Re: XP Home repair questions

Found something that may or may not be relevant so I will post my followup to this under a different post titled "WMIdiag . . ."

db wrote:

the only clue i can see
is that ZetSFD which
is somekind of netgear system
file and possible spyware.
the fact that is is no longer
found by the system indicates that
it was removed. however, the system
was not restored afterwards and
is still referring to it.
since safemode is a bit more stable
you can try to restore the system to
a functional point in time. This will
replace the registry with a version that
does not have any references to those
netgear files. As a tip you might want
to make a restore point for today that
way you can return to the present
state if you need to bounce back and
or fourth between them.
/ (is netgear a famaliar issue for you? /
/ otherwise, i can only make guesses /
/as to how this manufacturer/
/is involved with this issue and your system./
// /one guess is that either the program was/
/removed and did not restore your registry/
/or your system files "or" a antiviral discovered/
/the malware and removed it. however the/
/system files were not replaced and or repaired./
// /i would not be surprised if netgear was a bit/
/like sony with their spyware that was secretly/
/integrated with their device drivers)/
if system restore is not successful then
run sfc /scannow from the run command
line via the start button.
there is additional fyi on corrupted
registry and microsoft has provided
a little program to restore the registry
called guided help. you can check it here
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B307545
although the repair install is a good idea
and would likely help the o.s., you might
want to save this for last since i fundamentally
think that the problem is a corrupted registry.
also, since safemode seems a bit
more stable than normal mode, you
might want to make copies of any personal
files if they are not in another partition
other than main o.s. partition.
- db


"J Lunis" <jay.lunis@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:jay.lunis@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote
in message news:zjhDh.2$CB2.0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
db wrote:
>
> > with that listing the other has lost
> relevance....
> > if the xplorer is taking along time
> then it is likely a hardware/device
> failure that is inhibiting your o.s.
> > have you tried accessing safemode?
> > if you can access your safemode
> there are some options you can
> take....
> > - db
>

OK, here is what I have learned.
Safe Mode - Administrator
Explorer can 'find' files/folders quickly - no delay
Disk Management - still get 'server execution failed'
Services - attempting to get Dependencies still gives
'Interface: class not registered'
Safe Mode - my name
Explorer can 'find' files/folders quickly - no delay
Disk Management - still get 'server execution failed'
Services - attempting to get Dependencies still gives
'Interface: class not registered'
In both cases I get Event error 7026
can't find drivers Fips, intelppm, fwdrv, ZetSFD
This may be normal, but booting up normally, Explorer shows Document
and
Settings accounts of Administrator, All Users, Default User, Guest, my
name, Owner. In Safe Mode, I can only log on as Adminstrator, My Name.



> "J Lunis" <jay.lunis@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:jay.lunis@xxxxxxxxx>
<mailto:jay.lunis@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote in
> message news:Y5XCh.2$X34.1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> db wrote:
> >
> > there is lot's of information
> > on repair installs at microsoft.com
> >
> > what you did not mention
> > is why you have considered a repair
> > installation to be an answer, especially if
> > your so many unanswered questions.
> >
> > what are you trying to resolve
> > with a repair install?
> >
> > - db
> >
> > "J Lunis" <jay.lunis@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:jay.lunis@xxxxxxxxx> <mailto:jay.lunis@xxxxxxxxx>
> <mailto:jay.lunis@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote
> > in message news:GsICh.381$yU7.210@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Thought I posted this about 8 this AM. Trying again
with a
> couple more
> > questions added.
> > Plan on running XP Home SR2 repair.
> > I have read a number of articles/sites on the process but
> have a few
> > general questions.
> > Backup - some articles/sites suggest backing up most
files,
> some claim
> > Repair should not affect any files but those associated
> directly with
> > XP. Do I need to back up files and, if so, which ones?
> > Partitions - My OEM internal hard drive is
partitioned. Will
> Repair
> > affect files on partitions other than c:\?
> > How can I tell if the OEM XP was SR1/SR2?
> > How will this affect sw updates I have installed?
> > One web site warns not to connect to the net until I apply
> upgrades.
> > How
> > does XP find and install upgrades if I can't connect
to the
> net and
> > have
> > XP search for the upgrades?
> > Will I need to re-register XP?
> > Accounts - have 5 (Don't know why). Will Repair
affect this?
> >
> > TIA
> ah, such a list
> selecting Disk Management gives "server execution failed"
> Event ID errors on DCOM and COM+
> Windows Explorer takes 4-5 minutes to 'find' drives
> Explorer can no longer find NAS drive
> Every Windows Service gives a 'Interface:Class not
registered' for
> dependencies
> Bluetooth won't work
> Device Manager is empty
> no services will run in START>RUN
> Not all my problems but many of them.
.

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