I feel your pain. I turned off some windows services once and it took a couple days to figure out which ones I should have left alone and how they were supposed to sign on. I am on windows 7 but hmm let me see if this site I used has an xp version....it does. I was a bit leery of the user name, but the windows 7 info here was on the money....
http://www.blackviper.com/2008/05/19/black-vipers-windows-xp-x86-32-bit-service-pack-3-service-configurations/ On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 5:25 PM, Greg Morphis <gmorp...@gmail.com> wrote: > > That's one of the problems. DHCP and TCPIP issues. Can't get to the > Internet. Been having to download on a different machine and transfer via > usb drive. Thanks! > On Mar 6, 2012 6:43 PM, "Dana" <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > 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:348147 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
