reinstall xp

[Guest]

Wanted to do a reinstall of windows xp but when i put my disk in this is the
message I got.
Setup cannot continue because the version of Windows on your computer is
newer than the version on the CD.

Warning: If you decide to delete the newer version of Windows that is
currently installed on your computer, the files and settings cannot be
recovered.

How do I get around this?
Bob

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

I would recommend creating a new Windows XP CD
with SP2 slipstreamed in, then perform a "Repair Install".
You can use your current Windows XP CD to
accomplish this.

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 (preferred)
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=223562

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

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

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| Wanted to do a reinstall of windows xp but when i put my disk in this is the
| message I got.
| Setup cannot continue because the version of Windows on your computer is
| newer than the version on the CD.
|
| Warning: If you decide to delete the newer version of Windows that is
| currently installed on your computer, the files and settings cannot be
| recovered.
|
| How do I get around this?
| Bob

 

[Guest]

Why would I do a repair install- my computer has not crashed it just seems
slow.
Bob

 

[AJR]

What the message is telling you is that you currently have XP SP2 installed
and the XP CD you are attempting to use an older XP CD without SP2 - XP SP2
is considered a "newer version" than your XP CD.
Carey's suggestion provides you with an "XP SP2" CD which can be used to
repair or reinstall XP and is the option of choice - the other option: if
you installed SP2 as an update - it is removable via control panel and you
would be able to use your CD - requiring SP2 to be installed again as an
update - whew!

 

[DL]

So what do you wish to do?

Why would I do a repair install- my computer has not crashed it just seems
slow.
Bob

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

No idea. But you only stated "Wanted to do a reinstall of windows xp" in the
original post.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Why would I do a repair install- my computer has not crashed it just seems
slow.
Bob

 

[Guest]

OK Thats correct I have a system that seems very slow so I thought I would
back up everything, run the transfer wizard, erase the c drive- i also have a
slave drive, and reinstall the system, but then I ran into the original
problem I stated. I still want to do this project and am now trying to create
a slipstream iso image on a disk and follow the directions that have been
given to me for this. I am having difficulty finding out how to get to the
system bios to boot off the disk. I have tried restarting the computer and
pushing F12 and selcting the cd drive but it says there is a problem loading
OS, so apparently I am still not having any luck with this.

No idea. But you only stated "Wanted to do a reinstall of windows xp" in the
original post.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Why would I do a repair install- my computer has not crashed it just seems
slow.
Bob

I would recommend creating a new Windows XP CD
with SP2 slipstreamed in, then perform a "Repair Install".
You can use your current Windows XP CD to
accomplish this.

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 (preferred)
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=223562

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

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

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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:

| Wanted to do a reinstall of windows xp but when i put my disk in this is
the
| message I got.
| Setup cannot continue because the version of Windows on your computer is
| newer than the version on the CD.
|
| Warning: If you decide to delete the newer version of Windows that is
| currently installed on your computer, the files and settings cannot be
| recovered.
|
| How do I get around this?
| Bob

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Perhaps "Method 1" here will help:

How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315341

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


OK Thats correct I have a system that seems very slow so I thought I would
back up everything, run the transfer wizard, erase the c drive- i also have
a
slave drive, and reinstall the system, but then I ran into the original
problem I stated. I still want to do this project and am now trying to
create
a slipstream iso image on a disk and follow the directions that have been
given to me for this. I am having difficulty finding out how to get to the
system bios to boot off the disk. I have tried restarting the computer and
pushing F12 and selcting the cd drive but it says there is a problem loading
OS, so apparently I am still not having any luck with this.

No idea. But you only stated "Wanted to do a reinstall of windows xp" in
the
original post.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Why would I do a repair install- my computer has not crashed it just seems
slow.
Bob

I would recommend creating a new Windows XP CD
with SP2 slipstreamed in, then perform a "Repair Install".
You can use your current Windows XP CD to
accomplish this.

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 (preferred)
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=223562

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

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

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

---------------------------------------------------------------------------­----------------

:

| Wanted to do a reinstall of windows xp but when i put my disk in this
is
the
| message I got.
| Setup cannot continue because the version of Windows on your computer
is
| newer than the version on the CD.
|
| Warning: If you decide to delete the newer version of Windows that is
| currently installed on your computer, the files and settings cannot be
| recovered.
|
| How do I get around this?
| Bob

 

[Guest]

Mthod 1 seems very similar to all the rest of the suggestions. When I put
the cd in the computer including the slipstream version I am told that the
version on the computer is newer and I can't continue only cancel or get
details as to why I can't continue, if I try to boot from the disk I either
don't get the computer to boot from the disk even after I have gone into set
up and changed the order between the cd drive and the hard drive it just goes
to the normal boot up, or if I push F12 and select the cd to boot from it
just hangs and says "error loading OS" This is getting crazy and I am ready
to give up!

Perhaps "Method 1" here will help:

How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315341

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


OK Thats correct I have a system that seems very slow so I thought I would
back up everything, run the transfer wizard, erase the c drive- i also have
a
slave drive, and reinstall the system, but then I ran into the original
problem I stated. I still want to do this project and am now trying to
create
a slipstream iso image on a disk and follow the directions that have been
given to me for this. I am having difficulty finding out how to get to the
system bios to boot off the disk. I have tried restarting the computer and
pushing F12 and selcting the cd drive but it says there is a problem loading
OS, so apparently I am still not having any luck with this.

No idea. But you only stated "Wanted to do a reinstall of windows xp" in
the
original post.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Why would I do a repair install- my computer has not crashed it just seems
slow.
Bob

I would recommend creating a new Windows XP CD
with SP2 slipstreamed in, then perform a "Repair Install".
You can use your current Windows XP CD to
accomplish this.

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 (preferred)
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=223562

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

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

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

---------------------------------------------------------------------------­----------------

:

| Wanted to do a reinstall of windows xp but when i put my disk in this
is
the
| message I got.
| Setup cannot continue because the version of Windows on your computer
is
| newer than the version on the CD.
|
| Warning: If you decide to delete the newer version of Windows that is
| currently installed on your computer, the files and settings cannot be
| recovered.
|
| How do I get around this?
| Bob

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

I CD drive problem looks like a hardware issue. Inspecting the drive /
cables and replace them if found defective.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com



Mthod 1 seems very similar to all the rest of the suggestions. When I put
the cd in the computer including the slipstream version I am told that the
version on the computer is newer and I can't continue only cancel or get
details as to why I can't continue, if I try to boot from the disk I either
don't get the computer to boot from the disk even after I have gone into set
up and changed the order between the cd drive and the hard drive it just
goes
to the normal boot up, or if I push F12 and select the cd to boot from it
just hangs and says "error loading OS" This is getting crazy and I am ready
to give up!