"JimR" <jrap107@msn.com> 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.
> 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 what problems where these systems having that prompted you to try this?
And the reinstall helped? Had you tried the other recovery mechanisms
including system restore and startup repair? Data and applications were
retained, is that right?
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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]