Can't get Microsoft XP updates to load
Started by
mikeygabb
, Nov 14 2006 08:56 PM
#16
Posted 15 November 2006 - 02:31 AM
#17
Posted 15 November 2006 - 02:35 AM
Items in blue which are underlined are clickable to give more information about the process
Click start then run, type sfc /scannow then press enter, you need the XP CD
Windows File Protection will show an on screen blue progress bar which will simply disappear when the scan is complete, reboot when it does
If you do not have an XP CD you can borrow a same version as was originally installed XP CD, if you downloaded SP2 then you need an SP1 XP CD
Click start then run, type sfc /scannow then press enter, you need the XP CD
Windows File Protection will show an on screen blue progress bar which will simply disappear when the scan is complete, reboot when it does
If you do not have an XP CD you can borrow a same version as was originally installed XP CD, if you downloaded SP2 then you need an SP1 XP CD
#18
Posted 15 November 2006 - 02:50 AM
Is there an alternative to that since I don't have the Windows XP CD? I just got a new computer from Dell and aparently now they don't give you all of the software CD's like before. All I received from them was the Microsoft Office CD. I guess when you're system crashes there's a new way of fixing your system w/o using the CD's.
#19
Posted 15 November 2006 - 02:57 AM
It depends if they gave you recovery CD's or put a recovery partition on, usually, either of those put the computer back to day one condition and you lose any data and any programmes you installed since getting it
Are you likely to be able to borrow a same version XP CD to run it?
Are you likely to be able to borrow a same version XP CD to run it?
#20
Posted 15 November 2006 - 03:06 AM
There was no recovery CD, just the Microsoft Office CD. I'm not sure if I can get another XP.
#21
Posted 15 November 2006 - 03:10 AM
Click start then control panel, click add and remove, tick show updates, probably best to write the hotfixes down, then cross check them here
http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/
Try installing any you have not got
If they install, the XP CD isn't so important
http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/
Try installing any you have not got
If they install, the XP CD isn't so important
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