Re: Windows XP SP1 BUG?

From: Antique (psweig@ameritech.net)
Date: 10/15/02 

From: "Antique" <psweig@ameritech.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 23:51:17 GMT

Mike wrote:
> theso insert the cd & do a upgrade will fix this? what about un
> installing sp1 will that work i will try it tells me a few programs
> may not run if i do it.
>
> thanks
>
> "Antique" <psweig@ameritech.net> wrote in message
> news:YEBq9.3191$qW4.1295002@newssrv26.news.prodigy.com...
>
>
> The One & Only ! ! ! wrote:
>> are you getting recovery @ all i get it i slect 1 for system then
>> tells me to enter passoword & says invalid passowrd for adminstrator
>> then i chnge it then still says invalid. i cant get chkdsk to scan
>> using chksk./f it says i cancelled it. maybe uninstalling sp1 will
>> fix it? well seem micro*** wont tell me any info on this i did a
>> chkdsk in the command prompt in windows without the /f i get deleting
>> corrupt attribute record (128,"") from file segment 20524 & repeats
>> again by adding @ end of statment 20525 & 72804
>>
>> what do this mean? i even tried norton utilities 2000 & it cannot fix
>> it says needs to reboot & does the same thing says i cancelled disk
>> check HELP!
>>
>>
>>
>> "Kez" <kieran.obrien@btinternet.com> wrote in message
>> news:aoe8ni$6e1$1@pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk...
>>> are you on crack, mate?!
>>>
>>> "newtonian" <nn@attbi.com> wrote in message
>>> news:uNpkMK0cCHA.1412@tkmsftngp12...
>>>> "Sundance Kid" <rcassady59@adelphia.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:uWpcubnaCHA.460@tkmsftngp08...
>>>>> I downloaded SP1 for Windows XP and it seemed to "screw" up my
>>>>> system.
>> I
>>>>> never could get the system to recover so I reformatted. Does
>>>>> anyone have any input on this same problem?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> According to Microsoft and its toadies in these NGs, all problems
>>>> with Windows are the customer's fault.
>
> This happened to me, After I installed SP1, my sound card quit
> working. I tried to do a repair re-install and got nothing but
> "invalid password". Gave up on the recovery console and went through
> the "upgrade install". Needless to say, my password was fine when all
> was done.
>
> It is *not* all the customers fault. I am a trained professional with
> an MS degree in CS. Microsoft simply speaks to their "broadest
> sterotypical" customer base, and never mind people who fall outside
> of the stereotype.

No, I tried that first.