hi, i did have sp2 installed but i had to do 3 repair installs since, so i lost it, i have been trying to change my bootscreen using style XP and when i try installing sp2 from a disk, i get the following error:
The core system file (kernel) used to start this computer is not a Microsoft Windows file. The service Pack will not be installed. For more information, see Knowledge Base article Q372101 at http://support.microsoft.com.
i know it is something to do with ntoskrnl.exe (which i backed up twice before starting) i have tried copying the origonal file back and sfc /scannow and that hasnt done anything

Can someone please help?

its ok, sorted now, jst needed to rebooot computer lol

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