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Windjamer - 24 Nov 2003 19:29 GMT

NT 4.0 Workstation SP 6a PII 400 512 megs

I don't want to reinstall NT, but I would like to have it validate its basic
settings. Is there a repair utility on the CD? I haven't found one, but
didn't go very far into the install routine. (Afraid of causing damage that
would take me days to undo!)

I'm at SP6a. I imagine I'd have to reinstall all SPs and patches after a
"repair". ??

Regards,

Glen

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Scott Harding - MS MVP - 24 Nov 2003 19:47 GMT

What kind of problems are you having? You do not want to do a repair unless
you are in dire need. The repair process is very weak and usually caused
more problems and can leave the system in an unstable state. NT is not like
Win98 in that you cannot reinstall over itself to replace missing/damaged
file.

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Windjamer - 24 Nov 2003 20:30 GMT

> What kind of problems are you having? You do not want to do a repair unless

I think path problems, Scott. Outlook Express cannot find gifs in
Stationery, even when I enter the path manually. FrontPage 2002 doesn't
preview gifs and puts generated files in incorrect directories i.e. buttons.
I have reinstalled FP, IE & OE and installed all recommended
patches/updates.

I won't mess with the OS, then.

Glen

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Scott Harding - MS MVP - 24 Nov 2003 20:26 GMT

After reinstalling those items are things acting normal? IE does have a
repair option in Add/Remove programs that may fix OE problems. Resintalling
these Apps. should take care of any problems and those certainly would not
be fixed by a repair of the OS. Sometimes it is worth a complete reinstall
as things get old and the system becomes unstable but stay away from NT
Repair process for the most part.

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> > What kind of problems are you having? You do not want to do a repair
> unless
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Windjamer - 24 Nov 2003 21:05 GMT

> After reinstalling those items are things acting normal? IE does have a
> repair option in Add/Remove programs that may fix OE problems. Resintalling
> these Apps. should take care of any problems and those certainly would not
> be fixed by a repair of the OS. Sometimes it is worth a complete reinstall
> as things get old and the system becomes unstable but stay away from NT
> Repair process for the most part.

Thanks, Scott.

No, all that didn't change anything. I'll work towards a reinstall.

Glen

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xe77 - 26 Nov 2003 03:37 GMT

Running repairs is usually unsuccessful in Windows NT, and
an over the top installation can usually lead to an
unbootable system.
If you need to repair try the following:
1. Reapply Service Pack 6a, this can usually correct most
file problems.
If necessary:
1. Perform an parallel installation
2. Boot into it and apply the same service pack as you
have installed in the original copy.
3. Overwrite the C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32 folder from the new
installation over the old installation's SYSTEM32 folder.
(MAKE A BACKUP FIRST!)

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Windjamer - 26 Nov 2003 21:13 GMT

> 1. Reapply Service Pack 6a, this can usually correct most
> file problems.

That certainly sounds like it's worth a try. Do I need to uninstall SP6a, or
just execute it again?

If it doesn't work, I'll try the parallel install. Very creative!

Thanks for the help.

Glen

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