Problems w/ XP SP2 RC1

I recently installed WinXP SP2 RC1 from a microsoft
roadshow that I attended. Several days later I decided I
wanted to reinstall windows. However, when attempting to
do a recovery install, it pauses at the installation
screen for about 10-15 minutes, before giving me an error
about not being able to delete some .cab files. Upon
further investigation I noticed that whatever files it
was trying to delete, it had to do with SP2. It said it
was a critical error and the installation would not be
able to take place.

So what do I do? I cannot get back into windows without
it attempting to do a windows install, and the install
wont continue due to these SP2 files (the .cab extension
may have been wrong, but they were definitely files
pertaining to SP2) Will I be able to fix this anything
short of formatting? I was thinking of taking out the
primary HD, installing it in another computer, and then
removing these files it was complaining about by hand.

- Jeff

Hi

There are News Groups specific to SP2 - you might like to try those:

http://communities.microsoft.com/new...xpsp2&slcid=us

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
Please reply to the News Groups


"Jeff" wrote in message
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| I recently installed WinXP SP2 RC1 from a microsoft
| roadshow that I attended. Several days later I decided I
| wanted to reinstall windows. However, when attempting to
| do a recovery install, it pauses at the installation
| screen for about 10-15 minutes, before giving me an error
| about not being able to delete some .cab files. Upon
| further investigation I noticed that whatever files it
| was trying to delete, it had to do with SP2. It said it
| was a critical error and the installation would not be
| able to take place.
|
| So what do I do? I cannot get back into windows without
| it attempting to do a windows install, and the install
| wont continue due to these SP2 files (the .cab extension
| may have been wrong, but they were definitely files
| pertaining to SP2) Will I be able to fix this anything
| short of formatting? I was thinking of taking out the
| primary HD, installing it in another computer, and then
| removing these files it was complaining about by hand.
|
| - Jeff