Re: Windows XP SP2: Windows Update Doesn't Work
- From: "Peter" <Peter at news.microsoft.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 07:51:48 -0400
That would explain why. You've somehow corrupted the installation because
you "repaired" it with a lower version. I'm surprised it worked.
It's a great idea to slipstream your SP1 CD with SP2 using Autostreamer
(Google it) and a burn it to optical media using software such as Nero.
The solution would be to back up your files and folders and do a clean
format/installation, at least of SP1 and then take the updates from Windows
Update to SP2 plus the rest.
--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Home SP2
P4 dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 1.0gb RAM, 160gb HD
"DP" <no@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:7IOdnYb3JLpO6PXfRVn-uA@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Just to clarify - I had repaired my Windows SP2 installation with SP1 CD,
> and after that all the problems described before have started.
>
> DP
>
> "DP" <no@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:G5mdnV3Gaoyk6PXfRVn-hQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hello,
>>
>> I was able to repair my Windows XP installation (see my posting earlier
>> this week), thank you all very much.
>>
>> I was not able to properly slipstream the XP SP1 setup CD I had. For
>> unknown reasons, the CD I prepared a number of times was "invisible" -
>> the files there could not be read or even visible! Windows Explorer
>> reported CD as empty, but any CD burning software reported that there is
>> no empty space left there.
>>
>> OK, back to the new problem in hand.
>>
>> I was prepared to see some applications not working. Immediately after
>> logging in I installed SP2, and everything looked OK, however, some
>> applications refused to start (posting some never seen messages about bad
>> drivers, etc.). MS Office is dead. Antivirus software also dead. MS
>> Antispyware - in coma. SpyBot S&D, however, survived. OK, I can reinstall
>> the stuff, while it seems now like a major headache.
>>
>> But the main problem is - the Windows Update doesn't work anymore!
>> IE displays the following text and stops:
>>
>> "Checking for the latest version of the Windows Update software...
>> Depending on your connection speed, this might take a minute. During this
>> time, you may receive one or more security warnings. Review each security
>> warning to ensure that the content is signed by Microsoft, and then click
>> Install or Yes to install the software."
>>
>> That's it. Nothing I tried could bring it back to life.
>>
>> How to fix that? Is that possible to fix the whole Windows Installation,
>> bringing back all (or most, or some) broken application to life?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> DP
>>
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