Uninstalling with xp cd/using sp2
I am trying to reinstall windows xp using the cd I have, but when i tried to
it said it was impossible because it was outdated, 2002. When I looked at the disk it was someyear-2001. I recently online installed service pack 2. Is this why it can't install? |
You need to perform a Repair installation, then re-apply any updates =
since your CD was manufactured. Repair the Windows XP Installation=20 Configure your computer to start from the CD-ROM drive. For more = information about how to do this, please refer to your computer's = documentation or contact your computer manufacturer.=20 Remove any floppy disks and ZIP disks from their respective drives. = Insert your Windows XP compact disc (CD) into your CD-ROM drive or = DVD-ROM drive, and then restart your computer.=20 (You can also boot with a Windows 98/Me Startup disk with CD support and = run WINNT.EXE in the I386 folder on the CD) When the "Press any key to boot from CD" message is displayed on your = screen, press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD.=20 When you see the following message displayed on the Welcome to Setup = screen, press ENTER:=20 To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.=20 At this point an option to press R to enter the Recovery Console is = displayed. Do not select this option.=20 On the Windows XP Licensing Agreement screen, press F8 to agree to the = license agreement.=20 Make sure that your current installation of Windows XP is selected in = the box, and then press the R key to repair Windows XP.=20 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete Setup.=20 --=20 Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart = Display\Security Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. =20 "Myfanwy" wrote in message = ... I am trying to reinstall windows xp using the cd I have, but when i = tried to=20 it said it was impossible because it was outdated, 2002. When I looked = at the=20 disk it was someyear-2001. I recently online installed service pack 2. = Is=20 this why it can't install? |
You will have to slipstream the original XP CD with the SP2 download and
then burn a new CD which will become an XP w/SP2 CD. A Google search on slipstream will give instructions or download AutoStreamer from he http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showforum=89 "Myfanwy" wrote in message ... I am trying to reinstall windows xp using the cd I have, but when i tried to it said it was impossible because it was outdated, 2002. When I looked at the disk it was someyear-2001. I recently online installed service pack 2. Is this why it can't install? |
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