System Restore and pre-SP2 XP CD

[Ed K]

When I try to open Sysytem Restore I get the error msg "System Restore has
encountered a problem and needs to close".
I have installed the SP2 Fix pack.
I thought I could fix this by installing the Recovery console. But when I
attempted to install from my pre-SP2 XP original CD I get the message
"operating sysytem is newer than the XP CD and cannot perform installation"
Anyone run into this type of issue with SP2 installed and pre-SP2 XP CD's?

Thank you.

[Will Denny]

Hi

You will get that error message if you try to use an earlier version XP CD.
You can try re-installing System Restore:

Open Windows Explorer and go to the windows\inf folder. Find the file named
sr.inf, then right click it and select Install.

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"Ed K" > wrote in message
...
> When I try to open Sysytem Restore I get the error msg "System Restore has
> encountered a problem and needs to close".
> I have installed the SP2 Fix pack.
> I thought I could fix this by installing the Recovery console. But when I
> attempted to install from my pre-SP2 XP original CD I get the message
> "operating sysytem is newer than the XP CD and cannot perform
> installation"
> Anyone run into this type of issue with SP2 installed and pre-SP2 XP CD's?
>
> Thank you.

[Ed K]

Hi Will,

Finally got around to working on the problem. Removong SP2 and reinstalling
system restore fixed it.

Thanks for your input,

Ed


"Will Denny" wrote:

> Hi
>
> You will get that error message if you try to use an earlier version XP CD.
> You can try re-installing System Restore:
>
> Open Windows Explorer and go to the windows\inf folder. Find the file named
> sr.inf, then right click it and select Install.
>
> --
>
>
> Will Denny
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> Please reply to the News Groups
>
>
> "Ed K" > wrote in message
> ...
> > When I try to open Sysytem Restore I get the error msg "System Restore has
> > encountered a problem and needs to close".
> > I have installed the SP2 Fix pack.
> > I thought I could fix this by installing the Recovery console. But when I
> > attempted to install from my pre-SP2 XP original CD I get the message
> > "operating sysytem is newer than the XP CD and cannot perform
> > installation"
> > Anyone run into this type of issue with SP2 installed and pre-SP2 XP CD's?
> >
> > Thank you.
>
>
>

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Ed,

If you get around to reinstalling SP2 and have problems with System
Restore take a look at these troubleshooting tips.
System Restore Failures to restore
http://home.earthlink.net/~mvp_bert/html/srfail.html

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Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

Ed K wrote:
> Hi Will,
>
> Finally got around to working on the problem. Removong
> SP2 and reinstalling system restore fixed it.
>
> Thanks for your input,
>
> Ed
>
>
> "Will Denny" wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> You will get that error message if you try to use an
>> earlier version XP CD. You can try re-installing System
>> Restore:
>>
>> Open Windows Explorer and go to the windows\inf folder.
>> Find the file named sr.inf, then right click it and
>> select Install.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Will Denny
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>> Please reply to the News Groups
>>
>>
>> "Ed K" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> When I try to open Sysytem Restore I get the error msg
>>> "System Restore has encountered a problem and needs to
>>> close".
>>> I have installed the SP2 Fix pack.
>>> I thought I could fix this by installing the Recovery
>>> console. But when I attempted to install from my
>>> pre-SP2 XP original CD I get the message "operating
>>> sysytem is newer than the XP CD and cannot perform
>>> installation"
>>> Anyone run into this type of issue with SP2 installed
>>> and pre-SP2 XP CD's?
>>>
>>> Thank you.