Winifred, I recommend installing SP-1 with the following WARNING: Set a RESTORE Point before you start, backup ALL data files, turn off your virus checker, disable your virus checker so that it will not start on startup, run "msconfig", check selective startup, and uncheck startup items, reboot, then run SP-1 upgrade. I received the above instructions from Microsoft AFTER I tried to run SP-1 unsuccessfully. Following the above instructions I had NO problem. I have a dialup connection so I ordered the SP-1 CD, but you can also download the update. Thanks, Chuck Prickett <[email protected]> ----- Original Message ----- From: "winmcl" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 13:25 Subject: Re: [SP] XP restore > Ann: > You are knowledgeable about Windows XP. I have orther problems with running > some of my old programs with it. Do you recommend Service Pack I? > Winifred > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ann Winder" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 9:13 AM > Subject: Re: [SP] XP restore > > > > Go to START, then HELP AND SUPPORT. Type "system restore" in the search > > window, read all about how to restore in XP. It's a great feature! > > > > Ann > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "winmcl" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 7:10 PM > > Subject: Re: [SP] email address > > > > > > > Ann: > > > I don't understand what you mean by "restore." Please clarify. > > > Winifred > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Ann Winder" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 3:32 PM > > > Subject: Re: [SP] email address > > > > > > > > > > Nah...just go to "restore" and get things back to where they were > before > > > > your experiment. > > > > > > > > Ann > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Frank Nowikowski" <[email protected]> > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 1:44 AM > > > > Subject: Re: [SP] email address > > > > > > > > > > > > > It should work. > > > > > > > > > > But if it doesn't what have you lost? At most you'll have to > > re-install > > > > > your new Windows XP. > > > > > > > > > > Frank > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Chuck, thank you for that explanation. After doing the last upgrade, I have Win98 2nd edition, I can't access the newsgroups. This is the message I get, "MSIMN caused an invalid page fault in module INETCOMM.DLL at 018f:5ec24fd9" along with all the other x's and o's, etc. Someone did tell me of a newsgroup program to use, which I do have, but don't like it much. Maybe your suggestion will work for me, tomorrow. Thank you, Susanne

Chuck, I was unaware that you could buy the Service Pack 1 on CD. Where did you order it from please. Bob KIRK Dukinfield Cheshire Interests Are: KIRK (Crewe & Manchester) DAWSON (Manchester) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Prickett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 10:01 PM Subject: Re: [SP] XP restore > Winifred, > > I recommend installing SP-1 with the following WARNING: Set a RESTORE Point > before you start, backup ALL data files, turn off your virus checker, > disable your virus checker so that it will not start on startup, run > "msconfig", check selective startup, and uncheck startup items, reboot, then > run SP-1 upgrade. I received the above instructions from Microsoft AFTER I > tried to run SP-1 unsuccessfully. Following the above instructions I had NO > problem. > > I have a dialup connection so I ordered the SP-1 CD, but you can also > download the update. > > Thanks, > > Chuck Prickett <[email protected]> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "winmcl" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 13:25 > Subject: Re: [SP] XP restore > > > > Ann: > > You are knowledgeable about Windows XP. I have orther problems with > running > > some of my old programs with it. Do you recommend Service Pack I? > > Winifred > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ann Winder" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 9:13 AM > > Subject: Re: [SP] XP restore > > > > > > > Go to START, then HELP AND SUPPORT. Type "system restore" in the search > > > window, read all about how to restore in XP. It's a great feature! > > > > > > Ann > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "winmcl" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 7:10 PM > > > Subject: Re: [SP] email address > > > > > > > > > > Ann: > > > > I don't understand what you mean by "restore." Please clarify. > > > > Winifred > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Ann Winder" <[email protected]> > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 3:32 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [SP] email address > > > > > > > > > > > > > Nah...just go to "restore" and get things back to where they were > > before > > > > > your experiment. > > > > > > > > > > Ann > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Frank Nowikowski" <[email protected]> > > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 1:44 AM > > > > > Subject: Re: [SP] email address > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It should work. > > > > > > > > > > > > But if it doesn't what have you lost? At most you'll have to > > > re-install > > > > > > your new Windows XP. > > > > > > > > > > > > Frank > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >