reinstall question-inplace

[Funny French Fry]

Hi, I need to do an inplace reinstall to repair the WMI Windows management instrument. It quit working. But when I install my XP cd it tells me that it won't let me repair because my version on my computer is newer than the CD. So what do I do? I have to get the WMI repaired. Thank you for your time in advance.

 

[Patrick Keenan]

Hi, I need to do an inplace reinstall to repair the WMI Windows management
instrument. It quit working. But when I install my XP cd it tells me that it
won't let me repair because my version on my computer is newer than the CD.
So what do I do? I have to get the WMI repaired. Thank you for your time in
advance.

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This is happening because your install CD is previous to whatever service
pack you have installed.

One of the fairly easy things you can do is create a slipstream CD with the
latest service pack installed. This has another postive effect if you go
to do a clean install at some point: you don't have to download the
service pack.

In brief, you must download the Administrative install service pack and copy
your CD contents to hard disk. You then run the service pack install from
the command line with a particular parameter and it will update the CD
contents you've copied to hard disk.

You then burn the results to CD, bearing in mind that you need to make that
CD bootable - which involves a bit more than just copying files. I don't
think you can use the XP CD burning software to do this - you'll need
something like Nero.

Here is a link for the details, but Googling for "slipstream XP" will give
you other examples.

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp

HTH
-pk

 

[Funny French Fry]

Also I can't start the ICF. It says won't start.
Hi, I need to do an inplace reinstall to repair the WMI Windows management instrument. It quit working. But when I install my XP cd it tells me that it won't let me repair because my version on my computer is newer than the CD. So what do I do? I have to get the WMI repaired. Thank you for your time in advance.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hi, I need to do an inplace reinstall to repair the WMI Windows
management instrument. It quit working. But when I install my XP cd it
tells me that it won't let me repair because my version on my computer
is newer than the CD. So what do I do? I have to get the WMI repaired.
Thank you for your time in advance.

To repair your current WinXP installation, you'll need to create an
installation CD with the most recent Service Pack slip-streamed into it.
For slip-streaming the service pack and subsequent updates to WinXP:

How to integrate software updates into your Windows installation source
files
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;828930

SlipStreaming WinXP
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/slipstream.htm


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Bruce Chambers

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[Funny French Fry]

Thanks, but isn't there a way to just turn on my ICF without doing an
inplace install. ICF won't turn on. I went to control.panel>firewall. Says
it can't be started then another error message pops up saying the ICS
service can't be started. Not sure why. But all I need to do is open up one
port and I can't get to that port in the advanced section of my network
connection because it is shut off. Any way to get this started so I can open
one port? Thanks.

 

[Sharon F]

Thanks, but isn't there a way to just turn on my ICF without doing an
inplace install. ICF won't turn on. I went to control.panel>firewall. Says
it can't be started then another error message pops up saying the ICS
service can't be started. Not sure why. But all I need to do is open up one
port and I can't get to that port in the advanced section of my network
connection because it is shut off. Any way to get this started so I can open
one port? Thanks.

There are additional links to related articles at the end of this one:

You cannot start the Windows Firewall service in Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892199/en-us

 

[Gene K]

When you decide to slipstream XP with SP2, try the free program
"AutoStreamer".

 

[Sharon F]

When you decide to slipstream XP with SP2, try the free program
"AutoStreamer".

I've tried the automated slipstream programs and they work well. However, I
prefer to do the process manually. Reason: I had an odd error on one setup.
The only thing I had done differently is installed XP/SP2 with a CD created
with one of those automated programs. When I rebuilt the system using a CD
that I had created manually, that goofy error went away.

The error was so obscure that it was impossible to pin it on the
autostreaming program but since I got good results from the manually
created CD that's what I stick with. Anyhow...

Good step by step directions for doing this manually can be found here:
http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm

 

[Funny French Fry]

Thanks for all the help. I fixed the problem. I had to reinstall the WMI
(windows management instrumentation). Simple to do. First I had to delete it
because it was corrupted. The I had to add it back to the registry. This is
the steps.

FIRST: .Use the Start menu to right-click My Computer.

2. Press the Manage item.


3. Double-click Services and Applications in the left-hand pane.


4. Press Services to expand it.


5. Scroll to Windows Management Instrumentation in the right-hand pane
and right-click it.


6. Press Stop.


7. Use Windows Explorer to delete all the files in the
%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem\Repository folder.


8. Shutdown and restart your computer. The Windows Management
Instrumentation service will start and the files will be re-created

SECOND: Then I did the second part below--
Go to Start/Run/CMD and then run each of these hitting enter after each: ( I
just copied and pasted them exactly)


winmgmt /clearadap
winmgmt /kill
winmgmt /unregserver
winmgmt /regserver
winmgmt /resyncperf

This re-installed wmi into the registry. So I'm all fixed up again.
Thanks to everybody who answered question.

 

[Sharon F]

Thanks for all the help. I fixed the problem. I had to reinstall the WMI
(windows management instrumentation). Simple to do. First I had to delete it
because it was corrupted. The I had to add it back to the registry. This is
the steps.

FIRST: .Use the Start menu to right-click My Computer.

2. Press the Manage item.


3. Double-click Services and Applications in the left-hand pane.


4. Press Services to expand it.


5. Scroll to Windows Management Instrumentation in the right-hand pane
and right-click it.


6. Press Stop.


7. Use Windows Explorer to delete all the files in the
%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem\Repository folder.


8. Shutdown and restart your computer. The Windows Management
Instrumentation service will start and the files will be re-created

SECOND: Then I did the second part below--
Go to Start/Run/CMD and then run each of these hitting enter after each: ( I
just copied and pasted them exactly)


winmgmt /clearadap
winmgmt /kill
winmgmt /unregserver
winmgmt /regserver
winmgmt /resyncperf

This re-installed wmi into the registry. So I'm all fixed up again.
Thanks to everybody who answered question.

Thanks for posting this. I don't think I've ever seen all the steps for
restoring the WMI service written out.