Re: Installed XP Service Pack 3 PC Crashed During Install

frankjr66 wrote:
My Nephew Thought He was doing some good by trying to update with xp service pack 3 but he back up my pc and the failed half way through install, So I cant uninstall and I cant Reinstall because pc says its so. system restore wont work and now the pc no longer has XP Service pack 2 I Dont what to do ?????????

Shout these words at your nephew:

NEVER INSTALL BETA SOFTWARE ON A PRODUCTION MACHINE!

Back up your data and do a clean install of Windows.

http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html - Clean Install How-To
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Reinstalling_Windows - What you will need on-hand

If you need to have a professional computer repair shop do this for you - and there is no shame in admitting this isn't your cup of tea - then insist that your nephew pay for the services.


Malke
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