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After successfully uninstalling SP2...Safe-Mode ceases to boot...
Hello,
I know this may seem a long essay...but please...have pity... I recently was forced to uninstall SP2 because of the following two errors: a ntfs.sys corruption and an ntoskrnl.exe suspected conflict. I replaced the ntfs.sys file and the ntoskrnl.exe file by expanding the needed files from the sp2.cab file in the 'c:\Windows\Driver Cache\' directory, however my computer continually rebooted mid-way through the boot-screen process. (Also to add, I am aware of a specific driver conflict with AMD 64-bit machines, however I have an Athlon 3000+ machine, so that problem is out of the question) Safe-Mode also ceased to boot...as well as the 'use last known good configuration' option. So uninstalling SP2 was my last hope. After following the instructions given by an MS Technical Suppport Engineer, I was able to boot into safe mode after deactivating all SP2 files. From there on, I was able to uninstall SP2 completely. Once finalised, my computer restarted. And hooray! I was granted access into Windows. However, the unexpected appeared. After logging into my Admin account, and loading the desktop...my PC restarted. Yet another issue. Continualy it occured. Then, after attempting to boot into safe mode for this second scenario, safe-mode would not boot, restarting mid-way through loading again! This unbelievable happening didn't set me off, not yet. I booted into windows, logged into my Admin account, then quickly 'ctrl + alt + del' and ended the process: 'explorer.exe', therefore ceasing my PC to load anything, and allowing me to use 'Run'. In Run, i opened the Microsoft System Restore program (%SystemRoot% \System32\restore\rstrui.exe) allowing me to restore to an earlier point. This rolled back my drivers before the date of the SP2 Installation. However, after successfully restarting and booting into windows, an attempt to boot into safe-mode failed. It continually reboots mid-way through loading, as it did primarily. Also, bundled with this is another problem...somehow System Restore turned itself off, and after turning it on...I noticed that all my System Restore Points have been erased! They cease to exist! Therefore...restoring to an earlier time may not be an advisable option. (P.S: After a long and anticipated 2 year wait...I feel as though i've become an 'extended' beta tester for SP2) So after reading my essay...any thoughts on how to fix this issue? I managed to type this essay while waiting for an SP2 Online Chat Support Engineer to reply back a solution...It seems as though nobody knows what to do! In agony and pleading before you, Alvin Chan. |
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After successfully uninstalling SP2...Safe-Mode ceases to boot...
It seams what said here cries out for backups for all
files ,drivers and system state. When you truly have a problem , system restore won't help. If you read about the problems of sp2 you won't be able to restore sp1. So infest in backup software that backs up file and system state before you install spf2. -----Original Message----- Hello, I know this may seem a long essay...but please...have pity... I recently was forced to uninstall SP2 because of the following two errors: a ntfs.sys corruption and an ntoskrnl.exe suspected conflict. I replaced the ntfs.sys file and the ntoskrnl.exe file by expanding the needed files from the sp2.cab file in the 'c:\Windows\Driver Cache\' directory, however my computer continually rebooted mid-way through the boot-screen process. (Also to add, I am aware of a specific driver conflict with AMD 64-bit machines, however I have an Athlon 3000+ machine, so that problem is out of the question) Safe-Mode also ceased to boot...as well as the 'use last known good configuration' option. So uninstalling SP2 was my last hope. After following the instructions given by an MS Technical Suppport Engineer, I was able to boot into safe mode after deactivating all SP2 files. From there on, I was able to uninstall SP2 completely. Once finalised, my computer restarted. And hooray! I was granted access into Windows. However, the unexpected appeared. After logging into my Admin account, and loading the desktop...my PC restarted. Yet another issue. Continualy it occured. Then, after attempting to boot into safe mode for this second scenario, safe-mode would not boot, restarting mid-way through loading again! This unbelievable happening didn't set me off, not yet. I booted into windows, logged into my Admin account, then quickly 'ctrl + alt + del' and ended the process: 'explorer.exe', therefore ceasing my PC to load anything, and allowing me to use 'Run'. In Run, i opened the Microsoft System Restore program (%SystemRoot% \System32\restore\rstrui.exe) allowing me to restore to an earlier point. This rolled back my drivers before the date of the SP2 Installation. However, after successfully restarting and booting into windows, an attempt to boot into safe-mode failed. It continually reboots mid-way through loading, as it did primarily. Also, bundled with this is another problem...somehow System Restore turned itself off, and after turning it on...I noticed that all my System Restore Points have been erased! They cease to exist! Therefore...restoring to an earlier time may not be an advisable option. (P.S: After a long and anticipated 2 year wait...I feel as though i've become an 'extended' beta tester for SP2) So after reading my essay...any thoughts on how to fix this issue? I managed to type this essay while waiting for an SP2 Online Chat Support Engineer to reply back a solution...It seems as though nobody knows what to do! In agony and pleading before you, Alvin Chan. . |
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