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Title: PC Rebuild help required
Post by: Martin_1962 on 25 January 2010, 22:42:42
P4 2.4 and all of our CDs are XP SP2 - which breaks P4s >:( >:(

I obtained an SP3 image, and used that - unfortunately it was not the normal MS image as I could not find one and MS only do the patches.

So problems are as follows

How do I change the licence number to the correct one for the PC as stamped on the CD booklet with the missing SP1 CD?

How do I fix the WinSXS stuff? WHat more is involved than copying the WinSXS off say my working home SP3 PC?

Thanks

Martin

Too much conflicting advice on the internet.

My boss tends to leave CDs on site.
Title: Re: PC Rebuild help required
Post by: Plomien on 25 January 2010, 22:45:55
here you go :y
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/02/11/easily-change-product-key-with-windows-product-key-update-tool-free-download/
Title: Re: PC Rebuild help required
Post by: Martin_1962 on 25 January 2010, 22:52:18
Just the winsxs to sort now
Title: Re: PC Rebuild help required
Post by: Entwood on 25 January 2010, 22:53:41
PM sent ... be careful with that link above .. it can cause problems if your install version is not totally kosher .... read the write up first .. :)
Title: Re: PC Rebuild help required
Post by: Martin_1962 on 25 January 2010, 23:13:57
The same licence was used in the past on the same PC :y :y
Title: Re: PC Rebuild help required
Post by: TheBoy on 26 January 2010, 20:35:34
Slipstream SP3 onto your correct XP CDs. Problem solved.
Title: Re: PC Rebuild help required
Post by: KillerWatt on 26 January 2010, 20:43:04
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Slipstream SP3 onto your correct XP CDs. Problem solved.
Unless you have Realtek HD Audio hardware  ;)
Title: Re: PC Rebuild help required
Post by: Martin_1962 on 26 January 2010, 20:43:38
Seems like I need to install a few C++ libraries.

I think it was dot net 2.0 SP1 I needed

The current issue is that executables created on my home PC explode with silly errors.

Got a few things to try then I will have to give up
Title: Re: PC Rebuild help required
Post by: KillerWatt on 26 January 2010, 20:43:54
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P4 2.4 and all of our CDs are XP SP2 - which breaks P4s >:( >:(
What breaks exactly Martin?
Title: Re: PC Rebuild help required
Post by: TheBoy on 26 January 2010, 20:49:09
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Slipstream SP3 onto your correct XP CDs. Problem solved.
Unless you have Realtek HD Audio hardware  ;)
Good point, well presented, though not a big issue, as surely nobody uses such poor hardware :P
Title: Re: PC Rebuild help required
Post by: KillerWatt on 26 January 2010, 20:54:17
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Slipstream SP3 onto your correct XP CDs. Problem solved.
Unless you have Realtek HD Audio hardware  ;)
Good point, well presented, though not a big issue, as surely nobody uses such poor hardware :P
You'll be surprised at just how many use the onboard crap
Title: Re: PC Rebuild help required
Post by: TheBoy on 26 January 2010, 20:59:33
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Slipstream SP3 onto your correct XP CDs. Problem solved.
Unless you have Realtek HD Audio hardware  ;)
Good point, well presented, though not a big issue, as surely nobody uses such poor hardware :P
You'll be surprised at just how many use the onboard crap
Yeah, tell me about it ;).
Title: Re: PC Rebuild help required
Post by: redelitev6 on 26 January 2010, 21:01:22
 :-[ i haven't a clue on what you're talking about !!:'(
Title: Re: PC Rebuild help required
Post by: TheBoy on 26 January 2010, 21:04:41
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:-[ i haven't a clue on what you're talking about !!:'(
XP SP3 causes an issue with a particularly rubbish onboard audio chipset which nobody in their right mind should use.

Or, if we're talking about Martin Imber's post, he is trying to bypass Microsoft's anti piracy features, and failing miserably.
Title: Re: PC Rebuild help required
Post by: tunnie on 26 January 2010, 21:06:44
i run P4's which have had fresh installs of XP SP2 without issue  :-/ (although its a 1.4 not 2.4)
Title: Re: PC Rebuild help required
Post by: redelitev6 on 26 January 2010, 21:11:35
 :y DXP SP3 causes an issue with a particularly rubbish onboard audio chipset which nobody in their right mind should use.  - Why didn't someone say that in the first place!
Title: Re: PC Rebuild help required
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 26 January 2010, 21:16:29
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:y DXP SP3 causes an issue with a particularly rubbish onboard audio chipset which nobody in their right mind should use.  - Why didn't someone say that in the first place!


Nobody asked the reason , so it was'nt mentioned.   ::)
Title: Re: PC Rebuild help required
Post by: Martin_1962 on 26 January 2010, 23:12:47
The higher spec P4s were stuffed by SP2

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Your computer uses an Intel Pentium 4 or Intel Celeron D processor that is based on Prescott C-0 processor stepping.

And the Sp2 CDs didn't have the P4 patch on them.

The SP3 CD, and the SP1 CD have both vanished - I used the SP3 CD recently and it is not in my house.

All PCs have a genuine licence - none have been pirated.

Two PCs at work with genuine licences were taken out last year by WGA - the so called very rare false positive.

It took nearly a day to sort one of them.
Title: Re: PC Rebuild help required
Post by: Martin_1962 on 26 January 2010, 23:13:48
Never had any issues with SP3 - was on all work and my home PC
Title: Re: PC Rebuild help required
Post by: TheBoy on 27 January 2010, 17:54:33
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The higher spec P4s were stuffed by SP2

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Your computer uses an Intel Pentium 4 or Intel Celeron D processor that is based on Prescott C-0 processor stepping.

And the Sp2 CDs didn't have the P4 patch on them.

The SP3 CD, and the SP1 CD have both vanished - I used the SP3 CD recently and it is not in my house.

All PCs have a genuine licence - none have been pirated.

Two PCs at work with genuine licences were taken out last year by WGA - the so called very rare false positive.

It took nearly a day to sort one of them.
Not for the version you are trying to install, hence it not takking the key ;)


As for WGA failures, I suggest to look into how it works, and that will explain quite clearly why it is 100% accurate in the task it does (WGA checks that Windows is properly activated, thats all. If it fails, its an activation problem).
Title: Re: PC Rebuild help required
Post by: TheBoy on 27 January 2010, 17:56:09
And you can slipstream SP3 onto any XP CD.  As long as the base CD is correct for what you want (eg Home/Pro/MCE and OEM/Retail/Volume)