Xp Sp2

[Lizbv]

I am trying to install XP service pack 2 after reimaging my pc w XP service pack 1a. At the point of SP 2 finishing installation, I keep getting at a stand still with the message

"The procedure entry point GetIMUS could not be located in the dynamic link library MSDART.DLL."

Any suggestions? I guess I will google this to see if I can figure it out.

:( Hellpp

[DougM]

Did you mean getIUMS?

Try this link for some info:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/889114

[Lizbv]

Doug, YES

i WIll follow those instructions, let u know.........

ughhh:) i'll whip this! :) i hope!

my ol secret pal doug!:D

[Lizbv]

should i adhere to spaces?

copy %windir%\system32\dllcache\msdart.dll %windir%\system32

[DougM]

No problem Liz, I'm glad to try to help.

When I read "getIMUS" I thought maybe it was a virus named after the recent news articles about Don Imus..." lol

Click around some of the other links on that webpage and you may find some other solutions as well...

[CapnGimp]

type it in exactly. You can cut n paste also
don't know much more about it than what the page says, just command line parameters have to be exact.

note the description of the file in THREE directories, gotta get them all

[Lizbv]

O duh I just remembered I can still get on internet with other computer lol. I been sitting here w laptop lol battery going watching the stem cell debate on cspan2. lol

well, that file suggested isn't working so far . says cannot recognize and then 2nd time, is incorrect

[Timaru]

Every time I've installed SP2 on my machine it freezes when booting or about a minute after I start working. I end up having to boot in safe mode and uninstall SP2.

Any ideas?

[alhavel]

When my hard drive died I had to reload XP and it was so old, it was when it first came out, it took 3 days to reload, and get all the updates into it. SP2 was extremly difficult, Microsoft wouldn't send me a new CD, nor Gateway. Next time I will have to buy a new computer, never again.

[alhavel]

Try to google microsoft XP SP2, there are some patches available. It's not easy, I can't even remeber how the hell I did it. All I know it was alot of hard work, and something I'm short of "patiance" Good Luck.

[Lizbv]

When my hard drive died I had to reload XP and it was so old, it was when it first came out, it took 3 days to reload, and get all the updates into it. SP2 was extremly difficult, Microsoft wouldn't send me a new CD, nor Gateway. Next time I will have to buy a new computer, never again.

HAHA, yea this is a gateway, about 5 or prolly 6yrs old. I had to redo the system once b4 and had a heck of a time so a computer friend helped me image it with ghost. we had it stable. just didnt have sp2 on it. never buying one of these again. more trouble than its worth

[CapnGimp]

do you have a downloaded copy of the sevice pack on your hard drive, OR are you trying to download/install from a site?

I have always had a copy on cd that I use. If going through MS update, you can run into probems. Is it is happeneing with dl copy, try downloading another copy, it could be corrupt/scratch on cd

[Lizbv]

i have copy from microsoft, and a download. ive tried it all

[CapnGimp]

reformat and try it with a clean disk, even if you did before, just in case. THEN if it doesn't work, I'd just go with a clean install instead of an image. At least ya can get it this evening, lol.
I gave up on everything but a clean install years ago. Saves time in the long run of countless machines. You can just install all your software the hard way

I'm about to do a clean Kubuntu 7.04 beta on my 'old' desktop.

has Winxp also in multiboot setup.
If you REALLY need to install from ghost image, maybe there is a workaround, someone will chime in with it

[alhavel]

No you haven't, mine is like the same vintage, Hard drive, and Memory expansion added too. only about 6 months ago. I just kept trying and trying until I finally got it. I think before you can put SP-2 in, there were a number of updates that had to go in first, One thing sticks in my mind is Sp-1 first, all the updates, and than SP-2. To think, the doctors don't know how I'm alive let alone doing so good, it must all fall into one weird place,,,,,ughhhh!!!!!!!!! PATIANCE !!!!!!!!!! Wow I hate that word.....

[Lizbv]

lol im trying this
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/889288/en-us


uh, i gotta use this ghost image, its clean. i uhhh, kinda ran over the system restore disk :D

[Lizbv]

well, is "says" I have sp2 now. I'm just not so sure though. thanks all

[teyrn]

go to start run and type winver that will tell you your windows version and service pack number.

[Lizbv]

go to start run and type winver that will tell you your windows version and service pack number.

yes sir, it says sp2- thank you
I never did get the error message cleared up, just reboted and there was sp2 setup.

Windows drives ya batty sometimes!:zombie: