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Title: Fuck SP3
Post by: *MAFIA* ßlåkjáx on October 26, 2008, 04:01:06 PM
So I finally installed SP3 on my computer.  Now XP won't start up and when I go into safe mode it won't let me do a system restore. Any ideas?
Title: Re: Fuck SP3
Post by: *MAFIA* Dune Surfer on October 26, 2008, 08:19:03 PM
Err you shouldn't have installed SP3  ;D
Title: Re: Fuck SP3
Post by: *MAFIA* TheCp on October 26, 2008, 10:07:14 PM
never heard about that problem before...

1) whats your gear ?

2) did you "buy" windows xp home/pro ?
Title: Re: Fuck SP3
Post by: HardCore on October 26, 2008, 10:35:21 PM
never heard about that problem before...

1) whats your gear ?

2) did you "buy" windows xp home/pro ?

same for me.
installed it already 2 weeks ago and works fine ^^
Title: Re: Fuck SP3
Post by: *MAFIA* ßlåkjáx on November 05, 2008, 10:20:38 AM
never heard about that problem before...

1) whats your gear ?

2) did you "buy" windows xp home/pro ?
XP Home, legit. It says "Unable to initialize system restore, please restart your computer and try again." Or something like that.  Well it still isn't letting me start system restore, I have even tried multiple levels of safe mode; Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, and Safe Mode with Command Prompt.  I am planning on formatting the fucking thing anyway, I just need to get some files off of it first but of course it wont let me... PLEASE help.
Title: Re: Fuck SP3
Post by: anyKey on November 05, 2008, 02:13:31 PM
Don't make a format. Just insert Windows CD and reinstall system files. It sometimes does the job.
Title: Re: Fuck SP3
Post by: *MAFIA* Scooby on November 05, 2008, 02:14:32 PM
Don't make a format. Just insert Windows CD and reinstall system files. It sometimes does the job.

It's called Repair, if you choose to take that option.
Title: Re: Fuck SP3
Post by: anyKey on November 05, 2008, 02:16:04 PM
It's called Repair, if you choose to take that option.

Oh yes... lol I haven't used XP for a long time...