TBrown
Fri Mar 28 15:25:00 PDT 2008
Mark, thanks!!
I was able to re-install the calculator and other accessories. Now, I have
to do a whole lot of updating to Windows XP!
Tom
"T Brown" wrote:
> Mark, thanks a lot. Hopefully this will help. It may take a day or 2 for me
> to see. I'll let you know!
> Tom Brown
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
>
> > A lot easier for you is going to be running setup from that i386 folder. You
> > find 'winnt32.exe' and run it. This will offer to start setup, and after
> > that and the OK of the EULA agreement, you get the offer to 'repair'.
> >
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> > ..
> >
> > "T Brown" <TBrown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:B0228314-DD30-415E-910D-827C38931E07@microsoft.com...
> > > Thanks, Mark. I am not real sure how to reset the "Installation Path," or
> > > how
> > > exactly to point to it. Could you help me? I do have a file named "I386"
> > > in
> > > the WINDOWS folder.
> > > Also, I do know about the registry, and how to back it up and restore it.
> > > But I am not skilled enough to change it unless I have step by step
> > > instructions.
> > > I have Win XP Home edition, SP2 (and also recently SP3).
> > > Would it help to re-install SP2? I have been unable to find a download on
> > > Microsoft Downloads. Also, is there any application that can examine my
> > > system to see if all the Microsoft programs and files are up to date, and
> > > not
> > > corrupted?
> > > Thanks for your patience,
> > > Tom
> > >
> > > "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
> > >
> > >> It's possible you can find a hidden partition with an i386 folder on it,
> > >> or
> > >> maybe even not hidden. you could point the 'source path' to this folder.
> > >>
> > >> Your "Installation Path" can be reset. HKLM\Software\Microsoft\...
> > >> ..Windows\Current Version\Setup:
> > >> Service Source Path
> > >> ..Windows\Current Version\Setup:
> > >> Source Path .WindowsNT\Current Version - Source Path
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> With Pro edition:
> > >> run GPEDIT.MSC
> > >> Local Comp. Policy/Comp. Config/Admin. Templates/System "Specify Windows
> > >> Installation file location"
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> > >> ..
> > >>
> > >> "T Brown" <TBrown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:752D21F5-336C-4433-A08F-6E2ADDA89D12@microsoft.com...
> > >> > Thanks, Mark. I didn't get too far with this process--the bar moved
> > >> > about
> > >> > 3
> > >> > mm! The message I got was that "files that are required for Windows to
> > >> > run
> > >> > properly must be copied to the DLL cache; please insert Windows XP
> > >> > Prof.
> > >> > SP2
> > >> > CD"
> > >> > Tom
> > >> >
> > >> > "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >> You can probably run the command :
> > >> >> SFC /SCANNOW
> > >> >>
> > >> >> If it asks for a disk, hit retry a many times to see if the progress
> > >> >> bar
> > >> >> advances anyway.
> > >> >>
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> > >> >> Mark L. Ferguson
> > >> >> .
> > >> >>
> > >> >> "T Brown" <TBrown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >> >> news:D11B7131-F6F8-4379-AACD-D34743747107@microsoft.com...
> > >> >> > I have somehow managed to mess my system up. Paint and Calculator
> > >> >> > are
> > >> >> > no
> > >> >> > longer in list of accessories. I have tried to re-install from
> > >> >> > Add/Remove
> > >> >> > Windows components in Control Panel, and I get a series of error
> > >> >> > messages
> > >> >> > that many small files are missing. The error msg states to insert
> > >> >> > Windows
> > >> >> > XP
> > >> >> > disk--but it came installed on my computer. Any ideas? Thanks for
> > >> >> > any
> > >> >> > help.
> > >> >>
> > >>
> >