Re: XP Repair

I don't know the extent of your level of knowledge but I wonder if for the dumprep process you have selected the option to create a dump file. Try unselecting the "write an event to the system log" box (right-click my computer/advanced/Settings [under startup and recovery]) if you're really sure that you don't want to have this enabled. all this does is write a log whenever your system crashes, which might be useful for debugging but can also take up alot of room. you can decrease the size etc. personally i would decrease the size but keep it.

The "c:\program files\Microsoft antispyware\gcasServ.exe" process relates to the Microsoft's antispyware program. have you tried searching for any left over hidden files of this program?

I use the freeware software ccleaner to delete startup entries, rename programs in the add/remove list, backup and clean registry and delete all the basic c**p like tmp and cookies etc. Have a go with that.

as for the blank process. that's a mystery to me as well. I use to have it but since deleting it using ccleaner its never come back and it hasn't don't my laptop any harm. If anyone knows why/what caused it to exist in the first place i would be interested to know.

anyway I hope this helps and if not then im sorry i cant help.

Z

chesjak wrote: 
Hi

Jaymon and Mike Hall (MS-MVP)   -  Thanks for your reply.

After having read all that you suggest and especially the "warnings 1&2" Mike, I wonder if there is another way for me to go. The reason I wanted to do a repair is as follows: and sorry it is so long!!
=====================================================

When I look at Startup in MSconfig, I notice that there five entries that are not necessary so I tried to delete them.

I de-ticked the box for each of them and clicked apply. I then re-started and the usual screen came up telling me that I was using a modified Startup. I t ticked the box to say that I did not want the screen to show up the next time. However every time I start up, it does show up.

In addition to this the five entries in Startup that I de-ticked are now ticked again.

These Items are no longer on my computer and I have even gone into System registry HKLM\software\MSwindows\current version\run to delete all five items.

I come out of the registry and check the Startup again only to find that the entries that I de-ticked are now ticked again and still there. I look into the registry and find that the items are back in there also and have not been deleted.

I have also looked at this with Startup Inspector program. Thsi shows me that the five items in question "the file does not exist"

Even deleting them with Startup Inspector does not get rid of them.

Three of the files are:

c:\program files\microsoft antispyware\gcasServ.exe
C:\program files\executive software\diskeeper\DKICON.exe
%system root"\system32\dumprep 0-K
and also a ticked entry with nothing in the COMMAND COLUMN but a registry location (as is all of them) of HKLM\software\ms windows\current version\run

As I said earlier, I have deleted the above using Ad\Remove so I know they are not on the system any longer.

Why, if the files do not exist, can I not delete them
Why, if I delete them in the registry, do they keep comming back.
Have you any idea as to what is going wrong and how I can rectify this.
================================================

Is there any other way I can rectify the MSconfig\Startup problem apart from a repair /install

Once again thanks for your help.

Regards

=============================================




"chesjak" wrote:


Hi
due to a problem with MSconfig I want to run the repair facility.

When I am prompted to put the disc into the computer, can someone tell me what disc it refers to . Is it the original XP program disc or the SP2 update disc.

Your help would be appreciated.


Regards 
.

Relevant Pages

  • RE: ConfigStartup operation - help!!
    ... after de-ticking the various lines and then pressing "APPLY" the ... the entries in the Registry are also there even after having ... using a program called STARTUP INSPECTOR it tells me ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage)
  • RE: XP Repair
    ... Jaymon and Mike Hall - Thanks for your reply. ... and the usual screen came up telling me that I was using a modified Startup. ... I come out of the registry and check the Startup again only to find that the ... > what disc it refers to. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain)
  • Re: Windows Explorer opens on boot up
    ... I _NOW_ know this is virgin ground, so I will tell it like I ... its function on startup so that I could select it at my discretion. ... The registry entry entries have ... I discovered that it was referring to the registry where I ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers)
  • RE: ConfigStartup operation - help!!
    ... evidence of them left on the system is the entries in the STARTUP and the ... REGISTRY as I have stated. ... have thought that they would have been deleted from the STARTUP. ... In addition to the above, I still cannot understand why, if I de-tick an ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage)
  • Re: Task Manager Processes
    ... two startup folders: ... For anything else uncheck their entries in the startup tab of msconfig: ... Make sure you have a backup of the registry using a program like ERUNT, ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
Loading