Re: MSinfo32.exe help

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when i do the cmd for rd packagestore /s /q( system cant find file
specified.so it is gone i did a search and by everyfolder i didnt find
it.(start /w helpsvc /svchost netsvcs /regserver /install )system cant find
helpsvc.(net start helpsvc) to turn on the service again.msinfo32
/showcategories opens advanced system info in help support so at least i cane
use it even though i have to use cmd to open it.this bothers me alot i defrag
scan my disk for errors i use win 1click i got 5 yrs ago .i do this at the
end of any session i might do even if its eveyday.iv learned the hard way
awhile ago not to mess with free program and tweaks very few of them are
worth the risk.but i do use spyblaster+spybot sd_Disk Cleaner_dustbuster
pro_zonealarm.these i trust, they dont harm my mach.but bottem line. is there
anyway to find what im missing online. thank you everyone who helped me. you
all did solve my problem its because of my files i couldnt get it done.thanks
again george



"djs0302@xxxxxxx" wrote:

>
>
> george wrote:
> > thanks that would have done it but i cant even locate the pkg.store folder
>
>
> Just do a search for packagestore(all one word) on your computer.
> Incidentally, my packagestore folder didn't have any .cab files in it
> to delete. The in place upgrade mentioned at the end of the
> instructions was the first thing I tried when I started experiencing
> the same problem as you. It didn't work. Typing in those commands I
> listed fixed it right away.
>
> Click Start, click run, type cmd to open a command prompt
>
> Type the following commands. I'm typing (press ENTER) after each
> command in case there's a problem with word wrap. Be sure to note the
> spacing in each line.
>
> net stop helpsvc (press ENTER)
> cd /d C:\Windows\pchealth\helpctr (press ENTER)
> rd packagestore /s /q (press ENTER)
> cd binaries (press ENTER)
> start /w helpsvc /svchost netsvcs /regserver /install (press ENTER)
>
>
> Run taskmgr.exe
> Stop the following processes if they are running: (please note the .exe
> extension)
> helpsvc.exe
> helphost.exe
> helpctr.exe
>
> Close the task manager.
>
> At the command prompt type
>
> net start helpsvc (press Enter)
>
> If that doesn't work then you can try an in place install by simply
> inserting your Windows XP cd and rebooting your computer. Select to
> install Windows and then select repair installation. If your computer
> doesn't have a Windows XP cd but has a restore cd instead then you will
> not be able to do this.
>
>
.

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