I've done repair installs for a couple systems, and it generally goes
well...except once: Cursor lock, had to hit the reset button. Then on
restart, windows says it's resuming, prompts for the CD, etc. All this
would be fine, except it gets to a certain point and says it can't
complete the repair.

There's got to be a flag or file that is signalling windows to resume
the install. If I can delete that, maybe a restart on the repair will
do the trick.

Anyone know how to force that?

 

On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:15:17 -0500, _dee <nomail@notformail.com>
wrote:

>I've done repair installs for a couple systems, and it generally goes
>well...except once: Cursor lock, had to hit the reset button. Then on
>restart, windows says it's resuming, prompts for the CD, etc. All this
>would be fine, except it gets to a certain point and says it can't
>complete the repair.
>
>There's got to be a flag or file that is signalling windows to resume
>the install. If I can delete that, maybe a restart on the repair will
>do the trick.
>
>Anyone know how to force that?

No ideas on the above? What is WinXP's installer keying on to tell it
to continue a previously started repair install? (Or an install in
general)

 

_dee wrote:
> On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:15:17 -0500, _dee <nomail@notformail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I've done repair installs for a couple systems, and it generally goes
>> well...except once: Cursor lock, had to hit the reset button. Then on
>> restart, windows says it's resuming, prompts for the CD, etc. All this
>> would be fine, except it gets to a certain point and says it can't
>> complete the repair.
>>
>> There's got to be a flag or file that is signalling windows to resume
>> the install. If I can delete that, maybe a restart on the repair will
>> do the trick.
>>
>> Anyone know how to force that?
>
> No ideas on the above? What is WinXP's installer keying on to tell it
> to continue a previously started repair install? (Or an install in
> general)

A Google search netted this.. maybe it'll help.

http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/Cannot-complete-WindowsXP-repair-install-Safe-Mode-t92558.html

--
Joe =o)

 

On Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:50:51 -0500, Elmo <elmogeek@xxx.invalid> wrote:

>_dee wrote:
>> On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:15:17 -0500, _dee <nomail@notformail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I've done repair installs for a couple systems, and it generally goes
>>> well...except once: Cursor lock, had to hit the reset button. Then on
>>> restart, windows says it's resuming, prompts for the CD, etc. All this
>>> would be fine, except it gets to a certain point and says it can't
>>> complete the repair.
>>>
>>> There's got to be a flag or file that is signalling windows to resume
>>> the install. If I can delete that, maybe a restart on the repair will
>>> do the trick.
>>>
>>> Anyone know how to force that?
>>
>> No ideas on the above? What is WinXP's installer keying on to tell it
>> to continue a previously started repair install? (Or an install in
>> general)
>
>A Google search netted this.. maybe it'll help.
>
>http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/Cannot-complete-WindowsXP-repair-install-Safe-Mode-t92558.html

That looks promising, Joe. Thanks.