Can't Use Repair Windows XP after installing SP@

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Watch for the prompt at POST to boot from the CD-Rom.

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"Chuck in Tucson" wrote:
|I want to run the Repair Windows XP (Home Edition), but since I installed
| SP2, I can't.
|
| Someone suggested reinstalling the Home Edition by rebooting from the CD,
| but I can't do that. I've changed my bios setting so that my computer
boots
| from the CDROM, but it continues to reboot from the C drive. I also tried
| changing the setting to reboot from D, but it still reboots from the C
drive.
|
| Any idea how I can use the Repair Windows XP with SP2 installed?
|
| Thanks.
|
| Chuck

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Chuck,

Repairing XP installation with a base XP CD (with SP2 installed) may cause problems, as seen in the newsgroup. Create a slipstreamed XP CD with SP2 and the proceed to repair XP. Information on integrating SP2 with XP and creating a bootable CD:

Slipstreaming Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Create Bootable CD - Windows-Help.NET:
http://www.windows-help.net/Window [...] ootcd.html

Neowin.net -> AutoStreamer Released! (v 1.0.29):
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index. [...] try2453585

As for the boot issue, do you see the "insert CD" or similar message after POST is complete? Is the CD drive working properly?

Alternately, follow method 1 - Inplace Upgrade:

How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315341

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"Chuck in Tucson" <Chuck in Tucson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8DFFC31F-1310-4DB6-929E-43593547C447@microsoft.com...
I want to run the Repair Windows XP (Home Edition), but since I installed
SP2, I can't.

Someone suggested reinstalling the Home Edition by rebooting from the CD,
but I can't do that. I've changed my bios setting so that my computer boots
from the CDROM, but it continues to reboot from the C drive. I also tried
changing the setting to reboot from D, but it still reboots from the C drive.

Any idea how I can use the Repair Windows XP with SP2 installed?

Thanks.

Chuck

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Chuck,

See Dennis' site:

BIOS Power-On Self Test (POST):
http://www.dewassoc.com/support/bi [...] t_post.htm

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"Chuck Tucson" <Chuck Tucson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message newsDE37497-6640-4565-A3DC-CF35BFA0DA43@microsoft.com...
What is POST? Two people have mentioned it, but I don't know what it is.

Sorry for my ignorance on this.

Chuck

"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> Watch for the prompt at POST to boot from the CD-Rom.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "Chuck in Tucson" wrote:
> |I want to run the Repair Windows XP (Home Edition), but since I installed
> | SP2, I can't.
> |
> | Someone suggested reinstalling the Home Edition by rebooting from the CD,
> | but I can't do that. I've changed my bios setting so that my computer
> boots
> | from the CDROM, but it continues to reboot from the C drive. I also tried
> | changing the setting to reboot from D, but it still reboots from the C
> drive.
> |
> | Any idea how I can use the Repair Windows XP with SP2 installed?
> |
> | Thanks.
> |
> | Chuck
>
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?)

On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 12:22:37 +0530, "Ramesh [MVP]"

>Repairing XP installation with a base XP CD (with SP2 installed) may
>cause problems, as seen in the newsgroup. Create a slipstreamed XP CD
>with SP2 and the proceed to repair XP.

IMO, if an SP breaks the installation CD (repair install, RC) then it
should include a utility to create a new (slipstreamed) CDR.

Users shouldn't find out they have been robbed of these abilities only
when some crisis arises that needs them - as under such circumstances,
they are unlikely to be able to access the 'net, download stuff, or
create a good slipstreamed CD from an installation that has gone bad.



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