Quote: Originally Posted by
Hobbes 
At least I don't propagate the sfc myth.
Vista installs fast ... why wait hours for a fix when reinstallation takes
30 minutes?
It has nothing to do with the registry tho...people hunting for registry
repairs have already boffed their PC...that is why the are trying reg
repairs.
sfc / scannow does produce an enormous log ... but nothing of value
SFC is the "System File Checker", and it does work - IF you have one or more corrupted/missing Windows System files. It never has and never will fix a corrupted registry. Only a System Restore can do that.
And what stripped down version of Vista are you installing in 30 minutes? I've installed Vista over that past year onto more computers than I care to remember, and to date my record installation time is a little over an hour. Now, with the recent relase of Vista SP1, an additional hour is added to that installation time.