Some after running Windows XP REPAIR 2

[RBHirsch]

I'm posting this as a separate message, since my prior thread has gotten very long in this area.

I successfully did a REPAIR of my XP Pro SP2 install, and there are a couple of issues that I would like to get info on.

After the REPAIR, I do of course need a large number of the updates that MS has issued since the original XP SP2 CD was issued. They did automatically download, and when I went to shutdown, the usual message that they will be installed prior to the final shutdown.

So I click on shutdown, and usual message appears saying that 1 of 80 is being installed, and I should not turn off or unplug my machine. So far, so good.

But, apparently the shutdown process has not been halted, and before much of anything gets installed, the shutdown completes, and little if any of the updates get installed.

I have already received some suggestions from Linney in this forum, in my prior thread. And I'd like to solicit other tips to resolve this issue. I've checked the windows in the SYSTEM>AUTOMATIC UPDATES, but cannot see anything in there to help me here.

The small icon that usually appears in the taskbar only shows now when updates are being automatically downloaded. Once downloaded, that shield does not display. This was not the case in the past. It usually remained there, as a reminder.

I've never seen this problem before.

NEW QUESTION
I have a large 30" monitor running at 2560x1600, and I like to keep lots of icons on my desktop - about 100. They are all grouped into suitable clusters, and positioned all around the desktop. When an occason arises where I want to boot into safe mode, of course the desktop layout gets clobbered. And when I return into a normal bootup, all my icons are bunched into a contiguous block.

I cannot locate any way to "save" the desktop layout, and restore it, to save me the trouble of reconfiguring everything. I've searched through all the windows under desktop "properties", but cannot locate an option to save the layout for a later restore. I seem to recall finding this in the past - but where is it located, assuming it is there?

Ron Hirsch

 

[Freestone]

For your update problem, try reregistering the DLLs listed in my post in this thread: thread779-1393612

 

[RBHirsch]

Freestone,

Thanks for your reply.

The URL you noted may be more applicable for an upgrade to XP, as what I ended up needing is in a different MS document - see below.

The following steps below were all that I had to do to get the update installation working properly. Just register a single DLL. I would think that MS should consider making that part of their REPAIR process.

The 82 updates then all installed as they should. And MS was kind enough not to install IE 7, but put it aside, and then questions users if they wanted it, which I did.

This is the url that covers this

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144/en-us

THESE ARE THE STEPS
2. Register the Wups2.dll file. To do this, follow these steps:
a. At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:

regsvr32 %windir%\system32\wups2.dll

I'm still looking for a way to save my desktop layout, if that is possible.

Ron Hirsch

 

[Freestone]

Thanks for the information. That KB article is a good one to know after doing a repair install. wups2.dll is covered in the thread I referenced, so it would have worked too.

This sounds like what you are looking for regarding desktop layout saving:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Right side of 188. "Add Save & Restore Desktop Layout to Menu"

Download, unzip, execute the vbs file. I found I had to restart after executing the vbs file before it woorked.