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Charlene typed:
"ms. greenhorn" wrote:

tried to find corrupted file by selecting "run" and
entering "sfc/scannow" w/no luck; repsonse was could not
be found, to re-check the file name. trying to repair
corrupted file (per ms help desk) without re-installing
os. oh, and thanks for your suggestion, rick, but here i
am, again.

A restore from backup image should take less than a half hour.
A restore from a 3rd party backup program an hour or so, IFF it backed up
everything needed.
A manual reinstall restoration a couple of days before everything is
tweaked.

Why not use the first method?