Okay. thanks Darrell, that makes sense to me.
""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" wrote:
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> Hello,
> Repair does not copy files from the DVD.
> Repair only copies files from the cache on the local drive and only those
> files that are cached.
> The cache should have the SP1 files, so you will not have to reinstall SP1.
> Now if during repair, you choose the System Restore option and choose a
> restore point prior to SP1, then yes you would have to resinstall SP1.
> Thanks,
> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
>
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> |> I had trouble with SP1 install and I got some blue-screens, (due to a
> bad
> |> driver). The p.c. is running now, but USB's don't work properly. So in
> the
> |> DOS boot up screen after a blue-screen dump, one option says put in
> original
> |> Windows disk and choose 'repair'. My question is that the original
> windows
> |> disk doesn't have SP1 files, so how does it do a repair? Does it go back
> to
> |> original files, or does it leave newer SP1 files alone? So after such a
> |> repair, must I then re-install Sp1?
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