Vista - Re: Recover a file from Installation Disk

07-23-2008

Mike Brannigan wrote:

Quote:

> "Mellowed" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:g676ng$qp$1@xxxxxx

Quote:

>>
>> I'm using Vista Ultimate. One of my programs says that the file
>> ntdll.dll is faulty. The one on my HD has a Jan 2008 date. I would
>> like to try the original file from the installation disk.
>>
>> How can I extract just one file from the installation disk.
>>
>> Thanks,

>
> copy the image file from the DVD (source\install.wim) to your harddisk.
> get the ImageX tool by downloading the WAIK and install it.
> In the Waik tools folder, you will find the ximage application. It's an
> other name for ImageX.
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>
> then mount the wim image to a folder and copy out the file you want.
> see
> http://technet2.microsoft.com/Window....mspx?mfr=true
>

Thanks Mike. However I think this process is over my head. I did find
a copy of ntdll.dll dated November 2006 in a backup folder. I tried to
copy/replace it into the Windows\System32 folder and access was denied.

Is it possible to use DOS to copy/replace the file? If so, how do I get
to DOS.

Thanks,

07-23-2008	#1 (permalink)
Mellowed n/a posts	Re: Recover a file from Installation Disk Mike Brannigan wrote: Quote: > "Mellowed" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:g676ng$qp$1@xxxxxx Quote: >> >> I'm using Vista Ultimate. One of my programs says that the file >> ntdll.dll is faulty. The one on my HD has a Jan 2008 date. I would >> like to try the original file from the installation disk. >> >> How can I extract just one file from the installation disk. >> >> Thanks, > > copy the image file from the DVD (source\install.wim) to your harddisk. > get the ImageX tool by downloading the WAIK and install it. > In the Waik tools folder, you will find the ximage application. It's an > other name for ImageX. > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en > > then mount the wim image to a folder and copy out the file you want. > see > http://technet2.microsoft.com/Window....mspx?mfr=true > Thanks Mike. However I think this process is over my head. I did find a copy of ntdll.dll dated November 2006 in a backup folder. I tried to copy/replace it into the Windows\System32 folder and access was denied. Is it possible to use DOS to copy/replace the file? If so, how do I get to DOS. Thanks,
My System Specs

Similar Threads
Thread	Forum
Recover Vista after XP installation	Vista installation & setup
Recover Unused Disk Space	Live Mail
Re: Recover a file from Installation Disk	Vista installation & setup
Reformatting with recover disk	Vista installation & setup
Can I recover from a failed Raid 1 disk?	Vista General