Re: Weird Problem

Hey Rick,
No problems on the machine, just thought I would run the 'sfc
/scannow' for the heck of it. Well, it shows a number of problems with the
DLL cache and to insert the XP disk. I cancelled out of the sfc without
using the disk. Upon investigating, I found I was supposed to have an entry
in the Reg:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Setup\SourcePath

I have the entry up to the "Setup", but, there is no "Source Path."
As everything seems to be running fine, is this something I need to correct
with the original XP disk?? I have since installed all the updates and
SP2....using the original install disk would, itself, cause problems...would
it not?? I am very unsure how to proceed from here.
Heirloom, old and should have
left well enough alone



"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi,

Sounds odd, try running sfc /scannow from the run prompt to detect and
replace corrupted or damaged system files.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Bill" <acadeckiatinsightbbdotcom> wrote in message
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I have a problem on my XP Pro machine where every once in a while for no
apparent reason if I open my Start menu, the Frequently Used Programs list
will be black and I have My Computer, Control Panel etc. set to display
as menus, if I highlight them, they do not open, but if I click on them
the associated item opens in Windows Explorer. Also if I click on my run
box I get a message stating that "A shortcut cannot be placed here. Do you
want the shortcut to be placed on the desktop instead?" and the double
arrow of my Quick Launch toolbar stops responding. If I reboot my machine
the problem goes away until it decides to return again, which seems to be
more and more frequently. Also upon rebooting I have to set my Quick
Launch toolbar to be placed back on my taskbar. Any ideas what might be
causing this and a possible resolution short of a reformat/reinstall?

TIA





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