Re: Checking and 'repairing' a Win XP installation

"Rob Hemmings" <rkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:dmhlmo$agd$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:


>
> The OP could try an "XP repair install", but if he's installed XP
> service pack2, that has to be done using a "slipstreamed" XP SP2 CD.
> A google for the phrases in quotes will bring up info. on how to do
> this, but a 2nd working PC will be needed to create a slipstreamed
> XP SP2 CD if he hasn't already made one.
> HTH


Agreed, but since that's considerably less trivial than sfc I would
normally do the repair install as a second option.
I've seen sfc /scannow fix a few minor shell problems in the past so I
tend to always try that first.


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