that your PC is free of spyware and viruses. Make sure your
antivirus software is up to date and run a scan. A couple of commonly
used spyware cleaners are Adaware by Lavasoft and Spybot Search and
Destroy. Both are free.

www.lavasoft.com

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

If you run these and are still having problems post back.

gls858

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP\)]

And, if your system free of viruses and malware as suggested in this thread,
try using System Restore to take you back to a time prior to when this
began:
http://home.earthlink.net/~mvp_bert/