What CD does 'WinXP repair' want me to insert?

I'm recovering from a blown Win-XP Home update to SP2, so I'm
following Jupiter Jones' instructions. (Neither of the first 2
possibilities
were able to actually remove SP2, so I'm now trying the 3rd suggestion,
which is to do a Windows XP Home 'repair'.

This is on a Gateway (the 'cow' people) machine, so I am using their
blue 'Operating System' cdrom to do the repair.

Ok. So, the first phase completed fine, it says to remove any floppies,
and now it boots up from the hard-drive, and within the first 30 seconds,
it now says:

Please insert the Compact Disc labeled 'Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack
1 CD'.

That is very confusing! Does it mean that same blue CD from Gateway that
I've
been using? Or, do they mean a Microsoft-produced CD that contains SP-1?
(If they do mean the latter, then I'm stuck, because all that is available
these days
is a downloadable SP1-A CD, which I DO HAVE.)

Or, do I have the choice of instead inserting an SP2 cdrom, which I also
have available?
(Tho, I'm somewhat reluctant to try that yet, as that is what put the
machine into an
unbootable state in the first place.)

TIA...

Dave

David;
It means the operating system CD.


--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
In memory of our dear friend, MVP Alex Nichol
http://www.dts-l.org


"David Cook" <> wrote in message
news:IdOdnQJgUPuyb8HfRVn-...
> I'm recovering from a blown Win-XP Home update to SP2, so I'm
> following Jupiter Jones' instructions. (Neither of the first 2
> possibilities
> were able to actually remove SP2, so I'm now trying the 3rd suggestion,
> which is to do a Windows XP Home 'repair'.
>
> This is on a Gateway (the 'cow' people) machine, so I am using their
> blue 'Operating System' cdrom to do the repair.
>
> Ok. So, the first phase completed fine, it says to remove any floppies,
> and now it boots up from the hard-drive, and within the first 30 seconds,
> it now says:
>
> Please insert the Compact Disc labeled 'Windows XP Home Edition Service
> Pack 1 CD'.
>
> That is very confusing! Does it mean that same blue CD from Gateway that
> I've
> been using? Or, do they mean a Microsoft-produced CD that contains SP-1?
> (If they do mean the latter, then I'm stuck, because all that is available
> these days
> is a downloadable SP1-A CD, which I DO HAVE.)
>
> Or, do I have the choice of instead inserting an SP2 cdrom, which I also
> have available?
> (Tho, I'm somewhat reluctant to try that yet, as that is what put the
> machine into an
> unbootable state in the first place.)
>
> TIA...
>
> Dave
>

Jup -

Yes, you are correct...they mean the 'blue' OS cd from Gateway.

(The labeling on the blue one says nothing at all about 'service pack
1',
which is why it is so confusing.)

I did finally repair and recover the system, back to SP1 state.

Thanks and cheers...

Dave


"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> David;
> It means the operating system CD.
>
>
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
> In memory of our dear friend, MVP Alex Nichol
> http://www.dts-l.org
>
>
> "David Cook" <> wrote in message
> news:IdOdnQJgUPuyb8HfRVn-...
>> I'm recovering from a blown Win-XP Home update to SP2, so I'm
>> following Jupiter Jones' instructions. (Neither of the first 2
>> possibilities
>> were able to actually remove SP2, so I'm now trying the 3rd suggestion,
>> which is to do a Windows XP Home 'repair'.
>>
>> This is on a Gateway (the 'cow' people) machine, so I am using their
>> blue 'Operating System' cdrom to do the repair.
>>
>> Ok. So, the first phase completed fine, it says to remove any floppies,
>> and now it boots up from the hard-drive, and within the first 30 seconds,
>> it now says:
>>
>> Please insert the Compact Disc labeled 'Windows XP Home Edition Service
>> Pack 1 CD'.
>>
>> That is very confusing! Does it mean that same blue CD from Gateway
>> that I've
>> been using? Or, do they mean a Microsoft-produced CD that contains SP-1?
>> (If they do mean the latter, then I'm stuck, because all that is
>> available these days
>> is a downloadable SP1-A CD, which I DO HAVE.)
>>
>> Or, do I have the choice of instead inserting an SP2 cdrom, which I also
>> have available?
>> (Tho, I'm somewhat reluctant to try that yet, as that is what put the
>> machine into an
>> unbootable state in the first place.)
>>
>> TIA...
>>
>> Dave
>>
>
>