Re: Repair/Reinstall XP SP-2

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"Prindaville" <NoSpam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thank you for your help.

My PC was shipped with XP Pro + SP1 pre-installed.

I assumed that the SP2 CD had the base code for XP Pro plus the
additional/changed code for both SP1 and SP2.
No, the SP2 CD has all of SP1 plus the changes made by SP2.

So, if I had a problem in XP Pro + SP1, then installing SP2 would fix the
problem.
No it won't.

I thought this must be the case. Otherwise, if there was problem
somewhere
in XP Pro + SP1 which was incompatible with SP2, then there would be a
risk
that installing SP2 could render the system inoperable.

If XP SP1 has a problem, installing SP2 may make the problem worse.
So, I assumed that I could use the SP2 CD to repair or reinstall XP Pro +
SP1 +SP2.
No. You must slipstream XP and SP2 to use the repair facility.

If I can uninstall SP2 and still have my computer work with XP Pro + SP1,
this seems to imply that the SP2 CD contains only the additional/changed
code
for SP2.
The SP2 CD contains both SP1 and SP2.

So, what do I do if there is a problem somewhere in XP + SP1? Will
uninstalling and reinstalling SP2 fix the problem?
Highly unlikely.

How much risk is there in uninstalling and reinstalling SP2?
Lots. Besides, it is a lot of work. So, you should not do that "incase
that fixes the problem".

I have the Dell Reinstallation CD of XP Pro + SP1. I know I will have to
ask Dell, but is it reasonable to assume that I might be able to use this
to
repair or reinstall XP Pro + SP1?
It will repair XP + SP1, and it will reinstall XP +SP1. It will not repair
XP + SP2.

What procedures will be involved if I have to install XP Pro + SP1 from
scratch?
Put the CD in your drive, and select a clean installation. A couple of
hours later, you will be done.

Jim


"John Barnett MVP" wrote:

If you look in the add/remove programs section of control panel there
should
be an option to uninstall SP2. Once uninstalled you can then re-install
it
from your SP2 CD. You shouldn't need to re-install all your other
software
just because you are re-installing SP2. SP2 only updates the operating
system it doesn't alter the software applications that you have installed
yourself.

--
John Barnett MVP
Associate Expert
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"Prindaville" <NoSpam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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My PC has a 3.06 GHz P4 with 1 GB of RAM running Win XP Pro 2002 SP2 on
my
main 200 GB hard drive.

For a long time (until last week), I had so many video files on my main
hard
drive that the free space averaged only about 7 GB, and sometimes my
downloads stopped because my main 200 GB hard drive was completely
full.

My PC shipped with SP1, and I installed SP2 from the CD at the
beginning
of
2006.

After installing SP2, I tried to upgrade my Creative Audigy 2 software,
which repeatedly caused my PC to hang with a blue screen. Sometimes I
had
to
use System Restore, and my sound card hasn't worked properly since
then.

I used to run Windows Error-checking and Windows Defragmentation
periodically, but after the problem with the Audigy 2 software, my PC
would
hang with a blue screen at the end of Error-checking. I haven't run
Error-checking and Defragmentation since then.

For the past several months, my PC has been very sluggish.

I am running Zone Alarm 6.5.737 firewall, anti-virus, and anti-spam. I
was
running Webroot Spy Sweeper, but I disabled it out of concern that it
might
be a problem (as Spy Doctor was).

Last week, I moved my video files to DVD+R disks, so I now have 140 GB
of
free space on my hard drive. This week, my PC has been significantly
faster,
although it still seems sluggish.

I think I may have damaged XP SP2 with my Audigy 2 troubles, and I
would
like to repair or reinstall XP SP2.

I would prefer to repair XP SP2, because I assume that reinstalling XP
SP2
would require me to reinstall all my other software.

After repairing or reinstalling XP SP2, I would like to try to install
Audigy 2 again.

In case this affects what you recommend, I have the SP2 CD, and my PC
has
a
second 200 GB hard drive that is identical to the main one.

What is the best thing to do?

Thanks.




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