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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Setup and Deployment / January 2004Recovering from a failed Windows XP update
I have a computer that was in the process of installing SP1 when it rebooted. Needless to say, it trys to load Windows and reboots. Is there a way to rollback the update? IE, recover before SP1 update. Will it boot to safe mode? > I have a computer that was in the process of installing SP1 when it > rebooted. Needless to say, it trys to load Windows and reboots. Is there a > way to rollback the update? IE, recover before SP1 update. No, I've tried both "Safe Mode" and "Safe Mode w/networking" and it reboots. I haven't tried command prompt yet. > Will it boot to safe mode? > > > I have a computer that was in the process of installing SP1 when it > > rebooted. Needless to say, it trys to load Windows and reboots. Is there a > > way to rollback the update? IE, recover before SP1 update. > I have a computer that was in the process of installing SP1 when it > rebooted. Needless to say, it trys to load Windows and reboots. Is there a > way to rollback the update? IE, recover before SP1 update. Clean the system up by a repair reinstall. Set the BIOS to boot CD before hard disk, then boot the XP CD, start Setup (do not take 'Repair' at this stage), then after the license agreement take 'Repair Installation'. This will retain your existing software installations and most settings. But this will have removed all updates to put you back to a clean start. Thanks for the info. Unfortunately I tried it but it didn't repair it. We had to do a full installation. Luckily the data was backed up. > > I have a computer that was in the process of installing SP1 when it > > rebooted. Needless to say, it trys to load Windows and reboots. Is there a [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > will retain your existing software installations and most settings. But this > will have removed all updates to put you back to a clean start. |
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