Peter Bigge
December 9th 03, 12:16 PM
I have a similar problem. XP Pro runs perfectly fine on
my machine. However, a few days ago I installed SP1 and
all recommended updates. Somewhere my USB ports stopped
working, no communication with printer and camera. Plug-
and-play simply didn't work.
I used restore points to go back and, hey, my printer and
camera and USB ports are working again. So clearly
something odd with one (or many) of the recent updates.
My computer is a Sony Vaio bought in March this year, so
made for XP.
Now, when I try to install SP1 again I get the following
message:
>>Issue Description:
>>Windows XP SP1 is incompatible with this version of
>>Windows. For more information, contact Microsoft.
I know this is not much of help and it could be some of
the recommended upgrades that cause the problem, not SP1.
Does anyone else have the same problem or know how to get
SP1 installed as it is labelled "critical" update.
Peter
>-----Original Message-----
>Recently tried to used XP Pro. Good system, simple
>install. Great difficulty in getting system to run
after
>that; hangs in boot phase more often that not, have to
>shed fresh installations by using restore points.
>Shouldn't be a software/driver issue. Unable to pin
down
>the underlying cause. Have gone back to 98SE
temporarily.
>.
>
my machine. However, a few days ago I installed SP1 and
all recommended updates. Somewhere my USB ports stopped
working, no communication with printer and camera. Plug-
and-play simply didn't work.
I used restore points to go back and, hey, my printer and
camera and USB ports are working again. So clearly
something odd with one (or many) of the recent updates.
My computer is a Sony Vaio bought in March this year, so
made for XP.
Now, when I try to install SP1 again I get the following
message:
>>Issue Description:
>>Windows XP SP1 is incompatible with this version of
>>Windows. For more information, contact Microsoft.
I know this is not much of help and it could be some of
the recommended upgrades that cause the problem, not SP1.
Does anyone else have the same problem or know how to get
SP1 installed as it is labelled "critical" update.
Peter
>-----Original Message-----
>Recently tried to used XP Pro. Good system, simple
>install. Great difficulty in getting system to run
after
>that; hangs in boot phase more often that not, have to
>shed fresh installations by using restore points.
>Shouldn't be a software/driver issue. Unable to pin
down
>the underlying cause. Have gone back to 98SE
temporarily.
>.
>