Re: HELP! PLEASE

I knew about the Administration version of SP2 but I wasn't sure if it
would work on a standalone machine and didn't want to screw anything up even
further! In any case I just ran it and it didn't help anyway.
It's really odd...if I right-click on "My Computer" and then click the
"properties" item, the multi-tab property *** comes up and all tabs work
except if I click on the "Update" tab. If I click on that just to see what
the settings are it freezes the entire properties dialog. Everything else
works but I have to shut down and restart to get rid of it again!
Let me ask you something. I have a CD R/W drive, a Floppy 3 1/2, a DVD,
and a raid 0 Hardisk setup up. In the Setup menu you get if you click
Ctrl-I during boot, in what order is the boot settings supposed to be? I
have it set for the hard disk as second, and the CD R/W as first so that if
the WinXP CD is in the drive when I start up it will boot from the CD, but
the other day when I attempted doing a repair it told me that I didn't have
a Hard Drive? Could I have set these up wrong? A while back when I was on
the phone with a tech rep we were switching them around because were trying
to figure out why my DVD had stopped working and I don't remember what the
original settings were or if I re-set them as they were supposed to be!
Also, using an OEM WinXP CD, to do a re-install so that it will pick up
my installed applications properly, do I just boot from the CD and select
the Install;; option when it appears, or is there something else I need to
do first?

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"T. Waters" <@$%$%#^@jdjgkl.com> wrote in message
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> Donald L McDaniel wrote:
>> Robert Meek wrote:
>>> 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!
>>>
>>>
>>> "Donald L McDaniel" <donmcdaniel2005@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:e5NztZ0VFHA.2420@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> 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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>>>>>>> Personal e-mail: rmeek1@xxxxxxxxxxx
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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
>>>> Please reply to the original thread,
>>>> so that the thread may be kept intact.
>>>> ==============================
>>
>> Can't you download the Network install version? If you don't have
>> broadband, it would be a bad idea to try to download it. However,
>> Microsoft provides a free CD containing SP2.
>>
>> Download the Network install version here: (very large, so don't try
>> unless you have broadband)
>>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-
> 8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en
>>
>> Order the free CD here:
>>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/defau
> lt.mspx
>>
>> These links might break in your newsreader. If they do, just click
>> and paste.
>>
>> Personally, I believe you should reinstall XP clean, using the
>> install CD to boot with.
>> Also, have a professional check your hardware (or purchase a new HD.
>> It would probably be cheaper, anyway.)
>
> In addition, you may find that if you call a local computer store, they
> probably have a free SP2 disk you can pick up pronto.
>
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