Reinstalling Winxp SP2

[Peter]

I installed Winxp with the SP2. Now I have some problem with the
Windows Firewall. I would like to reinstall SP2. Do I need to
uninstall SP2 first or just install SP2 again? I don't want to
reinstall the whole Winxp again.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I installed Winxp with the SP2. Now I have some problem with the
Windows Firewall. I would like to reinstall SP2. Do I need to
uninstall SP2 first or just install SP2 again? I don't want to
reinstall the whole Winxp again.

If I understand you correctly - you installed Windows XP with SP2 integrated
into the installation media.
If that is so - there is no way for you to remove service pack 2.

Perhaps if you just told us the problem with the Windows Firewall - we could
fix that?

You could try resetting the Windows XP firewall settings..

START button --> RUN --> NETSH FIREWALL RESET --> OK.

Reboot for good measure.

 

[Guest]

Shenan,

Thank you! I have had a problem for months that when I click on the
Security Icon in Control Panel, I would get a message similar to this: Due
to unknown error, unable to access Firewall. It really did not bother
anything, I would just like for it to work correctly. I had consider
reinstalling XPP - then thought about it and immediately put it out of my
mind. I just ran " NETSH FIREWALL RESET" and it cured the problem! You
cannot imaging how long I have googled the error and never found this
command. Thanks again...

Ed

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I installed Winxp with the SP2. Now I have some problem with the
Windows Firewall. I would like to reinstall SP2. Do I need to
uninstall SP2 first or just install SP2 again? I don't want to
reinstall the whole Winxp again.

If I understand you correctly - you installed Windows XP with SP2
integrated into the installation media.
If that is so - there is no way for you to remove service pack 2.

Perhaps if you just told us the problem with the Windows Firewall
- we could fix that?

You could try resetting the Windows XP firewall settings..

START button --> RUN --> NETSH FIREWALL RESET --> OK.

Reboot for good measure.

Thank you! I have had a problem for months that when I click on the
Security Icon in Control Panel, I would get a message similar to
this: Due to unknown error, unable to access Firewall. It really
did not bother anything, I would just like for it to work
correctly. I had consider reinstalling XPP - then thought about it
and immediately put it out of my mind. I just ran " NETSH FIREWALL
RESET" and it cured the problem! You cannot imaging how long I
have googled the error and never found this command. Thanks
again...

Thank you for letting everyone know it did help! You are welcome.

Know that you may have programs asking you for access *again*...
A slight annoyance that comes about by resetting your firewall settings.

Also - if you had to manually input anything - you will have to manually
inpuit it again (exceptions..)

 

[Peter]

On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:01:41 -0500, "Shenan Stanley"

In both the Control Panel and the Security Center, , the firewall
panel won't start at all. It says "Due to anunidentified problem,
Windows cannot display Windows firewall properties".

Of course I tried before
START button --> RUN --> NETSH FIREWALL RESET --> OK

and a number other methods which didn't work.

I solved this problem by running a script that I got from somewhere
else. It added some registry keys and that solved the problem. I can
now open the firewall applet in the control panel.

But now there is another problem. Inside the Services panel, when I
clicked the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing(ICS)
service, it pops up this message "Configuration Manager: The specified
device instance does not correspond to a present device". Then I click
OK and it would open the services properties panel as normal. What
could be the problem? The Firewall is running fiine, but it just
display this message every time I tried to open the services
properties panel.

Thanks.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I installed Winxp with the SP2. Now I have some problem with the
Windows Firewall. I would like to reinstall SP2. Do I need to
uninstall SP2 first or just install SP2 again? I don't want to
reinstall the whole Winxp again.

If I understand you correctly - you installed Windows XP with SP2
integrated into the installation media.
If that is so - there is no way for you to remove service pack 2.

Perhaps if you just told us the problem with the Windows Firewall -
we could fix that?

You could try resetting the Windows XP firewall settings..

START button --> RUN --> NETSH FIREWALL RESET --> OK.

Reboot for good measure.

In both the Control Panel and the Security Center, , the firewall
panel won't start at all. It says "Due to anunidentified problem,
Windows cannot display Windows firewall properties".

Of course I tried before
START button --> RUN --> NETSH FIREWALL RESET --> OK

and a number other methods which didn't work.

I solved this problem by running a script that I got from somewhere
else. It added some registry keys and that solved the problem. I can
now open the firewall applet in the control panel.

But now there is another problem. Inside the Services panel, when I
clicked the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing(ICS)
service, it pops up this message "Configuration Manager: The
specified device instance does not correspond to a present device".
Then I click OK and it would open the services properties panel as
normal. What could be the problem? The Firewall is running fiine,
but it just display this message every time I tried to open the
services properties panel.

Thanks.

Looked through this thread?
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...0eee57fa943/e9382e3215aeb3b6#e9382e3215aeb3b6

If that doesn't work - you might *try* a repair installation. You get to
keep all your settings/applications/etc...

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

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

 

[Peter]

Looked through this thread?
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...0eee57fa943/e9382e3215aeb3b6#e9382e3215aeb3b6

If that doesn't work - you might *try* a repair installation. You get to
keep all your settings/applications/etc...

I looked at this thread already.

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

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

I will try the repair install. Thanks.