Re: SP3 DESTROYED MY COMPUTER!

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

I already tried a repair install last week. It failed about 91% through.
Failed to remove SP1, Failed to remove SP2, Failed to remove SP3.

Regards,
Dave

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

brotherdave wrote:
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Worst part of all this is that even if I could get XP to reinstall
(which I can't because I already tried that) I don't have ANY MORE
XP PRO installs left on my license anyway. You only get three
installs and since I've changed boards twice already I don't have
any more installs left.

So I'm torn between spending a couple of hundred for a new hard
drive and a new XP license or just giving up on MS completely and
buying a Mac.
<snipped>

BTW - that is a common fantasy. You do not only have 3 installs - you have
unlimited installs. If you get a message about not being able to activate
because it was used too much or whatever - ignore and choose to activate by
telephone. Call the toll-free number, give the information requested and
activate your copy.

However - from what I can tell - you might need a repair installation.

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

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

(You also may want to download and utilize the hard disk drive
manufacturer's disk diagnostics utility to test your hard disk drive for
errors.)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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