Re: FIXMBR Redux

From: William B. Lurie (billurie_at_nospam.org)
Date: 06/12/04 

Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 06:55:23 -0400

Again, thanks, Vang, for the detailed and informative
posting. I have saved it in my separate large file
on this subject, and I may have the courage to follow
where it leads, but not right now. It is too big an
undertaking, I fear. It's almost a case of the cure
being worse than living with the disease.

Just one point: the error message which appears when
I select RC at boot-up, I quoted exactly and completely.
I noted that the last component of the sequence which
should have defined the extension of the reportedly
'missing' file didn't really identify it, but that's
what was on my screen.
                Bill L.

*Vanguard* wrote:
> William B. Lurie said in news:uBMBYEBUEHA.2164@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl:
>
>>Van, you said:
>>
>>ccapp.exe = Common Client Application
>>Used and shared by several Symantec products, like Norton AntiVirus
>>and Norton Internet Security (firewall).
>>
>>Besides the Norton programs listed in the Startup panel in
>>msconfig.exe, you also have to disable the Norton services under the
>>Services panel (or use services.msc).
>>
>>Services panel? I should search and find services.msc ?? Or what?
>
>
> Just run it in the Run dialog (Start -> Run or hitting Windows+R to get
> the command input dialog); the "services.msc" file should already be in
> your PATH environment variable to find it for execution (otherwise, it
> is under %systemroot%\system32, or under Start -> Programs ->
> Administrative Tools). It is an MMC applet (you can run mmc.exe to roll
> your own by adding snap-ins to your custom MMC applet, which I did for
> certificate management). Or look under the Services panel in
> msconfig.exe (although I don't think that is as helpful at identifying
> the Norton services since several are listed as "unknown" for their
> author).
>
>
>>Note my story about Recovery Console... I installed it long ago...
>>But as one of my messages says, there's a file missing and it
>>won't go there even when I choose that option rather than XP.
>
>
> There is no such xxxxx.dll file so I don't know what file you really
> meant to indicate was noted as missing. If it is not part of Windows
> (i.e., the Recovery Console needs some file from the Windows install and
> doesn't provide it itself) then an install of the Recovery Console
> should include that file. There are 65 .dl? files under the C:\cmdcons
> subdirectory and if it is one of them that you see a message complaining
> that it is missing then a reinstall of the Recovery Console should bring
> it back.
>
> You could simply run "<d>:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons" from the install
> CD to install it atop of itself. Or just pick the first "Repair" option
> when booting from the install CD to have it create a ramdisk into which
> the recovery files are stored (so you don't have to install it but just
> instead run it from memory off the ramdisk). See
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310602 (I don't remember having to hit
> "C" after hitting "R" for the first Repair option presented during the
> boot from the install CD).
>
> Below is the folder and file list using PC Mag's TreePrint utility for
> the C:\cmdcons subdirectory on my host:
>
> TreePrint listing of: C:\cmdcons
>
> C:\cmdcons
> | 1394bus.sy_
> | abp480n5.sy_
> | acpi.sy_
> | acpiec.sy_
> | adpu160m.sy_
> | aha154x.sy_
> | aic78u2.sy_
> | aic78xx.sy_
> | aliide.sy_
> | amsint.sy_
> | asc.sy_
> | asc3350p.sy_
> | asc3550.sy_
> | atapi.sy_
> | autochk.exe
> | autofmt.exe
> | biosinfo.inf
> | BOOTSECT.DAT
> | bootvid.dl_
> | c_1252.nl_
> | c_437.nl_
> | cbidf2k.sy_
> | cd20xrnt.sy_
> | cdfs.sy_
> | cdrom.sy_
> | classpnp.sy_
> | cmdide.sy_
> | cpqarray.sy_
> | dac2w2k.sy_
> | dac960nt.sy_
> | disk.sy_
> | disk101
> | disk102
> | disk103
> | disk104
> | dmboot.sy_
> | dmio.sy_
> | dmload.sy_
> | dpti2o.sy_
> | drvmain.sdb
> | fastfat.sy_
> | fdc.sy_
> | flpydisk.sy_
> | ftdisk.sy_
> | hal.dl_
> | halaacpi.dl_
> | halacpi.dl_
> | halapic.dl_
> | hidclass.sy_
> | hidparse.sy_
> | hidusb.sy_
> | hpn.sy_
> | i2omgmt.sy_
> | i2omp.sy_
> | i8042prt.sy_
> | ini910u.sy_
> | intelide.sy_
> | isapnp.sy_
> | KBDAL.DLL
> | KBDBE.DLL
> | KBDBLR.DLL
> | KBDBR.DLL
> | KBDBU.DLL
> | KBDCA.DLL
> | kbdclass.sy_
> | KBDCR.DLL
> | KBDCZ.DLL
> | KBDCZ1.DLL
> | KBDDA.DLL
> | KBDDV.DLL
> | KBDES.DLL
> | KBDEST.DLL
> | KBDFC.DLL
> | KBDFI.DLL
> | KBDFR.DLL
> | KBDGKL.DLL
> | KBDGR.DLL
> | KBDGR1.DLL
> | KBDHE.DLL
> | KBDHE220.DLL
> | KBDHE319.DLL
> | KBDHELA2.DLL
> | KBDHELA3.DLL
> | kbdhid.sy_
> | KBDHU.DLL
> | KBDHU1.DLL
> | KBDIC.DLL
> | KBDIR.DLL
> | KBDIT.DLL
> | KBDIT142.DLL
> | KBDLA.DLL
> | KBDLT.DLL
> | KBDLV.DLL
> | KBDLV1.DLL
> | KBDNE.DLL
> | KBDNO.DLL
> | KBDPL.DLL
> | KBDPL1.DLL
> | KBDPO.DLL
> | KBDRO.DLL
> | KBDRU.DLL
> | KBDRU1.DLL
> | KBDSF.DLL
> | KBDSG.DLL
> | KBDSL.DLL
> | KBDSL1.DLL
> | KBDSP.DLL
> | KBDSW.DLL
> | KBDTUF.DLL
> | KBDTUQ.DLL
> | KBDUK.DLL
> | KBDUR.DLL
> | kbdus.dll
> | KBDUSL.DLL
> | KBDUSR.DLL
> | KBDUSX.DLL
> | KBDYCC.DLL
> | KBDYCL.DLL
> | kd1394.dl_
> | kdcom.dl_
> | ksecdd.sys
> | l_intl.nl_
> | lbrtfdc.sy_
> | migrate.inf
> | mountmgr.sy_
> | mraid35x.sy_
> | ntdetect.com
> | ntfs.sys
> | ntkrnlmp.ex_
> | ohci1394.sy_
> | oprghdlr.sy_
> | partmgr.sy_
> | pci.sy_
> | pciide.sy_
> | pciidex.sy_
> | pcmcia.sy_
> | perc2.sy_
> | perc2hib.sy_
> | ql1080.sy_
> | ql10wnt.sy_
> | ql12160.sy_
> | ql1240.sy_
> | ql1280.sy_
> | ramdisk.sy_
> | sbp2port.sy_
> | scsiport.sy_
> | serenum.sy_
> | serial.sy_
> | setupdd.sy_
> | setupldr.bin
> | setupreg.hiv
> | sfloppy.sy_
> | sparrow.sy_
> | spcmdcon.sys
> | spddlang.sy_
> | sym_hi.sy_
> | sym_u3.sy_
> | symc810.sy_
> | symc8xx.sy_
> | tffsport.sy_
> | toside.sy_
> | txtsetup.sif
> | ultra.sy_
> | usbccgp.sy_
> | usbd.sy_
> | usbehci.sy_
> | usbhub.sy_
> | usbohci.sy_
> | usbport.sy_
> | usbstor.sy_
> | usbuhci.sy_
> | vga.sy_
> | vgaoem.fo_
> | viaide.sy_
> | videoprt.sy_
> | winnt.sif
> | wmilib.sy_
> |
> \---system32
> ntdll.dll
> smss.exe
>
> Although the C:\cmdcons folder has the system, hidden, and read-only
> attributes set for it, the files and folders underneath are not hidden,
> so this treelist should be complete.
> 

-- 
                    William B. Lurie