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  1. rwbrick

    run SFC on different partition

    I answered my own question: Only the sfc.exe in the boot partition will run and only against the system files in the boot partition. Rod B.
  2. rwbrick

    replacement CD for XP

    Thanks all. If I got an XP install CD does it have to be XP-SP3 like my corrupt computer is? Or can I use an earlier XP CD and still run a Repair using the keycode on my computer (as opposed to any that comes with the CD) like edfair says? If this works I assume I would then have to (should)...
  3. rwbrick

    run SFC on different partition

    I'm getting deep in the mud here, I know, but appreciate your all's help and indulgence. I want to run System File Check on my Windows 2000 computer against a byte for byte copy (from Linux's dd command) of an XP boot partition from another computer. I know I won't be able to repair any bad...
  4. rwbrick

    replacement CD for XP

    Thanks. How do you know if it is OEM? "OEM" is not in the key code nor anywhere on the sticker. It's a Dell computer so by the normal definition it is OEM. But I always thought "OEM" in this instance refers to software Microsoft gave to the manufacturer for their internal use -- which they...
  5. rwbrick

    replacement CD for XP

    It's Windows XP Home Edition, with SP3... I think... Rod B.
  6. rwbrick

    replacement CD for XP

    My XP won't boot and I have long since not had its Install CD. Through a convoluted use of my other computer, a Linux boot rescue CD, and a large portable USB drive I was able to run CHKDSK on a copy of the bad boot partition (chkdsk made a jillion corrections -- ran for 20-30 minutes), copy...
  7. rwbrick

    Odd folder: "Copy of Windows"

    My wife's XP has a folder on the root drive called "copy of windows". It is not a copy of the Windows folder but a folder with that name containing 14MB in 8 subfolders and 90 files. Anybody know what this is for or where it might have come from? Rod B.
  8. rwbrick

    edit email address

    Works just fine! Thanks. Rod B.
  9. rwbrick

    registry restore

    My own reply. I found a registry program that I think works. It's called ERUNT, is free, and can be found at http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt . It makes a backup of the complete registry and (by default) saves it in a WINNT (or WINDOWS) subfolder which is supposed to be...
  10. rwbrick

    edit email address

    I find it incredible (though not surprising) that I can't edit an email address in the Contact list without re-entering the entire address. Is there some secret way to do this? Or am I just missing it?? I'm using Office 2000. Thanks. Rod B.
  11. rwbrick

    Office2000 pst

    Just for fun, below is a copy from Microsoft public Forums from a [MVP] "Don't import but connect to the file via File-> Open-> Personal Data File... If that doesn't work either, check the file for errors with scanpst.exe." Rod B.
  12. rwbrick

    Office2000 pst

    Ya know there are tons of other web pages that take great care to say Do Not Import; Use File-Open... But at your suggestion the Import works just fine -- all is home safe! I've tried Import before; I'm guessing that my absent-minded mistake was not typing in the file name in the file box...
  13. rwbrick

    Office2000 pst

    I'm finishing up a torturous re-install of W2000 including all updates. I reinstalled Office2000 including its updates (which are not easy to find at MS, btw), but I can't get it to use the old .pst file to recover my old messages and stuff. It is a good file (checked with SCANPST, etc), not...
  14. rwbrick

    DIM won't power up

    NEVER MIND [blush] After resting for an hour or so, it powered up normally. Uncle Michael was just in a snit about something, I guess. [dazed] Rod B.
  15. rwbrick

    DIM won't power up

    I have a Dell Dimension 2350 running XP. I'm installing a new adaptor card. After the first step, to physically emplace the card with the computer OFF and unpluged, the computer will not start (power on). I reinserted and checked the power cord, pressed the start button a number of times and...
  16. rwbrick

    registry restore

    I'm starting to tackle a change of Profiles which requires Registry edits. I plan to back up the Registry since, as Windows says, a bad edit might make my system unnusable. My problem/question is: to restore a Registry or a System state, one has to get into the working Windows system which...
  17. rwbrick

    permissions in re-install

    I'm going through a godawful reinstall of 2000, including SP4. Among other things it added "accounts" in Documents and Settings. Previously and now I have two users, one my name and the Administrator (though there may be three with profiles in Docs and Settings); Guest is and was disabled...
  18. rwbrick

    make a XP boot CD?

    Thanks for the help. My understanding is that the Bart boot CD must be made on a clean system, not a system that is corrupted. That's because it will boot your operating system and takes OS install files off your computer (or install CD). This doesn't help my current situation but sounds good...
  19. rwbrick

    re-install

    To make a long story short, I lost boot capabilities (any mode) with my WIN2000, have gone through all of the Repair options which finally entailed replacing a bunch of system files but got stuck with a corrupt registry (SYSTEM at least). I'm now trying a re-install but hoping to save as much...
  20. rwbrick

    make a XP boot CD?

    Thanks, all, for the help and tips. Rod B.

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