Cannot install IIS?

[Frank]

Win XP Pro_I am trying to install Internet Info services on my desktop pc.
Was no problem on my laptop_win xp pro_OEM CD. My desktop was upgraded using
my Win xp pro upg CD. It asks for files and cannot find them. Both laptop an
desktop were upgraded with downloaded SP1a . Why will my desktop not let me
install IIS? First it asks for Win XP Service Pack 1 CD? The laptop didn't
..it all went fine.Now it says some files on the Windows XP Professional
Service Pack 1 CD are needed. What is this crap? As I stated ,both the
laptop and the desktop were upgraded with the very same downloaded Service
Pack 1a file? God, this is frustrating.
Frank

[Harry Ohrn]

You can try this as it might work. First download SP1 from here
[url]http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/4/f/54f8bcf8-bb4d-4613-8ee7-db69d01735ed/xpsp1a_en_x86.exe[/url]
That's the full download package. If you already have the full package it
then skip the download and use it instead

Use Winzip ([url]www.winzip.com[/url]) to Extract the SP1 download to a folder on your
root drive. For example to C:\XPSP1 (or something similar)

Create a System Restore Point as you are about to modify the registry. If
you don't know how to create a System Restore Point go to Start->Help and
Support->Pick a task->click System Restore and follow the wizard.

Go to Start->Run and type REGEDIT to open the registry editor.

Expand the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Setup

In the right hand pane double click "ServicePackSourcePath" key and modify
the value to c:\xpsp1


You might have to reboot. You shouldn't be prompted for an SP1 CD anymore.

--

Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell/User]
[url]www.webtree.ca/windowsxp[/url]


"Frank" <frankl@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> Win XP Pro_I am trying to install Internet Info services on my desktop pc.
> Was no problem on my laptop_win xp pro_OEM CD. My desktop was upgraded

using

> my Win xp pro upg CD. It asks for files and cannot find them. Both laptop

an

> desktop were upgraded with downloaded SP1a . Why will my desktop not let

me

> install IIS? First it asks for Win XP Service Pack 1 CD? The laptop didn't
> .it all went fine.Now it says some files on the Windows XP Professional
> Service Pack 1 CD are needed. What is this crap? As I stated ,both the
> laptop and the desktop were upgraded with the very same downloaded Service
> Pack 1a file? God, this is frustrating.
> Frank
>
>