RE: Need help saving computer

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

From: BAR (BAR_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/06/05 

Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 17:29:05 -0800

I won't change anything commented on by SHennan: he's given the 'full match
commentary'.

Something you may also consider before starting on your quest to be a nice
guy and help out: get Belarc Adviser and run it on the Dell.

It gives you a full inventory of the Hardsware and Software INCLUDING every
Serial Number or Installation ID.

This way you can make sure that if you rebuild it from scratch that you can
reinstall every application.

Should you not have any Installation CDs then be careful not to 'break the
law' by applying a copied application using the Product ID identified by
Belarc when installaing form another Installation CD of the same application.

"SelfToughtComputerEnthusiast" wrote:

> I am trying to clean up and fix my cousin’s girlfriend’s computer. After
> several months she finely got the admin user pw from her ex. Her user
> account crashes the system half the time. When it does come up her email
> won’t work. The admn account seems to logon fine but boots with several error
> msgs about missing DLLs. I was finely able to download and install spybot
> S&D. It found 6123 spy/addware problems, but was not able to fix 27 of them.
> It said it was missing a DLL. Reinstalled same problem. Tried to install MY
> NAV 2005, but could not as her computer has NAV 2000 & 2003 already
> installed. Neither one works, missing DLLs. can’t uninstall them, missing
> file ERROR
> This machine is a Dell Dimension with an OEM install of XP Home. Any Ideas
> other than shipping it off to Dell or buying a new copy of XP. She does not
> know if it came with a recovery/install cd, and she can’t find one. Any help
> would be greatly appreciated.
>

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