repair Windows XP

[§Chrissi§]

Hi ALL,

My PC/Windows XP Home Edition has SP2 update. When I tried to repair it
using the DVD with sp1, it said my Windows is newer and did not continue.
How can I repair the Windows XP?

Thank you very much.

Chris

 

[JS]

Create a slipstreamed version of Windows XP using SP2.
I Use AutoStreamer, it easy to use and for the most part self explanatory

Auto Streamer Download Site:
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/1092632287/1

Windows SP2 Download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...be-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&DisplayLang=en

Create a Slip Stream version of Windows XP
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/slipstream.htm
http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm

JS

 

[AJR]

Or - go to Control Panel and uninstall SP2 - reinstall XP and SP.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Creating a slipstreamed cd takes far less time and poses far fewer risks
than backing out SP2, repairing, and reinstalling SP2.

I use nLite or Autostreamer and the same SP2 package JS linked to. Having
an XP SP2 cd is known as a GOOD THING. It is sometimes necessary for
running the system file checker and much more useful for reinstalling
Windows because it reduces the number of updates needed after a
reinstallation or a repair install.

 

[PD43]

I use nLite or Autostreamer and the same SP2 package JS linked to. Having
an XP SP2 cd is known as a GOOD THING. It is sometimes necessary for
running the system file checker and much more useful for reinstalling
Windows because it reduces the number of updates needed after a
reinstallation or a repair install.

Weird thing here: I recently got frustrated with something that was
causing me great headaches (won't mention what it was), so after
trying everything I could think of - and not having Acronis backups or
Restore points far enough back to help, and not curing the problem
with SFC Scannow - I finally tried a repair install using my
slipstreamed disc.

Midway through the installation, I started getting a number of errors
saying that "Acronis file xx.dll can't be found" or something to that
effect. I bypassed maybe 10 of these before giving up and canceling
the repair.

HOW in the @#$! did Acronis get into that repair installation?

BTW... I "cured" the problem by eliminating the right-click menu
option that showed my system was having a problem.

Event log is clean everywhere.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

I guess Acronis puts hooks into the OS. Other than that I have no idea.
Glad you got past it, though.

 

[Bill in Co.]

I would expect so. I mean, for one thing we know it's a running task in
the background (monitoring the disk(s), ready and willing to explore the
contents of its backup images on call, etc, etc, etc).