Frank
Sun Nov 06 18:33:01 CST 2005
"John McGaw" <nowhere@at.all> wrote in message
news:OLJGV8y4FHA.2888@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Frank Martin wrote:
> > I have had to reinstall WindowsXP with a disk containing only service
pack
> > I.
> >
> > So I have lost all my previous downloaded Microsoft upgrades including
the
> > Service Pack II.
> >
> > Can someone help me with the method of redownloading all the past
upgrades I
> > had over the past 1.5 years?
> >
> > Please help, Frank
> >
> >
>
> If the missing upgrades are pre-SP1 then you don't need to worry about
> them at all since service packs are cumulative. If they are post-SP1 and
> pre-SP2, just get SP2 and install that and be happy (well, be happy if
> installing SP2 doesn't do some obscure nasty thing to your system). The
> last I heard, MS would even mail you a CD containing SP2 free for the
> asking so you don't even have to download it if you are on a slow
> connection.
>
> John McGaw
>
http:/johnmcgaw.com
Thank you. When I try to download Service Pack II, I get an error
"0x8007005" which evidently means I go to the Registry and allow certain
permissions, which I have done, but I still get this same error message! I
might have to get the disk from Microsoft after all.
Also, I have all the data from the previous crashed system on a back-up
streamer tape of about 1 week ago, so perhaps I could just restore all
relevant past downloads (including SP2), except I don't know what they are
called in Explorer. Would you know what these are? Would restoring the
"System State" help?