"JimR" <jrap107@msn.com> wrote
> "Rock" <Rock@nospam.net> wrote
>> "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.
> 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. 
Thanks, Jim.
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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]