How do I do a repair install of XP home?

[Peter]

There are obviously some problems deep within my registry as certain
function aren't performing correctly. Examples already mentioned on this
board.. the Start-run-cmd screen appears at every reboot, albeit briefly.
My McAfee viruscan will not enable for more than 1 minute stating
"activeshield components are missing"..tried re-installing several times.
"Shared documents" has suddenly appeared as "Documents" (containg the shared
documents). Is there a simpler way of sorting this out? System restore is
enabled but I wouldn't know which point to go to as they've all had their
own share of problems.
Is there a good registry repair engine out there that I could safely use?
Registry Mechanic has not fixed the problems.

[Will Denny]

Hi

Try running these programs to see what - if any - spyware there is on your
system:

Ad-Aware - www.lavasoftusa.com
Spybot - http://www.safer-networking.org/
CWShredder - http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

Also see the following link:

http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

If you still want to try a 'Repair' install, the following article by MVP
Michael Stevens will help you:

"How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install"
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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"Peter" <r2d2 at cesmail dot net> wrote in message
...
| There are obviously some problems deep within my registry as certain
| function aren't performing correctly. Examples already mentioned on this
| board.. the Start-run-cmd screen appears at every reboot, albeit briefly.
| My McAfee viruscan will not enable for more than 1 minute stating
| "activeshield components are missing"..tried re-installing several times.
| "Shared documents" has suddenly appeared as "Documents" (containg the
shared
| documents). Is there a simpler way of sorting this out? System restore
is
| enabled but I wouldn't know which point to go to as they've all had their
| own share of problems.
| Is there a good registry repair engine out there that I could safely use?
| Registry Mechanic has not fixed the problems.
|
|

[Peter]

Thanks, I did a repair install and everything is seemingly fixed now
(keeping fingers, toes and eyes crossed LOL), except I still get that quick
black screen flashing when I reboot.
"Will Denny" > wrote in message
...
> Hi
>
> Try running these programs to see what - if any - spyware there is on your
> system:
>
> Ad-Aware - www.lavasoftusa.com
> Spybot - http://www.safer-networking.org/
> CWShredder - http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
>
> Also see the following link:
>
> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
>
> If you still want to try a 'Repair' install, the following article by MVP
> Michael Stevens will help you:
>
> "How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install"
> http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>
> --
>
> Will Denny
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
> Please reply to the News Groups
>
>
> "Peter" <r2d2 at cesmail dot net> wrote in message
> ...
> | There are obviously some problems deep within my registry as certain
> | function aren't performing correctly. Examples already mentioned on this
> | board.. the Start-run-cmd screen appears at every reboot, albeit
briefly.
> | My McAfee viruscan will not enable for more than 1 minute stating
> | "activeshield components are missing"..tried re-installing several
times.
> | "Shared documents" has suddenly appeared as "Documents" (containg the
> shared
> | documents). Is there a simpler way of sorting this out? System restore
> is
> | enabled but I wouldn't know which point to go to as they've all had
their
> | own share of problems.
> | Is there a good registry repair engine out there that I could safely
use?
> | Registry Mechanic has not fixed the problems.
> |
> |
>