"Rock" <Rock@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> "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.
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
I have actually done this on two computers running Vista Ultimate and it
worked just like a repair install in XP. I did use a full version of Vista
if that makes a difference. I'm glad I didn't read that this didn't work or
I might not have tried it.
--
Jim