Re: service pack update 2

Check the "SubInACL" part in one of those links.

About registry backup:


[ERUNT] Registry Backup and Restore for Windows
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/

[ERUNT Download URLs]
http://www.aumha.org/downloads/erunt.zip
http://www.aumha.org/downloads/erunt-setup.exe

[Installing & Using ERUNT]
http://www.winxptutor.com/regback.htm
http://www.silentrunners.org/sr_eruntuse.html
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/erunt.txt



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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"cbh5550" <cbh5550@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1D74EEBD-02B8-4CB6-BAD1-4140C8A6772D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks for the reply, but links to microsoft so-called help sites are
useless. First it tells me to modify the registry, but first back-up the
registry. However, the instructions say the back-up program is not included
so first install the back up program from the utility on the CD, which of
course doesn't come with the computer. Then do something called enabling
verbose logging. Yeah, I am obviously well versed in that subject. Then all
the directions have me screwing around with all kinds of things in the
registry while continually admonishing me that messing with the registry
could really screw things up and I do so at my own risk.

What seems like it should be a simple task has turned into dozens of
"helpful" articles, each referring to another article which tells you do
something else before doing what the first article said.

So I am right back where I started. Service pack 2 won't load and it appears
there is no way a person of average intelligence can discern what has to be
done from the gobbledygook disguised as helpful hints.

I am more and more convinced that Rube Goldberg has been reincarnated, but
if not, microsoft is certainly a top runner for the annual Rube Goldberg
award.

"


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