XP sp2 crash!!!!!!!!!!

After installing a series of the XP Home sp2 updates my
Sony VAIO laptop slowed to a crawl.

After reading up on my installed software manuals, I
learned that my Roxio GoBack program gets a glitch when
service packs or updates are installed without REMOVING
Roxio first.

Too late! I had already done the deed, so I began
removing each of the updates in reverse chrono order
(listed in the add/remove programs section). When I got
to the removal of about the sixth most recent update right
in the middle of the removal and restore process a window
pops up and says "Can't copy file *****.***", with the
options of "RETRY" or "CANCEL".

After about six times clicking retry to no avail (big
surprise, right?) I hit cancel. Now another window pops up
and exclaims "Windows may not work properly without file
copying the file", but by this time "cancel" was my only
viable option.

Long story short, after canceling the system rebooted, but
will not go into windows no matter what. I have tried
safe mode, last good boot, debug, and every other option.
The machine only gets as far as the windows startup screen
and then justs reboots and tries to crank windows up over
and over, again.

Sony says I have to use the restore disks is my only
option, but doing that will erase 2 months of unbacked up
data that I NEED. My techy friends say I could use the
Windows XP Home boot disks, which I tried, but
the "repair" option didn't work. Now they tell me I have
to restore the lost critical file by installing XP Home
over, again, but to do that with the restore disk set you
have to have an XP CD-ROM and SONY doesn't give those out
with their OH SO WONDERFUL laptops (arghhh!)

Has anyone had this, or similar problems, and can they
give me any options for restoring this file without losing
all my precious data???

Much Thanks,

eXasPerated

eXasPerated wrote:
After installing a series of the XP Home sp2 updates my
Sony VAIO laptop slowed to a crawl.

After reading up on my installed software manuals, I
learned that my Roxio GoBack program gets a glitch when
service packs or updates are installed without REMOVING
Roxio first.

Too late! I had already done the deed, so I began
removing each of the updates in reverse chrono order
(listed in the add/remove programs section). When I got
to the removal of about the sixth most recent update right
in the middle of the removal and restore process a window
pops up and says "Can't copy file *****.***", with the
options of "RETRY" or "CANCEL".

After about six times clicking retry to no avail (big
surprise, right?) I hit cancel. Now another window pops up
and exclaims "Windows may not work properly without file
copying the file", but by this time "cancel" was my only
viable option.

Long story short, after canceling the system rebooted, but
will not go into windows no matter what. I have tried
safe mode, last good boot, debug, and every other option.
The machine only gets as far as the windows startup screen
and then justs reboots and tries to crank windows up over
and over, again.

Sony says I have to use the restore disks is my only
option, but doing that will erase 2 months of unbacked up
data that I NEED. My techy friends say I could use the
Windows XP Home boot disks, which I tried, but
the "repair" option didn't work. Now they tell me I have
to restore the lost critical file by installing XP Home
over, again, but to do that with the restore disk set you
have to have an XP CD-ROM and SONY doesn't give those out
with their OH SO WONDERFUL laptops (arghhh!)

Has anyone had this, or similar problems, and can they
give me any options for restoring this file without losing
all my precious data???

Much Thanks,

eXasPerated

There is no such thing as XP SP2 - those are only updates that may be
incorporated into SP2.

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The original poster meant the updates that are flagged as SP2
The "...series of the XP Home sp2 updates ..." is the give away - a series
!!
Anyway chances are the original poster has the well documented slow down
after MS03-13 package
see
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=819634

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"Amethyst" wrote in message
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eXasPerated wrote:
After installing a series of the XP Home sp2 updates my
Sony VAIO laptop slowed to a crawl.

After reading up on my installed software manuals, I
learned that my Roxio GoBack program gets a glitch when
service packs or updates are installed without REMOVING
Roxio first.

Too late! I had already done the deed, so I began
removing each of the updates in reverse chrono order
(listed in the add/remove programs section). When I got
to the removal of about the sixth most recent update right
in the middle of the removal and restore process a window
pops up and says "Can't copy file *****.***", with the
options of "RETRY" or "CANCEL".

After about six times clicking retry to no avail (big
surprise, right?) I hit cancel. Now another window pops up
and exclaims "Windows may not work properly without file
copying the file", but by this time "cancel" was my only
viable option.

Long story short, after canceling the system rebooted, but
will not go into windows no matter what. I have tried
safe mode, last good boot, debug, and every other option.
The machine only gets as far as the windows startup screen
and then justs reboots and tries to crank windows up over
and over, again.

Sony says I have to use the restore disks is my only
option, but doing that will erase 2 months of unbacked up
data that I NEED. My techy friends say I could use the
Windows XP Home boot disks, which I tried, but
the "repair" option didn't work. Now they tell me I have
to restore the lost critical file by installing XP Home
over, again, but to do that with the restore disk set you
have to have an XP CD-ROM and SONY doesn't give those out
with their OH SO WONDERFUL laptops (arghhh!)

Has anyone had this, or similar problems, and can they
give me any options for restoring this file without losing
all my precious data???

Much Thanks,

eXasPerated

There is no such thing as XP SP2 - those are only updates that may be
incorporated into SP2.

--�
Cassandra
Card carrying member of the Fresh Start Club 'The Undead Are People Too!'

Reply address is fake. Please send all praise, abuse, insults, bequests
of £1million to cassandra (at) craigy34 (dot) freeserve (dot) co (dot) uk.
Change the obvious to the obvious.
Requests for private assistance will not be acknowledged. Please post all
correspondence to the group so that all may benefit. Thank you.

see
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=819634

This may be the cause of the slow down.

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Mike
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"eXasPerated" wrote in message
...
After installing a series of the XP Home sp2 updates my
Sony VAIO laptop slowed to a crawl.

After reading up on my installed software manuals, I
learned that my Roxio GoBack program gets a glitch when
service packs or updates are installed without REMOVING
Roxio first.

Too late! I had already done the deed, so I began
removing each of the updates in reverse chrono order
(listed in the add/remove programs section). When I got
to the removal of about the sixth most recent update right
in the middle of the removal and restore process a window
pops up and says "Can't copy file *****.***", with the
options of "RETRY" or "CANCEL".

After about six times clicking retry to no avail (big
surprise, right?) I hit cancel. Now another window pops up
and exclaims "Windows may not work properly without file
copying the file", but by this time "cancel" was my only
viable option.

Long story short, after canceling the system rebooted, but
will not go into windows no matter what. I have tried
safe mode, last good boot, debug, and every other option.
The machine only gets as far as the windows startup screen
and then justs reboots and tries to crank windows up over
and over, again.

Sony says I have to use the restore disks is my only
option, but doing that will erase 2 months of unbacked up
data that I NEED. My techy friends say I could use the
Windows XP Home boot disks, which I tried, but
the "repair" option didn't work. Now they tell me I have
to restore the lost critical file by installing XP Home
over, again, but to do that with the restore disk set you
have to have an XP CD-ROM and SONY doesn't give those out
with their OH SO WONDERFUL laptops (arghhh!)

Has anyone had this, or similar problems, and can they
give me any options for restoring this file without losing
all my precious data???

Much Thanks,

eXasPerated