I am currently having windows xp professional sp1. I now want to install windows xp professional sp2 over the previous version. I want to know whether installing the new windows over the older one will remove my user accounts. I dont want to lose my documents, user accounts, user passwords etc. I want my accounts to remain intact. Please help me
2006-11-20 02:26:56 · 4 answers · asked by Syed Abrar 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Thank u all for ur answers. I have 2 administrator accounts one is used by my brother and it is password protected while the other is used by me. Since I currently havie WinXP sp1 installed. I have a winxp sp2 bootable cd. I want to upgrade the OS in such a way so that both my brother;s and my account remained unchanged without the passwords or any other thing changing.i.e no resetting of users takes place
2006-11-20 20:31:42 · update #1
You should have no problems whatever with current files, accounts, etc. It is always a good idea to back-up your system on external media (data DVD, CD, External HD, etc...)
Whatever you do...do not turn off power (power-cycle) your computer while updating...even at the end of the instalation process...you must let it shut-down (it will prompt you at the appropriate time to do this or do it itself) and boot up or XP will no longer work. It trashes the System32/config files. you have to repair from the intall CD...and you then may loose the "my documents" portion of your system.
I don't mean to scare you with doom and gloom, but if you have a system that came with Xp on the HD on a "Secret Partition" then you will need find a viable copy of XP or Buy one...because Microsoft will laugh at you if you call them with this particular problem.
2006-11-20 02:49:36 · answer #1 · answered by silverback487 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its always recommended to have a clean install so that ur os works perfect...
u can back ur files and settings... Microsoft profides u a tool called files and settings transfer wizard.. Make sure that u backup all those stuff for all users...
please read this
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/deploy/mgrtfset.mspx
After u reinstall the OS u can restore the settings...
U need to install all the applications again
2006-11-20 10:34:44 · answer #2 · answered by Rajkiran 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
just get your updates and you'll have sp/2 no muss no fuss
2006-11-20 10:32:43 · answer #3 · answered by bsmith13421 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it'll not affect those configs.
2006-11-20 10:28:20 · answer #4 · answered by Sherard B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋