Win XP Pro Repair

[Guest]

I need to repair my current SP 2 version of XP. I purchased XP as soon as it
came out; obviously well before any SP's were available.
My question is: if I attempt a repair I am told my version is newer than the
original disk I'm using and it will remove files etc if I continue. This
warning is showing if I place the original disc in the cd-rom; I haven't
tried booting to the cd yet however. Will I destroy anything? Will I have to
reload all the patches, SP's etc?
Thank you much in advance for any help
Steven

 

[Rich Barry]

Best thing to do is create a slipstreamed WinXP + SP2 CD. It's fairly
easy if you read and follow the Instructions. Go here
for further info.
http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm

 

[Michael Stevens]

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I need to repair my current SP 2 version of XP. I purchased XP as
soon as it came out; obviously well before any SP's were available.
My question is: if I attempt a repair I am told my version is newer
than the original disk I'm using and it will remove files etc if I
continue. This warning is showing if I place the original disc in the
cd-rom; I haven't tried booting to the cd yet however. Will I destroy
anything? Will I have to reload all the patches, SP's etc?
Thank you much in advance for any help
Steven

Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Setup cannot continue because.....newer...version.
#29 on the FAQ list.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html
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[Guest]

Rich - Hey thanks a bunch. My problem should go away as soon as I do this.
The heart of the problem is that when clicking on My Computer in Explorer I
continually get the search flash light in the right pane of the window the
files, directorites etc pop up; sometimes for a couple minutes. I also get a
maddening error on occassion when I open an email and want to reply. Nothing
serious, just a pop-up with a long string of stuff I don't understand, but
that doesn't cause any problems when I close it and continue with the reply.
Again Rich= thanks for your time