WIndows XP re-install from old system ?

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I have recently had a major system crash of my Windows XP on my

Sony Vaio laptop. It is looking like I may have to re-install the whole

system from my original Sony system CDs. The problem is that

these disks are pretty old ( 2001 ). So my questions is: once

installed, can the online Windows automatic update service smoothly

and consistently bring the system up to date ( e.g. install service

pack 2, SP 3, etc. in proper order ) or is this just too much to

ask starting from such an old version ?



thanks, Jim
 
You should have no trouble installing XP from the Sony CDs.

However, after connecting to the internet, install your AV program. Connect

to the internet and install SuperAnti Spyware and MBAM. Start you AV

program.



What you do next depends on which version of XP the Sony disks contain. If

you have SP1, then download SP3, disable the AV, and install it. If you

have XP Gold, download SP2, disable the AV, and install SP2. Enable the AV,

download SP3, disable the AV, and install SP3.

Enable the AV. Install the updates since SP3.



Now, you need to install all of your third party programs.



Jim

"jkadtke" wrote in message

news:6E241854-BE70-4528-AC8A-76D57E71D02F@microsoft.com...

> Hello,

>

> I have recently had a major system crash of my Windows XP on my

> Sony Vaio laptop. It is looking like I may have to re-install the whole

> system from my original Sony system CDs. The problem is that

> these disks are pretty old ( 2001 ). So my questions is: once

> installed, can the online Windows automatic update service smoothly

> and consistently bring the system up to date ( e.g. install service

> pack 2, SP 3, etc. in proper order ) or is this just too much to

> ask starting from such an old version ?

>

> thanks, Jim
 
HOW TO do a clean install of Win7: See "Using the Custom installation option

and formatting the hard disk" section of

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Installing-and-reinstalling-Windows-7



HOW TO do a clean install of Vista: See the "If you want to reinstall

Windows Vista by performing a clean installation..." section of

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Installing-and-reinstalling-Windows-Vista



HOW TO do a clean install of WinXP: See

http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html#steps and/or Method 1 in

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978307



After the clean install, you will have the equivalent of a "new computer" so

take care of everything on the following page before otherwise connecting

the machine to the internet or a local network (i.e., other computers) and

before using a flash drive or SDCard that isn't brand-new or hasn't been

freshly formatted:



4 steps to help protect your new computer before you go online

http://www.microsoft.com/security/pypc.aspx



Other helpful references include:



HOW TO get a computer running WinXP Gold (no Service Packs) fully patched

(after a clean install)

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/msg/3f5afa8ed33e121c



HOW TO get a computer running WinXP SP1(a) or SP2 fully patched (after a

clean install)

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/a066ae41add7dd2b



Tip: After getting the computer fully-patched, download/install KB971029

manually: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971029



NB: Any Norton or McAfee free-trial that came preinstalled on the computer

when you bought it will be reinstalled (but invalid) when Windows is

reinstalled. You MUST uninstall the free-trial and download/run the

appropriate removal tool before installing any updates, Windows Service

Packs or IE upgrades and before installing your new anti-virus application

(which will require WinXP SP3 to be installed).



Norton Removal Tool

ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/removal_tools/Norton_Removal_Tool.exe



McAfee Consumer Products Removal Tool

http://download.mcafee.com/products/licensed/cust_support_patches/MCPR.exe





jkadtke wrote:

> Hello,

>

> I have recently had a major system crash of my Windows XP on my

> Sony Vaio laptop. It is looking like I may have to re-install the whole

> system from my original Sony system CDs. The problem is that

> these disks are pretty old ( 2001 ). So my questions is: once

> installed, can the online Windows automatic update service smoothly

> and consistently bring the system up to date ( e.g. install service

> pack 2, SP 3, etc. in proper order ) or is this just too much to

> ask starting from such an old version ?

>

> thanks, Jim
 
"jkadtke" wrote:



> Hello,

>

> I have recently had a major system crash of my Windows XP on my

> Sony Vaio laptop. It is looking like I may have to re-install the whole

> system from my original Sony system CDs. The problem is that

> these disks are pretty old ( 2001 ). So my questions is: once

> installed, can the online Windows automatic update service smoothly

> and consistently bring the system up to date ( e.g. install service

> pack 2, SP 3, etc. in proper order ) or is this just too much to

> ask starting from such an old version ?

>

> thanks, Jim



Shouldn't be any problem to download updates. If your original disks didn't

include Service Pack 1 (XP without any service pack), download and install

SP2 here:



http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=049c9dbe-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a



SP2 contains all of SP1.



If your original disks do include SP1, download the SP3 iso image here:



http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=2fcde6ce-b5fb-4488-8c50-fe22559d164e



Burn the image to CD and install from the CD. You must be at SP1 level or

better in order to install SP3.

Turn on the Windows firewall and set Automatic Updates to "notify you but do

not download or install updates". Use "Custom Install" to choose the updates

that you want to install.
 
On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:10:53 -0500, "Jim" wrote:



>

>You should have no trouble installing XP from the Sony CDs.

>However, after connecting to the internet, install your AV program. Connect

>to the internet and install SuperAnti Spyware and MBAM. Start you AV

>program.

>

>What you do next depends on which version of XP the Sony disks contain. If

>you have SP1, then download SP3, disable the AV, and install it. If you

>have XP Gold, download SP2, disable the AV, and install SP2. Enable the AV,

>download SP3, disable the AV, and install SP3.

>Enable the AV. Install the updates since SP3.

>

>Now, you need to install all of your third party programs.

>

>Jim



I know I'm a dummy when it comes to all this stuff, but I have to ask

why all the enabling and disabling if the anti-virus software? Why

not just install all the service packs BEFORE installing the AV

software, or any other software? Of course that would mean only

downloading the service packs and not going to other sites that might

have viruses. Maybe I'm wrong, but what you said seems pretty

backwards. Better yet, can't a person just download ALL the service

packs and put them on a CD or Flash stick, BEFORE installing them?

Maybe even download them on another computer that already has

everything installed.
 
wrote in message news:cmujt5l9aiucq42esmf0n82jo8kh504ob7@4ax.com...

> On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:10:53 -0500, "Jim" wrote:

>

>>

>>You should have no trouble installing XP from the Sony CDs.

>>However, after connecting to the internet, install your AV program. Connect

>>to the internet and install SuperAnti Spyware and MBAM. Start you AV

>>program.

>>

>>What you do next depends on which version of XP the Sony disks contain. If

>>you have SP1, then download SP3, disable the AV, and install it. If you

>>have XP Gold, download SP2, disable the AV, and install SP2. Enable the AV,

>>download SP3, disable the AV, and install SP3.

>>Enable the AV. Install the updates since SP3.

>>

>>Now, you need to install all of your third party programs.

>>

>>Jim

>

> I know I'm a dummy when it comes to all this stuff, but I have to ask

> why all the enabling and disabling if the anti-virus software? Why

> not just install all the service packs BEFORE installing the AV

> software, or any other software? Of course that would mean only

> downloading the service packs and not going to other sites that might

> have viruses. Maybe I'm wrong, but what you said seems pretty

> backwards. Better yet, can't a person just download ALL the service

> packs and put them on a CD or Flash stick, BEFORE installing them?

> Maybe even download them on another computer that already has

> everything installed.



You can get the Service Packs downloaded to a flash drive, or CD, and use that to install, but you

cannot get the many other security updates as a separate file. That you have to get from the web.

True, the MS site may be safe, but when you are connected to the Internet you always have some

vulnerability to bad guys.

Also consider that some users have only factory restore disks that pre-install an antivirus program

before you get a chance to start your updates.



The advice given is "always the safe way".
 
what you can try is to

boot up with a winxp

cd so that you can load

up the recovery console.



then at the disk system

prompt run the following

commands>:



fixboot

fixmbr

chkdsk /p



the exit, remove cd and

try to boot normally.



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"jkadtke" wrote in message

news:6E241854-BE70-4528-AC8A-76D57E71D02F@microsoft.com...

> Hello,

>

> I have recently had a major system crash of my Windows XP on my

> Sony Vaio laptop. It is looking like I may have to re-install the whole

> system from my original Sony system CDs. The problem is that

> these disks are pretty old ( 2001 ). So my questions is: once

> installed, can the online Windows automatic update service smoothly

> and consistently bring the system up to date ( e.g. install service

> pack 2, SP 3, etc. in proper order ) or is this just too much to

> ask starting from such an old version ?

>

> thanks, Jim
 
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