Re: do I reinstall NAV or XP???

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"Was going to try a Repair with original CD, but realized that SP-1 and 2
will cause problems because they're not on the original disk. 8={..."

I'm not sure what you mean my the above statment, can you please explain
further? You can run a restore, but will want to reinstall service pack 2
when finished.


"aj_king" wrote:

> Thanks Aaron. I've tried running the Symantec removal tool for NAV 2k4. No
> go. Did a reboot to Last Known Good & returned to same mode. Tried to do
> System Restore to a point several weeks ago. Still, No go.
>
> Need more inputs please.
>
>
> "AaronS" <AaronS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:DDA90DCF-AF8C-41A2-9102-B8E953F0DC39@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > NAV has removal tools and instructions for manually removing it's
> products;
> > thats the best way to go when uninstalling manually.
> >
> > I would try re-installing NAV, update your software and defs and run a
> full
> > scan (you may want to do it in safe mode to avoid starting unneeded
> > services). If you have NAV Internet security, make sure you are only using
> > one firewall (windows or NAV).
> >
> > "aj_king" wrote:
> >
> > > Problem appeared to be NAV 2004. I was experiencing sluggish performance
> and
> > > long delays. Scanned with NAV and ADware & SpyBot S&D. Didn't find
> anything.
> > > NAV disabled itself (red X through icon on task bar). Finally got a
> warning
> > > screen that the trial period had expired??!! So I tried to remove &
> > > reinstall. Used Windows Programs Add/Remove. No go. Wouldn't work. So I
> > > deleted all instances of NAV & Symantec in registry using Regedit, and
> all
> > > files in system folders and program folders. System now boots faster and
> > > when it runs, runs faster. Having a problem with reboot -- on
> > > Start>Shutdown, it appears normal, but ends in a blue screen with no
> error
> > > message instead of Power Off.
> > >
> > > Tried to do a system restore to several points a week to two weeks
> before
> > > and no luck... won't restore. Was going to try a Repair with original
> CD,
> > > but realized that SP-1 and 2 will cause problems because they're not on
> the
> > > original disk. 8={...
> > >
> > > What I'm most concerned with is when I look at Task Manager in Win XP is
> > > that the number of handles is continuously increasing (now over 14100) ,
> > > while number of threads and processes is steady and the system cache is
> up
> > > over 340000!! At some point the system will crash. How can I reset the
> > > cache?
> > >
> > > I note that the thread ntkrnlpa.exe and ACPI.sys are quite active and
> keep
> > > replicating. This may be the reason for the numbers I've noted in Task
> > > Manager, but I don't know what to do with them.
> > >
> > > My next step is to reinstall NAV. Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > The system consists of a Tyan motherboard, AMD Opeteron 240 CPU, 4 Gb
> RAM,
> > > WinXP SP2 and a host of programs. I'm also running Zone Alarm.
> > >
> > > aj
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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