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XP Issue, quick help
Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 1:31 pm
by nexus_7
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
Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 2:05 pm
by eGoCeNTRoNiX
Try using the first repair option and running chkdsk /r
GL
eGo
Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 2:38 pm
by FlyingPenguin
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.
Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 2:40 pm
by nexus_7
Who knows.
Ill try that.
Greg
Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 3:26 pm
by eGoCeNTRoNiX
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
Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 8:03 pm
by nexus_7
Ugh,
This thing is Jacked!
More waisted time.
Greg
Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 8:32 pm
by Qui Gon-Jinn
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..