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Old August 12th 05, 05:05 PM
Dave
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Default Windows XP Pro SP2 Repair

My XP Pro CD is SP1a, so in order to perform a repair I have to uninstall
SP2. This I do in Safe Mode with my Broadband Router disconnected. When
uninstalled, I use the original CD to perform a repair. I then re-install
SP2 from CD.

This all works very well until I attempt to run IE6. It will NOT connect to
the Internet - I just get the 'Server not Found' error screen. Outlook sends
and receives emails, I can activate Help and Support and check for Updates,
but I'm then told it needs to check for Microsoft Software validity at which
point it tries to load IE6 and everything fails.

I'm then forced to perform a full Ghost 9 Restore of C: and, when complete,
everything works great - including IE6.

I've tried this twice now! Does anybody have any ideas as to what I'm doing
wrong or how to correct the situation, so I can repair XP Pro?

Thanks in advance.

Dave



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Old August 12th 05, 05:31 PM
Rock
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Dave wrote:

My XP Pro CD is SP1a, so in order to perform a repair I have to uninstall
SP2. This I do in Safe Mode with my Broadband Router disconnected. When
uninstalled, I use the original CD to perform a repair. I then re-install
SP2 from CD.

This all works very well until I attempt to run IE6. It will NOT connect to
the Internet - I just get the 'Server not Found' error screen. Outlook sends
and receives emails, I can activate Help and Support and check for Updates,
but I'm then told it needs to check for Microsoft Software validity at which
point it tries to load IE6 and everything fails.

I'm then forced to perform a full Ghost 9 Restore of C: and, when complete,
everything works great - including IE6.

I've tried this twice now! Does anybody have any ideas as to what I'm doing
wrong or how to correct the situation, so I can repair XP Pro?

Thanks in advance.

Dave




Instead of removing SP2 create an XP Pro installation CD slipstreamed
with SP2.

http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?act...showarticle=49

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Rock
MS MVP Windows - Shell/User

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Old August 12th 05, 05:39 PM
Tom Porterfield
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Dave wrote:
My XP Pro CD is SP1a, so in order to perform a repair I have to uninstall
SP2. This I do in Safe Mode with my Broadband Router disconnected. When
uninstalled, I use the original CD to perform a repair. I then re-install
SP2 from CD.

This all works very well until I attempt to run IE6. It will NOT connect to
the Internet - I just get the 'Server not Found' error screen. Outlook sends
and receives emails, I can activate Help and Support and check for Updates,
but I'm then told it needs to check for Microsoft Software validity at which
point it tries to load IE6 and everything fails.

I'm then forced to perform a full Ghost 9 Restore of C: and, when complete,
everything works great - including IE6.

I've tried this twice now! Does anybody have any ideas as to what I'm doing
wrong or how to correct the situation, so I can repair XP Pro?


Instead of going through all those hoops, use Method 1 described in the
following article to create an integrated XP setup that includes SP2 so
you won't need to uninstall SP2 in order to do a repair install.

How to integrate Windows XP Service Pack 2 files into the Windows XP
installation folder
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;900871
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MS-MVP Windows
http://support.telop.org

Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup only.
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Old August 12th 05, 07:07 PM
Yves Leclerc
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If you have any trouble in doing a "slipstream" manually, look at
Autostreamer. This useful utility will help you by creating an ISO image
that contains the revised "slipstreamed" CD. This is supposed to support
Windows 2000/XP and maybe 2003. I have sucessfully used it only with XP.

"Rock" wrote in message
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Dave wrote:

My XP Pro CD is SP1a, so in order to perform a repair I have to uninstall
SP2. This I do in Safe Mode with my Broadband Router disconnected. When
uninstalled, I use the original CD to perform a repair. I then re-install
SP2 from CD.

This all works very well until I attempt to run IE6. It will NOT connect
to the Internet - I just get the 'Server not Found' error screen. Outlook
sends and receives emails, I can activate Help and Support and check for
Updates, but I'm then told it needs to check for Microsoft Software
validity at which point it tries to load IE6 and everything fails.

I'm then forced to perform a full Ghost 9 Restore of C: and, when
complete, everything works great - including IE6.

I've tried this twice now! Does anybody have any ideas as to what I'm
doing wrong or how to correct the situation, so I can repair XP Pro?

Thanks in advance.

Dave




Instead of removing SP2 create an XP Pro installation CD slipstreamed with
SP2.

http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?act...showarticle=49

--
Rock
MS MVP Windows - Shell/User



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Old August 12th 05, 11:37 PM
P.Jayant
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I have had an identical experience, just last week. When Network Connection
Manager failed after installing SP2, I had no choice but to uninstall it.
And Network Connection Manager was back again.

My only handicap now - and a critical one at that - is that I do not have
the Windows Firewall any more. Is there a way to have the Firewall but not
the loss of Network Connection Manger with SP2?

P. Jayant




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Old August 13th 05, 12:37 PM
Dave
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Many thanks for all the suggestions. I've tried the Microsoft approach but
when I run c:\xpcd\i386\winnt32.exe I get the following error messages:

Error Reading information from netmap.inf
Setup cannot continue.

The system cannot find the file specified.


I then get the option to carry out a new installation; there is no upgrade
option provided.

Thanks again.

Dave

"Tom Porterfield" wrote in message
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Dave wrote:
My XP Pro CD is SP1a, so in order to perform a repair I have to uninstall
SP2. This I do in Safe Mode with my Broadband Router disconnected. When
uninstalled, I use the original CD to perform a repair. I then re-install
SP2 from CD.

This all works very well until I attempt to run IE6. It will NOT connect
to the Internet - I just get the 'Server not Found' error screen. Outlook
sends and receives emails, I can activate Help and Support and check for
Updates, but I'm then told it needs to check for Microsoft Software
validity at which point it tries to load IE6 and everything fails.

I'm then forced to perform a full Ghost 9 Restore of C: and, when
complete, everything works great - including IE6.

I've tried this twice now! Does anybody have any ideas as to what I'm
doing wrong or how to correct the situation, so I can repair XP Pro?


Instead of going through all those hoops, use Method 1 described in the
following article to create an integrated XP setup that includes SP2 so
you won't need to uninstall SP2 in order to do a repair install.

How to integrate Windows XP Service Pack 2 files into the Windows XP
installation folder
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;900871
--
Tom Porterfield
MS-MVP Windows
http://support.telop.org

Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup only.



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Old August 13th 05, 07:38 PM
Tom Porterfield
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On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 12:37:59 +0100, Dave wrote:

Many thanks for all the suggestions. I've tried the Microsoft approach but
when I run c:\xpcd\i386\winnt32.exe I get the following error messages:

Error Reading information from netmap.inf
Setup cannot continue.

The system cannot find the file specified.

I then get the option to carry out a new installation; there is no upgrade
option provided.

Thanks again.


Was your original XP disk an OEM version? If so, it may have been
customized in a way that causes integrating SP2 to fail.
--
Tom Porterfield
MS-MVP Windows
http://support.telop.org

Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup only.
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Old August 13th 05, 09:10 PM
Dave
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Yes! Original XP CD is OEM. No hope then?

Thanks anyway.

Dave

"Tom Porterfield" wrote in message
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On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 12:37:59 +0100, Dave wrote:

Many thanks for all the suggestions. I've tried the Microsoft approach
but
when I run c:\xpcd\i386\winnt32.exe I get the following error messages:

Error Reading information from netmap.inf
Setup cannot continue.

The system cannot find the file specified.

I then get the option to carry out a new installation; there is no
upgrade
option provided.

Thanks again.


Was your original XP disk an OEM version? If so, it may have been
customized in a way that causes integrating SP2 to fail.
--
Tom Porterfield
MS-MVP Windows
http://support.telop.org

Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup only.



 




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