SP2 Disaster for XP here; Not solved yet.

- Jim Berwick -
Wouldn't the real "big mistake" be putting home and cell numbers on a
newsgroup post?

- Nehmo -
My worst enemies already know my phone numbers. The same numbers are
printed on advertisements for my business. I've posted them before on
web sites and in NGs. I'm in more than one phone directory. I'm not
overwhelmed with phone traffic - not even solicitation calls.

I would be more than pleased to get a call on this XP SP2 problem.


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- "old" devildog -
posting you phone numbers? are you nuts! because I know ... you live
in the
913 area code .... Kansas City, Ks area ... and your cell phone 816 is
from
the Kansas City, Mo area. now that we all know guess what expect a
clone
of your cell phone by a crook and many new long distant phone calls to
your
phone number

- Nehmo -
My address and phone numbers are publicly available. Anybody can have
them. They've been that way for years. You are welcome to handle your
own personal info differently.

The issue is an unsuccessful installation of SP2.

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Root,

Huge waste of time. There's a purpose in going to SP2. Make an effort to
get SP2 working correctly. You'll have to eventually. There is very likely
NO sudden hotfix coming that's gonna make SP2 work better next time.

No you don't have to go to xp sp2. Like I could go back to 98se. oh
wait. I have a dual boot system and use 98se.

Actual, I still use windows 95 on my old computer.

Greg R
http://www.angelfire.com/in4/computertips/

God I like self impeaching postsg.

"Greg R" wrote in message
...
Root,

Huge waste of time. There's a purpose in going to SP2. Make an effort
to
get SP2 working correctly. You'll have to eventually. There is very
likely
NO sudden hotfix coming that's gonna make SP2 work better next time.

No you don't have to go to xp sp2. Like I could go back to 98se. oh
wait. I have a dual boot system and use 98se.

Actual, I still use windows 95 on my old computer.

Greg R
http://www.angelfire.com/in4/computertips/

Nehmo Sergheyev wrote:

Have Win XP home (SP1)
Had it running on 120 GB hard drive
Also had a copy of it on the shelf on a 15 GB HD

Shuttle AN35(N) Ultra m-board
CPU Type: AMD Athlon XP-A, 2079 MHz (6.25 x 333) 2800+
511 MB RAM

Tried to install SP2 via MS site for IT professionals
Downloaded, closed all apps, and tried to install.
Seemed to install okay, desktop displayed, system tray icons displayed,
ZA started, AVG started.
But nothing else would run, even task manager wouldn't start; IE
wouldn't start.

Rebooted couple of times.

Task Manager started.

Did a system restore back to before SP2.

Can't boot up. Blue screen.

Did a repair install of Win XP from the CD.

Still can't boot up. Blue screen, error 0x0000007B

Took out 120 GB HD and put in the 15 GB HD I had on the shelf. I'm
running off that now. Auto Update of this system (with the 15 GB HD)
just downloaded SP2. I'm not letting it install until I figure out what
happened.

Called MS (888) SP2-HELP (772-4357)

Tech provided no help but said another level would call me within 48
hours.
Case # SRX040824605385

I'm going to hook up the 120 GB as a slave to my working 15 GB and see
if I can read the 120 GB HD.

My phone numbers are home 913 766 4488 and cell 816 668 8581. If anyone
wants to call, feel free.


Here is MS KB324103 "troubleshoot stop error"
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;324103
KB 884130 "programs lose function"
http://support.microsoft.com/default...t=windowsxpsp2
If you can get into windows uninstall AV and Firewall and try again.
-max
--
To help you stay safe see: http://www.geocities.com/maxpro4u/madmax.html
This message is virus free as far as I can tell.
Change nomail.afraid.org to neo.rr.com so you can reply by e-mail
(nomail.afraid.org has been set up specifically for
use in Usenet. Feel free to use it yourself.)

I'm now running off an old 15 GB HD that has XP working. I attached my
120 GB HD (the one that wouldn't boot after I installed SP2 [I also
tried system restore and a repair install to no avail]) as a slave, and
I can see everything.

So far nobody has suggested any new method of getting things working,
and MS hasn't called back.

I uploaded svcpack.log, if anybody wants to look at it. I don't know
enough to make any sense out of it.
http://home.kc.rr.com/plumb/svcpack.log

I updated AVG anti-virus and ran a check. Nothing found.

I ran scndsk (on both drives for good measure), and it found nothing
either.

I'm now going to disconnect the 15 GB and setup the 120 GB as the single
master. I'm going to try the instructions on

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];875355
" INTRODUCTION
This article discusses how to use the Automatic Recovery feature to
recover your computer to its previous configuration if the installation
of Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) is not completed
successfully. Use the procedure that is discussed in this article to
recover your computer to a bootable state and to remove Windows XP SP2
if Windows does not start correctly after you try to upgrade your
computer from Windows XP to Windows XP SP2. This article also discusses
how to collect information about the Windows XP SP2 installation and
about your computer to help troubleshoot and diagnose the issue.

Recover your computer to a bootable state and remove Windows XP SP2

To recover your computer to a bootable state and remove Windows XP SP2,
follow these steps:
1. Start your computer by using the Windows XP Recovery Console or by
using the Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE),
depending on your situation. To start your computer by using the
Recovery Console, follow these steps:
a. Insert the original release version of the Microsoft Windows XP CD in
your computer's CD drive or DVD drive, and then restart your computer.

Note Your computer must be configured to start from the CD drive or DVD
drive. For more information about how to do this, see your computer's
documentation or contact your computer manufacturer.
b. When the "Press any key to boot from CD" message appears, press a key
to start your computer from the Windows XP CD.
c. When the "Welcome to Setup" screen is displayed, press R to start the
Recovery Console.
d. When you are prompted, type the number that corresponds to the
installation of Windows that you want to access from the Recovery
Console, and then press ENTER. For example, if you have one installation
of Windows on your computer, type 1, and then press ENTER.
e. When you are prompted, type the Administrator password, and then
press ENTER.
2. At the command prompt in Recovery Console, type the following lines.
Press ENTER after each line.
cd $NtServicePackUninstall$\Spuninst
batch spuninst.txt
exit
3. Remove the Windows XP CD from your computer's CD drive or DVD drive,
and then restart your computer.
4. Run the Windows XP SP2 Removal Wizard to remove Windows XP SP2. To do
this:
a. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
b. At the command prompt, type the following lines. Press ENTER after
each line.
cd %Windir%\$NtServicePackUninstall$\Spuninst
spuninst.exe
c. Follow the instructions to remove Windows XP SP2."

Have Win XP home (SP1)
Had it running on 120 GB hard drive
Also had a copy of it on the shelf on a 15 GB HD

Shuttle AN35(N) Ultra m-board
CPU Type: AMD Athlon XP-A, 2079 MHz (6.25 x 333) 2800+
511 MB RAM

Tried to install SP2 via MS site for IT professionals
Downloaded, closed all apps, and tried to install.
Seemed to install okay, desktop displayed, system tray icons
displayed,
ZA started, AVG started.
But nothing else would run, even task manager wouldn't start; IE
wouldn't start.

Rebooted couple of times.

Task Manager started.

Did a system restore back to before SP2.

Can't boot up. Blue screen.

Did a repair install of Win XP from the CD.

Still can't boot up. Blue screen, error 0x0000007B

Took out 120 GB HD and put in the 15 GB HD I had on the shelf. I'm
running off that now. Auto Update of this system (with the 15 GB HD)
just downloaded SP2. I'm not letting it install until I figure out
what
happened.

Called MS (888) SP2-HELP (772-4357)

Tech provided no help but said another level would call me within 48
hours.
Case # SRX040824605385

I'm going to hook up the 120 GB as a slave to my working 15 GB and see
if I can read the 120 GB HD.

My phone numbers are home 913 766 4488 and cell 816 668 8581. If
anyone
wants to call, feel free.
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