Re: Stuck always asking for SP2 CD - Optional software

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It's probably wanting the Windows XP *with* SP2 CD, not just SP2 by itself.
Make yourself a slipstreamed CD, It'll come in handy later, too, most
likely.

"Nick Jacobs" <njacobs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uC8dONMqFHA.272@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Carey,
> Thanks for replying, but no help.
>
> Let me clear a few things up... I do know HOW to install IIS. What is
> happening is that when I select the compenents to install, it starts down
> it's merry path and gets to a point where it wants me to put in the
> Windows XP SP2 CD. I'm assuming that it's doing this based on settings to
> prevent the system from overwriting a more recent file, (It doesn't look
> like the System File Prevention overwrite stuff). What it looks like, if
> I were to guess, is that the file has some sort of reg setting say you
> must use this signed version of the dll. (Statxmem.dll or something
> similar). That signed version is found on the SP2 cd. I've tried
> selecting the SP2 expanded files directory to point to a specific file (it
> is SP2 file) but the system wont use that specific version.
>
> It's stuck always wanting to look for the SP2 CD...
>
> Nick
>
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23rjPfwLqFHA.1324@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> How do I install IIS on my Windows XP computer?
>> http://www.petri.co.il/install_iis_on_windows_xp.htm
>>
>> --
>> Carey Frisch
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP - Shell/User
>> Microsoft Newsgroups
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> "Nick Jacobs" wrote:
>>
>> | Ok Gang,
>> | This one has me stumped this time....
>> |
>> | My production pc has had issues with IIS running on it so I thought I
>> would
>> | uninstall and reinstall IIS. Should have been a no brainer.
>> |
>> | But, I go to re-add IIS and my machine gets stuck always asking me for
>> my
>> | SP2 CD. I figure, no big deal, I put it it. The system doesn't think
>> my CD
>> | is the SP2 CD. It's the same CD I've used before.
>> |
>> | I've tried downloading it and expanding to a spot on my HD to see if
>> maybe I
>> | had a corrupt CD. No difference.
>> |
>> | Any ideas on how I can tell XP to go find SP2 some place else?
>> |
>> | I don't really want to reformat my hd again. (It's getting old if you
>> know
>> | what I mean).
>> |
>> | It was all patched out before I removed IIS, I also have Studio (many
>> | versions) running on it but no Betas/RCs of Studio anywhere.
>> |
>> | Thanks,
>> | Nick
>> |
>> |
>
>


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