slayer_3 wrote:
> Hey, I was updating to XP 2 when my computer crashed durring the installation
> phase due to a loose IDE cable to my hard drive. When i tried to install
> again, it completes about 30% before the installation fails, giving me the
> error code 8007007B. I think the crash corrupted some of the installation
> files for SP2. Windows update will not let me redownload the SP2 install
> files so im stuck with my current corrupted version. Can anyone either help
> me fix the corrupted files or download an uncorrupted version. Oh, i also
> tried using the XP2 CD to no luck. It still read the corrupted version on my
> hard drive. Thanks for your help
Hi
Try this
Rename (or just delete) the SoftwareDistribution folder and
then use the SP2 CD.
You can use the procedure described here:
http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...cleid=21&ln=en
Note that a side effect of renaming or deleting the SoftwareDistribution
folder is that you lose your WU v5 History listing (not critical).
(later on, you can just delete the renamed SoftwareDistribution
folder)
For folders you can consider deleting and other disk cleanup tips
after a successful SP2 installation, take a look here:
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...TNGP15.phx.gbl
Before installing SP2, you should take a look at the
following sites:
What to Know Before You Download and Install Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/s...hattoknow.mspx
How to successfully install Windows XP Service Pack 2.
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/winxpsp2install.htm
Service Pack Installation Checklist
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
Please take a look at this Microsoft knowledge base article as well:
Windows XP Service Pack 2 is not available to install from Windows
Update and is not offered by Automatic Updates
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=885627
*Important* part from the link above:
If you have T.V. Media from Total Velocity Corporation installed, or
your processor is a Intel P4 Prescott with C-0 stepping, you should
not install SP2.
Intel P4 Prescott processors came out February 2004, so if your
computer is older than that, this is not an issue for you. Also, if
you have a Dell, IBM or HP, this is not an issue.
If you suspect/know you have an Intel P4 Prescott processor, take a
look at the two following Web sites for what you need to do/have to
be able to install SP2 on the computer:
http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7447
http://cquirke.mvps.org/sp2intel.htm
Newsflash:
Adware T.V. Media Program Removal Tool
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=886590
and
Microsoft have now released a fix for the problem where SP2 fails to
boot after installing it in a PC with the Prescott or a Celeron D CPU
(or fails to install in the case of slipstreamed cds). The problem is
described here:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=34535
and the download for the fix is available here (install it before you
install SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
Also, if you have a Dell Inspiron 1150 or 2650, you might get a
slow running system after installing SP2, take a look at this thread
for more on this:
http://groups.google.com/groups?thre...ws.prodigy.com
and here as well:
Inspiron 1150 Performance Loss
http://support.dell.com/support/topi...1090653#step16
http://support.dell.com/support/topi...t?DN=HO1090723
--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx
Similar Threads
Linear Mode
