Bricked my o.s. on my desktop now :-(

[Magnum]

I am on my desktop right now.

My laptop boots and xp starts but no network etc.

Erunt did not restore from an older config, sfc /scannow did not do anything.

I have my sp2 install disk.

I dont have a disk image either.

Andy

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[Vortex]

Hi Magnum,

Do you have safe system restore points? You should always have a disk image. Tthat's important.

[dedndave]

my recommendation is to stop using a linux boot to alter the c:\windows files   :P

sometimes, you have to alter or delete files or registry settings to get rid of something
99% of the time, there is a better way - a correct way

now, i know i showed you registry edits for file associations
i prefer to do it that way because the Folder Options/File Types tab does not give you full control
but - you have to understand that care should be taken

[Magnum]

Hi Magnum,

Do you have safe system restore points? You should always have a disk image. Tthat's important.

Vortex,

I don't have disk image or restore points.

Windows won't let me uninstall sp3.

I deleted some key files in the root directory and tried to reinstall sp2 using my sp2 install disk, but it says I need an earlier version installer cd (like Win 98).

I threw my Win98 install disk away last year thinking I would never need it.  :icon13:

I put those files back in the root drive from my sp2 install disk.

I tried to re-install the service packs that came with the laptop.

They install all the drivers for the hardware.

It got 3/4 thru and then it said the installer failed. (Windows installer)

I am pretty much out of ideas.

andy

[japheth]

I am pretty much out of ideas.

That seems pretty premature, IMO. If I understand correctly, your OS does still boot? So, why don't you have a look into the event log? There might be some hints what's going wrong.

But even if all efforts to restore your OS fail - at worst you'll be forced to reinstall the OS. That's not a big deal, and usually it's a very good opportunity to get rid of all the useless stuff you had installed over the years. Just make sure that you still own a valid WinXP CD and didn't throw it away last year mistakenly instead of the Win98 CD.

Real men love to live dangerously - that inevitably means that they'll sometimes get a bloody nose.

[Magnum]

As I said in my last email, I have a valid XP install disk.

But it requires an EARLIER version of Windows to be already installed on the hard disk.

Like Win 98, Win 95.

I can still boot into XP, but many things are not working.

Device Manager shows everything working, but I have no network which means I can't connect to the Internet on the laptop.

Andy

[Magnum]

Here are some more details.

After logging in, box comes up and says

Application Error

Exception EOleSysError in module Skype.exe at 0013FE7D
RPC service is unavailable.

When I start Event Viewer, I can see the log of events but I cannot open any of them to see what the error or warning is.

[jj2007]

RPC service is unavailable.

Start, Run, services.msc;
Try to find RPC and start it - it's a really essential service
:icon14:

[japheth]

When I start Event Viewer, I can see the log of events but I cannot open any of them to see what the error or warning is.

You should be able to save the event log to a file - for example in plain text format that can be viewed with notepad.

[Magnum]

Access denied Bild

[jj2007]

Google for "could not start the remote procedure call" access denied

Or try this:

I had the same problem.First got rid of the Conficker virus , then  run msconfig and disabled some of the services which had their manufacturer listed as unidentified , also altered the security permissions for the svchost.exe file - added Read  and Execute for LocalComputer/Users. The server seems OK now

[Magnum]

Thanks, I am working on those ideas.

I am trying to salvage some files from C: but can not burn a DVD from windows or Puppy Linux. ??

andy

[Vortex]

Hi Magnum,

Why not to use a USB drive to backup your data?

[Magnum]

My pendrive is 4 gb, but I have about 8 gb of zips.

Andy