Repairing or reinstalling XP after deploying SP1
Susan Lambert
installed SP1?
Will I still be able to repair or reinstall using original CD or do I need
to copy SP1 to a CD for this purpose. Any help would be appreciated.
Jupiter Jones
Update patches will be gone.
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_install.htm
You can not back up SP1 from your computer unless you D/L the Network
Installation and still have the original file.
If you do Repair Install and need to install SP1, do it this way:
***PRINT THIS LIST***
Do not use Express Installation.
You can order Service Pack 1 CD from:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/orde
rcd.asp
Download the Network Installation from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/
Be sure to get the 32bit version. (Windows XP Home and Pro)
DSL takes about 20 minutes, if you do not have high speed access, get
a friend to D/L SP1 for you.
Then burn it to a CD and keep for the future.
It is best to resolve current issues BEFORE installing SP1.
First check to make sure you have all updated drivers.
You should have at least 2gb free space (Less than half that is needed
for SP1, but if you are that close, you need to start looking for ways
to free space or add another hard drive.)
Check with computer manufacturer to insure compatibility with SP1,
there are a few models where the company has said wait while the
manufacturer implements a fix.
Compaq and HP are 2 that I know of.
If you have HP or Compaq computer contact them before installing SP1:
http://www.hp.com/cposupport/personal_computing/support_doc/bph07866.h
tml#P1_65
There may still be issues with the HP/Compaq fix, so you may want to
wait
If possible run Ad-Aware and delete spyware:
http://www.webattack.com/get/adaware.shtml
Run chkdsk to check file system.
Perform Disk Cleanup (all boxes checked except Compress old files)
Perform Disk Defragmentation.
Ensure correct date and time.
Disconnect all peripherals (camera, scanner, printer etc)
When you are ready:
Create a Restore Point in System Restore
Go to MSCONFIG, uncheck all in Start-up tab.
Reboot the computer
Login as an Administrator, disable ALL unnecessary applications
including antivirus.
Install SP1 by double clicking on it, follow the prompts.
After SP1 install is completed, reboot, defrag.
Go back to MSCONFIG and recheck Normal Startup
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"Susan Lambert" <slam...@ironcasting.org> wrote in message
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Torgeir Bakken (MVP)
Hi
Create a WinXP CD where SP1 is slipstreamed into it to avoid reinstalling SP1
after a repair or a reinstall.
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torgeir
Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI
Porsgrunn Norway
Maurice N
On the presumption yours is a retail XP with the CD, or an OEM with full XP CD:
making a slipstream CD with Service Pack 1 is a good idea.
Then you can use that CD to make a repair install if needed.
Instructions on how to successfully slipstream SP1 and create a
bootable CD :
<http://www.justinwojas.com/bootcd.htm>
& <http://www.infinisource.com/WindowsXP/wincp-sp1-bootcd.html>
If you cannot make that CD, in a last resort, you can conceivably use the SP1 setup diskettes to get to
Recovery Console or make a repair install.
These are for Service Pack 1:
Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 1 Utility: Setup Disks for Floppy Boot Install
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=42818&area=search&ordinal=1
Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 Utility: Setup Disks for Floppy Boot Install
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=42819&area=search&ordinal=3
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Maurice N
MVP Windows - Shell / User
Ed Ellers
"Create a WinXP CD where SP1 is slipstreamed into it to avoid reinstalling
SP1 after a repair or a reinstall."
Would this also be appropriate when upgrading a system, that now has XP Home
with SP1, to XP Pro (since our XP Pro CD is pre-SP1)?
Torgeir Bakken (MVP)
Hi
Most likely, yes, but I have not tested it.