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Re-install SP2 after repair install?
Hi,
My computer came with Win XP Pro SP1 and I upgraded to SP2 via a download earlier this year. I had to do a repair install from the SP1 CD-ROM to try to resolve booting problems and now it seems many of the SP2 features (e.g., firewall, pop-up blocker) are gone. Do I need to re-install SP2? If so, where do I get it? Windows Update does not seem to bring it up as an option. What else should I watch for? Thanks, Gabriel |
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G.R. Toro had this to say: My reply is at the bottom of your sent message: Hi, My computer came with Win XP Pro SP1 and I upgraded to SP2 via a download earlier this year. I had to do a repair install from the SP1 CD-ROM to try to resolve booting problems and now it seems many of the SP2 features (e.g., firewall, pop-up blocker) are gone. Do I need to re-install SP2? If so, where do I get it? Windows Update does not seem to bring it up as an option. What else should I watch for? Thanks, Gabriel After a repair install you need to install all updates. I'm not at all sure why the update site isn't offering it. Get the XP SP2 CD for free: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...s/default.mspx Galen -- "But there are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world without them." Sherlock Holmes |
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