Gary Thorn [MVP-Windows Technologies/Xbox]
December 5th 03, 09:27 PM
>-----Original Message-----
>Installed XP service pack 1 on my PC and it crashed it.
>I tried to restart with the last known good version but
>it didn't work. Tried to restart in safe mode but it
>didn't work. Tryed to restart in every other option and
>they all appear to do the same thing. How can I restore
>or restart. This was a critical update. Critical to who
>service pack 1 should come with a warning. My kids need
>this computer for home work. any help would be
>appreciated
>.
Try a full WinXP repair:
1) Start WinXP setup from DOS (Win9x boot disk) or boot
from WinXP CD.
2) Setup will ask if you want to Install Windows or
Repair. SELECT INSTALL.
3) Setup should find your existing WinXP system(hopefully)
4) Select the WinXP system that was found and now select
Repair.
Setup will repair WinXP.
If SP1 was installed prior to the repair, it will need to
be-installed again since the repair process removes SP1.
This is not the case though if a Slipstreamed version of
SP1 was used (SP1 built-in the WinXP CD and is either self-
made or bought that way).
For more info look at this MS knowledgebase article:
http://tinyurl.com/176b
Also see this site for details in needed:
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm
Hope this helps!
Gary Thorn
MVP-Windows Technologies/Xbox
Associate Expert
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights
More about the Windows XP Expert Zone:
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
More about the MS MVP Program:
http://tinyurl.com/n08
>Installed XP service pack 1 on my PC and it crashed it.
>I tried to restart with the last known good version but
>it didn't work. Tried to restart in safe mode but it
>didn't work. Tryed to restart in every other option and
>they all appear to do the same thing. How can I restore
>or restart. This was a critical update. Critical to who
>service pack 1 should come with a warning. My kids need
>this computer for home work. any help would be
>appreciated
>.
Try a full WinXP repair:
1) Start WinXP setup from DOS (Win9x boot disk) or boot
from WinXP CD.
2) Setup will ask if you want to Install Windows or
Repair. SELECT INSTALL.
3) Setup should find your existing WinXP system(hopefully)
4) Select the WinXP system that was found and now select
Repair.
Setup will repair WinXP.
If SP1 was installed prior to the repair, it will need to
be-installed again since the repair process removes SP1.
This is not the case though if a Slipstreamed version of
SP1 was used (SP1 built-in the WinXP CD and is either self-
made or bought that way).
For more info look at this MS knowledgebase article:
http://tinyurl.com/176b
Also see this site for details in needed:
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm
Hope this helps!
Gary Thorn
MVP-Windows Technologies/Xbox
Associate Expert
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights
More about the Windows XP Expert Zone:
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
More about the MS MVP Program:
http://tinyurl.com/n08