XP Issue, quick help

nexus_7 · Post by **nexus_7** » Sun May 07, 2006 1:31 pm

System was ruinning fine. XP, SP2, all updates.

User decided to uninstall sp2.

now system blue screens on boot.

Went to do a repair install but in there it says unknown partition. What gives?

Help ideas?

Greg

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Sun May 07, 2006 2:05 pm

Try using the first repair option and running chkdsk /r

GL

eGo

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Sun May 07, 2006 2:38 pm

Ouch. SP2 uninstalls are risky. SP2 is more like an OS upgrade. It usually isn't a good idea. That;s why I ghost or Acronis a drive before upgrading to SP2.

Try a chkdsk with sector scan either from the recovery console or a BartPE disk and then a repair install as Ego suggests.

The question will be whether to use an SP1 or SP2 disk for the repair. I'd recommend SP2.

WHY did he uninstall SP2? If it installed successfully, there is absolutely no reason to uninstall it.

nexus_7 · Post by **nexus_7** » Sun May 07, 2006 2:40 pm

Who knows.

Ill try that.

Greg

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Sun May 07, 2006 3:26 pm

Yah, I had one on Tuesday that was running just fine then all of a sudden didn't want to boot.. Tried to do a repair, unknown partition.. Ran chkdks /r and it was back to normal.. So who knows what happened.. Hopefully you can get it working.

eGo

nexus_7 · Post by **nexus_7** » Sun May 07, 2006 8:03 pm

Ugh,

This thing is Jacked!

More waisted time.

Greg

Qui Gon-Jinn · Post by **Qui Gon-Jinn** » Sun May 07, 2006 8:32 pm

might want to try Winternals??? I have had that work a few times..

tried a Bart PE.. didn't get the right copy or something.. no real tools there for me to use..

Also.. just a standard repair install of XP.. w/ a SP2 disk..

Have a laptop at the shop I am going to be doing this on in the moring.. along w/ 2 mobo/cpu/psu swaps where ppl have fried their box's..