Floppy disk crash PC - Page 3

**Murf** · #31 November 2nd, 2009, 07:59 PM

c:\windows\$NtServicePackUninstall$\spuninst\spuni nst.exe

My bad if you put a space between spuni nst

No spaces should be:
c:\windows\$NtServicePackUninstall$\spuninst\spuni nst.exe

If you didn't then try a search for spuninst.exe, it should be there, if found double click on it. I'm not sure if SP3 is the problem but sure sounds like it. You could also try reinstalling SP3 over the top of itself.

Or you can do a repair/install of XP:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917964

Jerry56 · #32 November 2nd, 2009, 08:34 PM

I also tried that before and it didn't work.

At this point I would like to reinstall SP 3 please advise how to do that because I went to microsoft website but they said it best to have it install automatic , I think since it was install once microsoft will not do it again.

**Murf** · #33 November 2nd, 2009, 09:30 PM

http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows...ce-pack-3.html

Jerry56 · #34 November 2nd, 2009, 10:29 PM

Do you know of another site for SP3 ?. because when I tried that site I got the following message REPORT ATTACT SITE
This web site at www. reimage .com has been reported as an attact site and has been blocked based on your security preferences.

**Murf** · #35 November 3rd, 2009, 04:11 AM

Sorry about that.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

This is an ISO image you will have to burn it to a CD, if you know how.

This is a network download but will work, its a big file.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Jerry56 · #36 November 3rd, 2009, 05:00 PM

I download it from " http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en" and it almost finish install I got the message " The data is invalid " I just don't understand.

**Murf** · #37 November 3rd, 2009, 08:45 PM

Wow,

Try start run type in the following see if it comes up.

$ntservicepackuninstall$\spuninst

Jerry56 · #38 November 8th, 2009, 04:14 PM

I found a way to uninstall SP-3 ( Through Ccleaner ) but there is a warning that a lot of programs listed that will not work properly after SP-3 is deleted .

My question is how safe is it to delete SP-3.?

**Murf** · #39 November 9th, 2009, 03:50 AM

At this point I really think SP3 messed with the floppy. CCleaner supposedly works like Add/Remove Programs, although I have never used it that way. I have had problems with CCleaner before.

You may want to try this free program, has great reviews. And says it also cleans out the registry of the program your removing.

http://www.revouninstaller.com/

Once you get SP3 uninstalled and the floppy still does not work then we know SP3 was not the problem.

Jerry56 · #40 November 9th, 2009, 10:10 PM

I did uninstall SP-3 and that didn't solve the problem.

Jerry56 · #41 November 10th, 2009, 12:47 AM

I think I have bigger problem now because after uninstalling SP-3 , I can't reinstall it , when go microsoft upgrade it download SP-3 and after installation almost finish it says invalid data and stop.

**Murf** · #42 November 12th, 2009, 02:11 AM

You need to clean out the registry. Use regscrubxp to do it, let it fix what it finds, then reboot, then try installation again.