Rock

"JimR" <jrap107@msn.com> wrote

> "Rock" <Rock@nospam.net> wrote

>> "JimR" <jrap107@msn.com> wrote
>>
>>> "mitvah" <mitvah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>>>> I’ve a Vista Ultimate installed on a DELL Latitude D620 laptop. The
>>>> problem
>>>> started a few weeks ago when Symantec Antivirus reported catching Clone
>>>> War
>>>> (1) on my computer. I’ve since done a few clean scans using various
>>>> scanning
>>>> programs but some system files seems to have been lost or are
>>>> corrupted. I
>>>> tried running sfc /scannow under admin cmd window and also after
>>>> starting
>>>> the recovery cmd window, but got the same message both time:
>>>>
>>>> Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation.
>>>>
>>>> Even the automated recovery option to fix boot problem failed. I’m able
>>>> to
>>>> boot up the windows and its generally funtinal but quite a few things
>>>> are not
>>>> working e.g. I can’t open the personalize window from the desktop right
>>>> click
>>>> menu.
>>>>
>>>> Unitl late last week I was able to run the sfc and it reported a whole
>>>> bunch
>>>> of problems but did not automatically fix anything. I didn't have time
>>>> to
>>>> look into manually fixing things but now even that's not working.
>>>>
>>>> Please help!
>>>
>>>
>>> If you are sure the system is clean, the quickest solution might be a
>>> repair install of Vista.
>>
>>
>> I'm unsure of what you mean here. How do you do a repair install of
>> Vista? An in place upgrade that was available in XP was not carried over
>> to Vista.
>>
>> --
>> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
>
>
> If you start the Vista DVD while in Vista, begin the installation,you will
> be offered the ability to "upgrade". An upgrade over a current install of
> Vista has the same effect as a repair install in XP in that it will
> install Vista while keeping intact your documents, settings and programs.

Jim have you actually done that? I read one report where it didn't work.
But that was a long time ago, I don't recollect the context, but they had
problems with the installation after trying it. I have not seen any
definitive information on this process.

Chad Harris also has mentioned this in a recent post and I have a query to
him about it. Thanks for following up on the question.

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]