Repair Install ?

philo wrote:
easily_confused wrote:
I'm having a similar issue. I want to do a repair on an sp3 system
with IE8. My slipstreamed SP3 install does not work, so I will try
the suggested method (Autostreamer) to build a new disk.

I still have a few questions:

1. One you slipstreamed sp3, Why did you have to reinstall sp3 if it
was repaired from an sp3 disk?
2. What did you mean by:

FWIF: If I took the option to install without formatting the drive...
the installer was aware of the previous install. ---- that approach
will remove documents and settings and all registry information!!
and finally:
If attempting a repair install from *within* a running XP_sp3
installation...a repair install was allowed." ---- this confuses me
---- how do I do this? Is this a repair without booting from the CD?

3. What about IE8. I guess it is just another application that is
unaffected by the repair?

Thanks

EC


"philo" wrote in message
...
I recently have been experimenting with the repair-install process so
I am prepared in advance .

My XP cd is at level sp2 and I found that even on a machine that was
updated to sp3, by booting with the sp2 cd I *could* perform a repair
install.

Of course sp3 would then have to be installed as well as the updates.


Next I created a slipstreamed XP_sp3 cd and confirmed I could install
Windows with it...


but then tested it to see if it could perform a repair install on an
existing XP_sp3 installation...
but when booting from the CD when it got to the part of detecting a
previous installation...that option did *not* exist

and I was only given the option to install a fresh copy.


FWIF: If I took the option to install without formatting the drive...
the installer was aware of the previous install.


and finally:

If attempting a repair install from *within* a running XP_sp3
installation...a repair install was allowed.




I experimented a bit and found that if I have SP3 slipstreamed I can use
the cd to perform a repair install.

If I used nLite to create an automated install cd...
the option to repair the Windows installation does *not* appear if I
boot from the cd.


However if I use that same CD and place it in my machine when it's
booted up to the GUI...I can use it to perform a repair install...
(also known as an "in place" upgrade.)


The reason I was running all the tests was simply because
if I ever ended up with an unbootable XP installation...
I'd of course need to perform a repair install by booting with the CD

The only experiment I did not try was to slipstream both SP3 and IE7
into the CD...
but I've fooled around enough and the sp3 cd is good enough



Felt ambitious and used nLite to slipstream sp3 and IE7
worked fine

cd can be used to perform a fresh install or repair install of XP

so using the automated install feature was what must have eliminated the
repair install functionality from the cdboot function

philo wrote:
easily_confused wrote:
I'm having a similar issue. I want to do a repair on an sp3 system
with IE8. My slipstreamed SP3 install does not work, so I will try
the suggested method (Autostreamer) to build a new disk.

I still have a few questions:

1. One you slipstreamed sp3, Why did you have to reinstall sp3 if it
was repaired from an sp3 disk?
2. What did you mean by:

FWIF: If I took the option to install without formatting the drive...
the installer was aware of the previous install. ---- that approach
will remove documents and settings and all registry information!!
and finally:
If attempting a repair install from *within* a running XP_sp3
installation...a repair install was allowed." ---- this confuses me
---- how do I do this? Is this a repair without booting from the CD?

3. What about IE8. I guess it is just another application that is
unaffected by the repair?

Thanks

EC


"philo" wrote in message
...
I recently have been experimenting with the repair-install process so
I am prepared in advance .

My XP cd is at level sp2 and I found that even on a machine that was
updated to sp3, by booting with the sp2 cd I *could* perform a repair
install.

Of course sp3 would then have to be installed as well as the updates.


Next I created a slipstreamed XP_sp3 cd and confirmed I could install
Windows with it...


but then tested it to see if it could perform a repair install on an
existing XP_sp3 installation...
but when booting from the CD when it got to the part of detecting a
previous installation...that option did *not* exist

and I was only given the option to install a fresh copy.


FWIF: If I took the option to install without formatting the drive...
the installer was aware of the previous install.


and finally:

If attempting a repair install from *within* a running XP_sp3
installation...a repair install was allowed.




I experimented a bit and found that if I have SP3 slipstreamed I can use
the cd to perform a repair install.

If I used nLite to create an automated install cd...
the option to repair the Windows installation does *not* appear if I
boot from the cd.


However if I use that same CD and place it in my machine when it's
booted up to the GUI...I can use it to perform a repair install...
(also known as an "in place" upgrade.)


The reason I was running all the tests was simply because
if I ever ended up with an unbootable XP installation...
I'd of course need to perform a repair install by booting with the CD

The only experiment I did not try was to slipstream both SP3 and IE7
into the CD...
but I've fooled around enough and the sp3 cd is good enough



Felt ambitious and used nLite to slipstream sp3 and IE7
worked fine

cd can be used to perform a fresh install or repair install of XP

so using the automated install feature was what must have eliminated the
repair install functionality from the cdboot function

The RyanVM Integrator: http://www.ryanvm.net/forum/ has updates and addons
you can integrate and DriverPacks: http://forum.driverpacks.net/ has
updated drivers for most stuff. Check them out too.

"philo" wrote in message
...
philo wrote:
easily_confused wrote:
I'm having a similar issue. I want to do a repair on an sp3 system
with IE8. My slipstreamed SP3 install does not work, so I will try the
suggested method (Autostreamer) to build a new disk.

I still have a few questions:

1. One you slipstreamed sp3, Why did you have to reinstall sp3 if it
was repaired from an sp3 disk?
2. What did you mean by:

FWIF: If I took the option to install without formatting the drive...
the installer was aware of the previous install. ---- that approach
will remove documents and settings and all registry information!!
and finally:
If attempting a repair install from *within* a running XP_sp3
installation...a repair install was allowed." ---- this confuses
me ---- how do I do this? Is this a repair without booting from the CD?

3. What about IE8. I guess it is just another application that is
unaffected by the repair?

Thanks

EC


"philo" wrote in message
...
I recently have been experimenting with the repair-install process so I
am prepared in advance .

My XP cd is at level sp2 and I found that even on a machine that was
updated to sp3, by booting with the sp2 cd I *could* perform a repair
install.

Of course sp3 would then have to be installed as well as the updates.


Next I created a slipstreamed XP_sp3 cd and confirmed I could install
Windows with it...


but then tested it to see if it could perform a repair install on an
existing XP_sp3 installation...
but when booting from the CD when it got to the part of detecting a
previous installation...that option did *not* exist

and I was only given the option to install a fresh copy.


FWIF: If I took the option to install without formatting the drive...
the installer was aware of the previous install.


and finally:

If attempting a repair install from *within* a running XP_sp3
installation...a repair install was allowed.




I experimented a bit and found that if I have SP3 slipstreamed I can use
the cd to perform a repair install.

If I used nLite to create an automated install cd...
the option to repair the Windows installation does *not* appear if I boot
from the cd.


However if I use that same CD and place it in my machine when it's booted
up to the GUI...I can use it to perform a repair install...
(also known as an "in place" upgrade.)


The reason I was running all the tests was simply because
if I ever ended up with an unbootable XP installation...
I'd of course need to perform a repair install by booting with the CD

The only experiment I did not try was to slipstream both SP3 and IE7 into
the CD...
but I've fooled around enough and the sp3 cd is good enough



Felt ambitious and used nLite to slipstream sp3 and IE7
worked fine

cd can be used to perform a fresh install or repair install of XP

so using the automated install feature was what must have eliminated the
repair install functionality from the cdboot function

The RyanVM Integrator: http://www.ryanvm.net/forum/ has updates and addons
you can integrate and DriverPacks: http://forum.driverpacks.net/ has
updated drivers for most stuff. Check them out too.

"philo" wrote in message
...
philo wrote:
easily_confused wrote:
I'm having a similar issue. I want to do a repair on an sp3 system
with IE8. My slipstreamed SP3 install does not work, so I will try the
suggested method (Autostreamer) to build a new disk.

I still have a few questions:

1. One you slipstreamed sp3, Why did you have to reinstall sp3 if it
was repaired from an sp3 disk?
2. What did you mean by:

FWIF: If I took the option to install without formatting the drive...
the installer was aware of the previous install. ---- that approach
will remove documents and settings and all registry information!!
and finally:
If attempting a repair install from *within* a running XP_sp3
installation...a repair install was allowed." ---- this confuses
me ---- how do I do this? Is this a repair without booting from the CD?

3. What about IE8. I guess it is just another application that is
unaffected by the repair?

Thanks

EC


"philo" wrote in message
...
I recently have been experimenting with the repair-install process so I
am prepared in advance .

My XP cd is at level sp2 and I found that even on a machine that was
updated to sp3, by booting with the sp2 cd I *could* perform a repair
install.

Of course sp3 would then have to be installed as well as the updates.


Next I created a slipstreamed XP_sp3 cd and confirmed I could install
Windows with it...


but then tested it to see if it could perform a repair install on an
existing XP_sp3 installation...
but when booting from the CD when it got to the part of detecting a
previous installation...that option did *not* exist

and I was only given the option to install a fresh copy.


FWIF: If I took the option to install without formatting the drive...
the installer was aware of the previous install.


and finally:

If attempting a repair install from *within* a running XP_sp3
installation...a repair install was allowed.




I experimented a bit and found that if I have SP3 slipstreamed I can use
the cd to perform a repair install.

If I used nLite to create an automated install cd...
the option to repair the Windows installation does *not* appear if I boot
from the cd.


However if I use that same CD and place it in my machine when it's booted
up to the GUI...I can use it to perform a repair install...
(also known as an "in place" upgrade.)


The reason I was running all the tests was simply because
if I ever ended up with an unbootable XP installation...
I'd of course need to perform a repair install by booting with the CD

The only experiment I did not try was to slipstream both SP3 and IE7 into
the CD...
but I've fooled around enough and the sp3 cd is good enough



Felt ambitious and used nLite to slipstream sp3 and IE7
worked fine

cd can be used to perform a fresh install or repair install of XP

so using the automated install feature was what must have eliminated the
repair install functionality from the cdboot function

Jerry wrote:
The RyanVM Integrator: http://www.ryanvm.net/forum/ has updates and addons
you can integrate and DriverPacks: http://forum.driverpacks.net/ has
updated drivers for most stuff. Check them out too.

"philo" wrote in message
...
philo wrote:
easily_confused wrote:
I'm having a similar issue. I want to do a repair on an sp3 system
with IE8. My slipstreamed SP3 install does not work, so I will try the
suggested method (Autostreamer) to build a new disk.

I still have a few questions:

1. One you slipstreamed sp3, Why did you have to reinstall sp3 if it
was repaired from an sp3 disk?
2. What did you mean by:

FWIF: If I took the option to install without formatting the drive...
the installer was aware of the previous install. ---- that approach
will remove documents and settings and all registry information!!
and finally:
If attempting a repair install from *within* a running XP_sp3
installation...a repair install was allowed." ---- this confuses
me ---- how do I do this? Is this a repair without booting from the CD?

3. What about IE8. I guess it is just another application that is
unaffected by the repair?

Thanks

EC


"philo" wrote in message
...
I recently have been experimenting with the repair-install process so I
am prepared in advance .

My XP cd is at level sp2 and I found that even on a machine that was
updated to sp3, by booting with the sp2 cd I *could* perform a repair
install.

Of course sp3 would then have to be installed as well as the updates.


Next I created a slipstreamed XP_sp3 cd and confirmed I could install
Windows with it...


but then tested it to see if it could perform a repair install on an
existing XP_sp3 installation...
but when booting from the CD when it got to the part of detecting a
previous installation...that option did *not* exist

and I was only given the option to install a fresh copy.


FWIF: If I took the option to install without formatting the drive...
the installer was aware of the previous install.


and finally:

If attempting a repair install from *within* a running XP_sp3
installation...a repair install was allowed.


I experimented a bit and found that if I have SP3 slipstreamed I can use
the cd to perform a repair install.

If I used nLite to create an automated install cd...
the option to repair the Windows installation does *not* appear if I boot
from the cd.


However if I use that same CD and place it in my machine when it's booted
up to the GUI...I can use it to perform a repair install...
(also known as an "in place" upgrade.)


The reason I was running all the tests was simply because
if I ever ended up with an unbootable XP installation...
I'd of course need to perform a repair install by booting with the CD

The only experiment I did not try was to slipstream both SP3 and IE7 into
the CD...
but I've fooled around enough and the sp3 cd is good enough


Felt ambitious and used nLite to slipstream sp3 and IE7
worked fine

cd can be used to perform a fresh install or repair install of XP

so using the automated install feature was what must have eliminated the
repair install functionality from the cdboot function







Thanks

I did make an update DVD a while back

but I'll check out that link thanks

Jerry wrote:
The RyanVM Integrator: http://www.ryanvm.net/forum/ has updates and addons
you can integrate and DriverPacks: http://forum.driverpacks.net/ has
updated drivers for most stuff. Check them out too.

"philo" wrote in message
...
philo wrote:
easily_confused wrote:
I'm having a similar issue. I want to do a repair on an sp3 system
with IE8. My slipstreamed SP3 install does not work, so I will try the
suggested method (Autostreamer) to build a new disk.

I still have a few questions:

1. One you slipstreamed sp3, Why did you have to reinstall sp3 if it
was repaired from an sp3 disk?
2. What did you mean by:

FWIF: If I took the option to install without formatting the drive...
the installer was aware of the previous install. ---- that approach
will remove documents and settings and all registry information!!
and finally:
If attempting a repair install from *within* a running XP_sp3
installation...a repair install was allowed." ---- this confuses
me ---- how do I do this? Is this a repair without booting from the CD?

3. What about IE8. I guess it is just another application that is
unaffected by the repair?

Thanks

EC


"philo" wrote in message
...
I recently have been experimenting with the repair-install process so I
am prepared in advance .

My XP cd is at level sp2 and I found that even on a machine that was
updated to sp3, by booting with the sp2 cd I *could* perform a repair
install.

Of course sp3 would then have to be installed as well as the updates.


Next I created a slipstreamed XP_sp3 cd and confirmed I could install
Windows with it...


but then tested it to see if it could perform a repair install on an
existing XP_sp3 installation...
but when booting from the CD when it got to the part of detecting a
previous installation...that option did *not* exist

and I was only given the option to install a fresh copy.


FWIF: If I took the option to install without formatting the drive...
the installer was aware of the previous install.


and finally:

If attempting a repair install from *within* a running XP_sp3
installation...a repair install was allowed.


I experimented a bit and found that if I have SP3 slipstreamed I can use
the cd to perform a repair install.

If I used nLite to create an automated install cd...
the option to repair the Windows installation does *not* appear if I boot
from the cd.


However if I use that same CD and place it in my machine when it's booted
up to the GUI...I can use it to perform a repair install...
(also known as an "in place" upgrade.)


The reason I was running all the tests was simply because
if I ever ended up with an unbootable XP installation...
I'd of course need to perform a repair install by booting with the CD

The only experiment I did not try was to slipstream both SP3 and IE7 into
the CD...
but I've fooled around enough and the sp3 cd is good enough


Felt ambitious and used nLite to slipstream sp3 and IE7
worked fine

cd can be used to perform a fresh install or repair install of XP

so using the automated install feature was what must have eliminated the
repair install functionality from the cdboot function







Thanks

I did make an update DVD a while back

but I'll check out that link thanks