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From: johnsuth on 28 Mar 2010 22:06
In <uIsUb6pzKHA.1796(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>, "Charlie Russel - MVP" <Charlie(a)mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> writes:
>that's almost certainly NTLDR, and it means your installation is corrupted.
>The best solution is to do a repair install with the original XP CD, and
>then re-apply all the service packs and updates.


I did a repair install and was disappointed to see that obsolete and erroneous
keys were left in the Windows registry. So are you being conservative in
suggesting reapplication of service packs and updates?



From: Charlie Russel - MVP on 30 Mar 2010 11:22
No, not conservative at all. A repair install will retain the registry, but
replace the binaries. So you need to re-apply any updates or SPs to update
the binaries. The whole reason the registry is retained is to preserve all
settings and installed applications.

To get to a clean system with a "virgin" registry, you need to do a clean
install and reinstall your applications. There again, of course, you'll
still need to apply any and all patches, updates and service packs that
might apply.

There are other issues with a Repair Install, the principle one being that
in some cases it will not remove all malware. But if you've managed to get
rid of the malware already, it can definitely help repair the damage left
behind.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel




<johnsuth(a)nospam.com.au> wrote in message
news:c1.2c.3Kfz4g$0TH(a)PC1.BIGPOND.COM...
> In <uIsUb6pzKHA.1796(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>, "Charlie Russel - MVP"
> <Charlie(a)mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> writes:
>>that's almost certainly NTLDR, and it means your installation is
>>corrupted.
>>The best solution is to do a repair install with the original XP CD, and
>>then re-apply all the service packs and updates.
>
>
> I did a repair install and was disappointed to see that obsolete and
> erroneous
> keys were left in the Windows registry. So are you being conservative in
> suggesting reapplication of service packs and updates?
>
>
>

From: johnsuth on 30 Mar 2010 17:12
In <OeaNGzB0KHA.2552(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>, "Charlie Russel - MVP" <Charlie(a)mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> writes:

Thanks Charlie. I am the victim of a poorly designed application which exhorted
me to upgrade online, instead of by hard DVD media, then sent down
additional functionality for Windows, but I have no record of what it was,
whether it overwrote existing binaries or was additional, and no hard copy from
which to rebuild my system.


>No, not conservative at all. A repair install will retain the registry, but
>replace the binaries. So you need to re-apply any updates or SPs to update
>the binaries. The whole reason the registry is retained is to preserve all
>settings and installed applications.
>
>To get to a clean system with a "virgin" registry, you need to do a clean
>install and reinstall your applications. There again, of course, you'll
>still need to apply any and all patches, updates and service packs that
>might apply.
>
>There are other issues with a Repair Install, the principle one being that
>in some cases it will not remove all malware. But if you've managed to get
>rid of the malware already, it can definitely help repair the damage left
>behind.
>
>--
>Charlie.
>http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel
>
>
>
>
><johnsuth(a)nospam.com.au> wrote in message
>news:c1.2c.3Kfz4g$0TH(a)PC1.BIGPOND.COM...
>> In <uIsUb6pzKHA.1796(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>, "Charlie Russel - MVP"
>> <Charlie(a)mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> writes:
>>>that's almost certainly NTLDR, and it means your installation is
>>>corrupted.
>>>The best solution is to do a repair install with the original XP CD, and
>>>then re-apply all the service packs and updates.
>>
>>
>> I did a repair install and was disappointed to see that obsolete and
>> erroneous
>> keys were left in the Windows registry. So are you being conservative in
>> suggesting reapplication of service packs and updates?
>>
>>
>>
>

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