Reinstalling XP warns me about newer version

[Ludwig77]

Because XP slows down on me after an hour of useage and Explorer
tends
to hang on shut downs, I'm wanting to reinstall XP on my system to
see
if it helps things.

I'm not opting to do a clean install where I wipe out the hard drive
and start over again because I don't want to go through the hassle of
reconfiguring my system, reinstalling applications and restoring
data.


So I'm just looking to reinstall XP over my current version.


Upon inserting the CD and initiating the install, I received this
warning:


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.


Is this because I have SP2 (I'm going to reinstall SP-2 as well)
installed on my machine?


Is it warning me that I'd lose data files or is it just referring to
behind the scenes XP files (that I want to be reinitialized to
possibly speed up my system)?

 

[Alias]

Because XP slows down on me after an hour of useage and Explorer
tends
to hang on shut downs, I'm wanting to reinstall XP on my system to
see
if it helps things.

I'm not opting to do a clean install where I wipe out the hard drive
and start over again because I don't want to go through the hassle of
reconfiguring my system, reinstalling applications and restoring
data.


So I'm just looking to reinstall XP over my current version.


Upon inserting the CD and initiating the install, I received this
warning:


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.


Is this because I have SP2 (I'm going to reinstall SP-2 as well)
installed on my machine?


Is it warning me that I'd lose data files or is it just referring to
behind the scenes XP files (that I want to be reinitialized to
possibly speed up my system)?

You'll have to either remove SP2 or slipstream SP2 with your copy of XP.
A reformat and clean install may be quicker and safer.

Alias

 

[AJR]

Uninstall SP2 via control panel.

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was 12/22/2007 6:54 AM, and on a whim, AJR pounded out

Uninstall SP2 via control panel.

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[Script]

His original install was XP, or XPsp1, and ServicePack 2 can be uninstalled
from Control Panel>Add or Remove Programs. He may have to put a check in the
box (at the top of Add/Remove window) that says "Show Updates".

 

[FrankFL]

Because XP slows down on me after an hour of useage and Explorer
tends
to hang on shut downs, I'm wanting to reinstall XP on my system to
see if it helps things.

I'm not opting to do a clean install where I wipe out the hard drive
and start over again because I don't want to go through the hassle of
reconfiguring my system, reinstalling applications and restoring
data.

So I'm just looking to reinstall XP over my current version.

Upon inserting the CD and initiating the install, I received this
warning:

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.

Is this because I have SP2 (I'm going to reinstall SP-2 as well)
installed on my machine?

Is it warning me that I'd lose data files or is it just referring to
behind the scenes XP files (that I want to be reinitialized to
possibly speed up my system)?


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[FrankFL]

Your data will be left if you install over xp. But your apps will not
work. They all will need to be reinstalled. Have you tried looking
for spyware? using Ad-aware, spybot How about running a cleaning
software to get rid of the junk. Like CCleaner or ATF cleaner.

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[AJR]

Problem is simple - you currently have SP2 installed and the CD you have is
XP version without SP2.

XP with SP2 is referred to as a newer version than "plain" XP. Two options
1. Slipstream (Google) SP2 with the XP CD or 2. Remove SP2 via Add nd Remove
Programs via Control Panel.



Because XP slows down on me after an hour of useage and Explorer
tends
to hang on shut downs, I'm wanting to reinstall XP on my system to
see if it helps things.

I'm not opting to do a clean install where I wipe out the hard drive
and start over again because I don't want to go through the hassle of
reconfiguring my system, reinstalling applications and restoring
data.

So I'm just looking to reinstall XP over my current version.

Upon inserting the CD and initiating the install, I received this
warning:

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.

Is this because I have SP2 (I'm going to reinstall SP-2 as well)
installed on my machine?

Is it warning me that I'd lose data files or is it just referring to
behind the scenes XP files (that I want to be reinitialized to
possibly speed up my system)?


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[Ken Blake, MVP]

Your data will be left if you install over xp. But your apps will not
work. They all will need to be reinstalled.

You've quoted nothing, so it's very difficult to understand your point
here. Are you saying that if you do an upgrade over the top of Windows
XP, that installed applications will stop working?

If so, that's *not* correct. If you mean something else, please
clarify it.