XP pro SP2 install problem

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Installed sp2 last nite, rebooted as prompted and once xp
tried to load got a "can't find winsrv, possibly reloading
update will correct problem" or close to that error.
Rebooting numerous times didn't help.
Rebooting into safe mode didn't work either. I just got
black screen filled with file names ending mostly
in .sys.

How do I restore the setpoint I made before SP2 install?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but since my file system is NTFS
based and not FAT32, I could not have made a recovery disk
for XP. Booting on my XP pro install disk and and going
to the recovery console only gets me to the C:\windows
directory. How do I restore from there??
I really don't want to reinstall XP SP1!!
 
That error means the 'winsrv.dat' or 'winsrv.dll' file is missing or
corrupt in the Windows\System32 folder, or more likely that
the registry is corrupt.

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

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| Installed sp2 last nite, rebooted as prompted and once xp
| tried to load got a "can't find winsrv, possibly reloading
| update will correct problem" or close to that error.
| Rebooting numerous times didn't help.
| Rebooting into safe mode didn't work either. I just got
| black screen filled with file names ending mostly
| in .sys.
|
| How do I restore the setpoint I made before SP2 install?
|
| Correct me if I'm wrong, but since my file system is NTFS
| based and not FAT32, I could not have made a recovery disk
| for XP. Booting on my XP pro install disk and and going
| to the recovery console only gets me to the C:\windows
| directory. How do I restore from there??
| I really don't want to reinstall XP SP1!!
|
 
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