mind you you'll have to re-download the service pack. But still. You could set it to do that through windows update, should take care of any OEM vs non-OEM issues you may be having.
On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 4:41 PM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > worth a shot if it's that or give up on the machine... > > > On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Greg Morphis <gmorp...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Yeah I've got restore points for a long time. I downloaded SP3 and >> installed it fine but I still get errors. I don't know he started >> experiencing the issue but I can try one from late last year >> On Mar 6, 2012 5:49 PM, "Dana" <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > >> > I don't suppose he has a restore point set, does he? From before he >> > was having whatever problem made him bring it to you? >> > >> > On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Greg Morphis <gmorp...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > > >> > > I've thought about Linux, something like Linux Mint but he's getting >> up >> > > there in years. >> > > And money is an issue for him. However I'm not about to buy him a new >> > one ;) >> > > Yeah, I barely got anything done yesterday with work and am close to >> > > calling it quits. >> > > Without the key or the appropriate version of Windows I don't know >> what >> > to >> > > do. >> > > >> > > On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 3:02 PM, Ras Tafari <rastaf...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > > >> > >> >> > >> tell him to buy a MacbookPro! >> > >> >> > >> On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 4:00 PM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > Ubuntu. >> > >> > >> > >> > :D >> > >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 3:55 PM, Greg Morphis <gmorp...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> > >> >> >> > >> >> I'm trying to help a friend out with his netbook. It's hosed.. it >> > boots >> > >> but >> > >> >> things are missing, system files.. services wont start I've spent >> 2 >> > >> days on >> > >> >> it. It's a netbook so I don't think there was install media. I >> know >> > it >> > >> has >> > >> >> Windows XP Home Service Pack 3 installed on it. I used Keyfinder >> to >> > pull >> > >> >> the product key and I downloaded an ISO of WinXP Home SP3. I >> mounted >> > the >> > >> >> ISO and clicked install. I entered the product key and and it >> tells >> > me >> > >> the >> > >> >> product key is invalid. I've tried the one on the underside of the >> > >> netbook >> > >> >> and the one extracted. Neither work. What are my options? >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> > >> >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:348134 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
