Resolved No Internet after SP3 install

Hi Chris. Boy your Windows XP installation sure sounds like its pretty messed up.

I figured I could jump in and see if I could help get your Windows XP installation repaired.

Lets try this method to repair your system:

1. Download the portable version of Windows Repair (All In One) from here, Windows Repair (All In One).
2. Download the portable zip file to your desktop.
3. Extract the contents of the zipped folder, and then double click on the programs .exe file to launch the program.
4. After the program opens, click on the Step 2 tab and click the Do It button to have the program run Check Disk on the file system. Screenshot.
5. After the computer finishes running Check Disk, start the program again and proceed to Step 3.
6. Click on the Step 3 tab and click on the Do It button to allow the program to run the System File Checker to find and fix any corrupt Windows files. Screenshot.
7. After SFC finishes, proceed to the Start Repairs tab.
8. On the Start Repairs tab click on the Start button. Screenshot.
9. Now ensure that ONLY the checkboxes in the program are checked as indicated below:

Reset Registry Permissions
Reset File Permissions
Register System Files
Repair WMI
Repair Windows Firewall
Repair MDAV/MS Jet
Repair Hosts Files
Remove Policies Set By Infections
Repair Winsock & DNS Cache
Remove Temp Files
Repair Proxy Settings
Repair Windows Updates
Set Windows Services to Default Startup
Repair MSI (Windows Installer)

10. Then when those checkboxes are selected, click on the checkbox that says Restart System when Finished.
11. Now click on the Start button to start the repair process.
12. The process could take some time so please be patient.
13. After the repair process finishes, the computer will be rebooted.
14. See if there is any difference after performing the above steps.

I have a feeling that you have some malware or some other shady programs that are installed on the machine that are conflicting and causing the problems with no Internet access and the borked uninstallation of SP3.

 

Yikes. This is not looking good. Personally if I was in your shoes I would format the drive and start from scratch. The machine is just having too many issues to consider it a reliable system.

I know formatting the drive can be a pain but having all these errors with Windows XP may not be worth trying to fix.

You can try reinstalling Service Pack 3 and seeing if everything is working well enough after the installation is finished but if you continue to have issues then its best to bite the bullet and perform a clean installation.

 

Thanks for the update. Sometimes its best to know when to start over so good luck with getting a new system up and running. I hope it works out.