Re: HELP! PLEASE

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I thought maybe if I just re-installed SP2 it might straighten out too,
but I can't download it because the update doesn't work! I'm caught between
a rock and a hard place!

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"Donald L McDaniel" <donmcdaniel2005@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Robert Meek wrote:
>> I can't do a system restore because the system doesn't shut down
>> properly! And then I put my OEM WnxXP cd in the drive and started the
>> system. It began botting up from the cd abd I clicked the repair
>> option and it told me I didn't have a hard disk!
>>
>>
>> "Rich Barry" <rbarryNot@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:0zzge.2832$887.43@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Robert, I would try a System Restore first. Then try a Repair
>>> Install. Finally a Clean Install.
>>> For Sys Restore go to Start>All Programs>Accessories>System
>>> Tools>System Restore. Go back as far as you can.
>>> For Repair and Clean Install check here
>>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>>>
>>>
>>> "Robert Meek" <rmeek1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:OzbzzqiVFHA.4056@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Somehow my WinXP Pro w/sp2 system is all screwed up! Most
>>>> everything works except that I cannot shutdown, change users, or
>>>> run Windows Update! When i try the first two my screen freezes at
>>>> Saving your Settings and I must shut the machine down manually. when I
>>>> try update or even the update from the System properties tab
>>>> IExplore or the tab*** just freeze up and I have to use the
>>>> taskmanager or shut the machine off to recover!
>>>> You all gave me urls for a lot of ms and provate sites with info
>>>> about both of these, but nothing I found anywhere seems to help or
>>>> even is applicable! I get no error messages at all!
>>>> So then I checked my user accounts and found that there is
>>>> suddenly a new account I never created called ASP.NET 1... Also,
>>>> when I sign on under my main administrator account and try to
>>>> delete another administrator acount I cannot!
>>>> I'm beginning to think that the ONLY thing I can do is
>>>> re-install or repair! Can someone tell me which would be best to
>>>> try? Also, for either, what steps do i take so that it doesn't
>>>> lose all my applications and their registry settings?
>>>>
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>>>> from Robert Meek dba "Tangentals Design"
>>>> Personal e-mail: rmeek1@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
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>>>>
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>
> Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet.
> Perhaps a clean install will clear the matter.
> But don't take my advice until there is no other alternative.
> --
> Donald L McDaniel
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> so that the thread may be kept intact.
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