6002.18003 Vista SP2 RTM?

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you ran the cleanup tool, so you have to reinstall your PC. Sorry.

I don't think so :no:

You can't 'reinstall your PC', unless he's going to buy new hardware...he can however reinstall his OS.

That's what I did.

Not so bad actually (besides time consuming), my install disc had sp1 already and with all the practice I've had with Win7 it wasn't too bad.

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If you use the cleanup tool it no longer has the files that it needs to put back in place to resume its previous configuration before you installed that particular build of SP2. In other words the cleanup tool deleted the SP1 files that it needs to revert to.

So in other words your permanently stuck using that build of SP2 unless you reinstall Vista. And then if your going to reinstall Vista anyway. I would recommend just using a slipstreamed image of Vista with SP2 integrated so you dont have to install Vista and then SP2.

You absolutly need to re-install if you removed your SP1 service pack as part of a clean-up. There is a way to hack around the problem but it's not recommended, and it's far better to start over with a fresh install.

Note: Never, evever clean your service pack installs off. Also, never use a VLite install or you will be in the same boat.

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You absolutly need to re-install if you removed your SP1 service pack as part of a clean-up. There is a way to hack around the problem but it's not recommended, and it's far better to start over with a fresh install.

Note: Never, evever clean your service pack installs off. Also, never use a VLite install or you will be in the same boat.

I know that.. lol

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I know that.. lol

That's good.

PLEASE... Don't everyone post that same kind of reply: "I know that.. lol". What a waste of space.

I know that 98% (?) of the Windows uses out there know not to remove their installed Service Pack. If Microsoft wanted those Service Pack files removed they would have continued using the option of asking to remove those files uppon installation of the Service Pack. They used to have that option but its gone, and for good reason.

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That's good.

PLEASE... Don't everyone post that same kind of reply: "I know that.. lol". What a waste of space.

I know that 98% (?) of the Windows uses out there know not to remove their installed Service Pack. If Microsoft wanted those Service Pack files removed they would have continued using the option of asking to remove those files uppon installation of the Service Pack. They used to have that option but its gone, and for good reason.

I thought it was explanatory that if Im trying to help someone that did delete them that I would know not to get rid of them.

Thanks for your waste of space post as well. I appreciate it.

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