"John" wrote in message
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"SC Tom" wrote in message
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AVG has detected the Win32/Heur and Generic7.AYZT infections. I have
the
PC
running again without functional networking and have done a couple of
full
system scans , one clean and the second showing Win32/Heur in
fsutil.exe
and
in system volume info restore.
What are my options?
Repairing the OS (not console) results in a bunch of dlls missing which
I
suppose is because I am trying to repair sp2 with the original OS CD.
How can I reinstall a clean OS in C without disturbing the D and E
partions
on the same hard drive or is there a better way?
Help appreciated John.
Using another PC, you can slipstream SP2 with your original XP install CD
and then do a repair install.
This link is gives tips,hints, etc. for a repair install with numerous
links
about halfway down the page for slipstreaming.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
SC Tom
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Thanks Tom.
I attempted to follow the instructions on Paul Thurrot's SuperSite for
Windows page
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...slipstream.asp
Service Pack Setup informs me that "This service pack cannot be integrated
into a destination that also has integrated software updates".
I have just been browsing this site and there is masses of help there,
thanks for the link.
I assume I now have to install the OS from my original CD and build up to
when I can get online. Can I use PartitionMagic 8 to reformat and clean
C:?
I am a little nervous about using the ms format because the prompts and
actions are not very clear to me as I rarely use it.
John.
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I've never used Partition Magic, so I can't say what it will do.
You don't have to install the SP for slipstreaming, just extract it to a
folder on your HDD. If that's been done, and you're getting the error
message in the slipstreaming process, then you already have that SP on the
original CD. IIRC, it has to be a retail CD, not an OEM one, such as a Dell
or Gateway OS CD. But I may be mistaken about that.
SC Tom