fork

I'm going through the re install with a goodcopy of xp pro and It is asking me to insert the windows service pack one disk then brings up a little window to browse your system for the files. the problem is I don't have a sp1 disc nor does the comp seem to recognize the cd rom even though that is where the windows disc is please help as my computer is dead for now whil I wait fo rthis. the first file that popped up that it was looking for was licwmi, which I found a dll file online an put on a jump drive, but there is an other its looking for cimwin32 I have no idea how many there is an dI cant go back and forth finding these things all night and putting them on a jump drive.

help me out the comp is sitting dead halfway through the install right now

88crxSi

if halfway through the install it starts saying file not found, please insert Windows XP SP1 CD then the CD is fux0rd and it's never going to work again.

easiest way, is find a friend w/ XP SP1 and install that, use your cd key.

Then promptly copy that thing! I had this happen to me. A burnt CD fails quicker than a OEM CD. Keep a copy of the entire CD on your hard drive, hell, make a seperate partition so it doesnt get formatted.

Econo-Box

This could be a couple of differetn things. try using hte disk again, it could be that there was a spot on the disc, fucked up format or like dude above me said the disc is fucked. Try a re-install and see what it does, if it wants the disc again...bank on your disc being fucked.

PureCRXtasy

download the service pack and use the -x switch to extract the files to your jumpdrive if it's big enough. When the install ask for the files, point it there. If that doesn't work, re-install windows to another folder, like windows2 so you have a working system and then copy the files to the hard drive or download sp2 and slipstream it into a fresh copy of XP and install it from there.

fork

not really sure what you mean bye the second part, but what is the -x switch, the only way I can see to download sp1 is as a .exe file, and I don't know how to get to all the small files (.dll) and such. I right clicked > open and saw a few folders but not anything with any of the dll files I need. I even tried copying the windows>i386> directory to a jump drive and all of them werent there (5000 files) and after it couldn't find one I tried to find it, searched a working computer and google and couldn't find it

I don't underastand what you mean bye install windows to an other folder, if you mean partition, I can't install it to this partiontion why would I be able to install it to an other one.

thanks for the help so far, it is an original disc and it looks fine, but it still could be bad. rigth now I'm just dl ing a student version Anyone know if there are any downsides to this its pro sp2.

Funny that it seems to be easier to steal windows then install it legitimately

Cray91

He is saying this for future referance.

[I would go with a full version from limewire, newsgroups, torrents, ect. That would seem the best to me. Then just use your legit code.

PureCRXtasy

You download the Service pack .exe file and run it from a cmd prompt or the run line, but you add -x to the end of it. It will prompt you to where you want to extract the files to.

like this

The problem you're having only occurs if you're trying to install Windows using the original CD to the same location on the same partition that already contains a service pack upgraded version of Windows. If you install a fresh copy to another location like C:\Windows2, you will have 2 versions of windows, one that works and one that is fucked up. You then can boot the system and extract/backup all of your files and then wipe the system and start over.

My suggestion to you. Investigate VMWare. All these problems go away. I can switch between 8 different copies of Windows in about 20 seconds. Linux \ Knoppix \ BSD running VMware booting Windows XP virtual images is the way to go.

beerbongskickass

Ur copy of XP = Gay... Find a new burned copy.