Windows XP installation problems

[ghauron]

Hi,

Recently I tried to "upgrade" windows XP to a new version, XP Pro SP2.
The installation seemed to go just fine, however, when it finally
booted up I was greeted by the same usual splash screen but with no
video--nothing except for the white mouse cursor could be seen (which
I could move). Apparantly everything works fine, except for the fact
that I can't see a darn thing. Starting up in Safe Mode showed the
same, except with the "Safe Mode" in white text printed in the corners
and version at the top.

Sooo, I first attempted to try to 'repair' it from the installation CD,
but that didn't work. I've since installed a new version under a
different root folder (\winxp instead of \windows) and still have all
my data available on the drive--I'm writing from that install now.
Problem is, I want to get back to the old install or at least import my
old settings--stuff like all my MS Office apps won't run, probably
because they installed a load of stuff into the registry under the old
install.

I could just reinstall everything, but that's really quite tedious.
I'd also like to know if there's in general a quick-fix for the
particular problem I've had; if there's some way to copy over my
current video settings to the old install, and get that to work, then I
could just dump this new install and not have to waste hours
reinstalling everything, tweaking the environment to no end, etc.

Any suggestions welcome,

Thanks

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Save settings and data with the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard (FAST wizard): Go To: http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm


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[ghauron]

FAST would be very useful if I had used that before I started the
initial upgrade, or if I could actually access my current install
without being blind.