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Help/advice Please
I recently had a virus invasion, it LOOKS as though I have removed the
infection, all the tests online type and otherwise say they are got but I
suspect some files are missing or damaged in my operating system Windows XP
home edition SP2
Is there a way to repair XP without too great a chance of loosing too much
of my personal data.
Sorry if this is a daft question ---I live in hope
TIA
Clive

"Clive Bundy" <> wrote:

|>Help/advice Please
|>I recently had a virus invasion, it LOOKS as though I have removed the
|>infection, all the tests online type and otherwise say they are got but I
|>suspect some files are missing or damaged in my operating system Windows XP
|>home edition SP2
|>Is there a way to repair XP without too great a chance of loosing too much
|>of my personal data.
|>Sorry if this is a daft question ---I live in hope
|>TIA
|>Clive
|>

SFC /SCANNOW http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html
will check for need'd files.

If you installed SP2 over XP then you will most likely need to
slipstream your XP
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...slipstream.asp
for SFC to work properly.


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"Clive Bundy" <> wrote in message
news...
> Help/advice Please
> I recently had a virus invasion, it LOOKS as though I have removed the
> infection, all the tests online type and otherwise say they are got but I
> suspect some files are missing or damaged in my operating system Windows
> XP home edition SP2
> Is there a way to repair XP without too great a chance of loosing too much
> of my personal data.
> Sorry if this is a daft question ---I live in hope
> TIA
> Clive
You can do a System File Check If you have a WinXPSP2 CD.
That`s the one with SP2 included.
If not boot with your XP CD and do a system repair.

"Clive Bundy" <> wrote in message
news...
> Help/advice Please
> I recently had a virus invasion, it LOOKS as though I have removed the
> infection, all the tests online type and otherwise say they are got but I
> suspect some files are missing or damaged in my operating system Windows
> XP home edition SP2
> Is there a way to repair XP without too great a chance of loosing too much
> of my personal data.
> Sorry if this is a daft question ---I live in hope
> TIA
> Clive
On second thoughts. What CD have you got ?.
Is it a proprietry repair CD ?.

Clive Bundy wrote:
>
> Help/advice Please
> I recently had a virus invasion, it LOOKS as though I have removed the
> infection, all the tests online type and otherwise say they are got but I
> suspect some files are missing or damaged in my operating system Windows XP
> home edition SP2

As usual, when you remove nasties the damage they may have caused may
still remain.

> Is there a way to repair XP without too great a chance of loosing too much
> of my personal data.

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On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:45:18 GMT, "someone" <> wrote:

>
>"Clive Bundy" <> wrote in message
>news...
>> Help/advice Please
>> I recently had a virus invasion, it LOOKS as though I have removed the
>> infection, all the tests online type and otherwise say they are got but I
>> suspect some files are missing or damaged in my operating system Windows
>> XP home edition SP2
>> Is there a way to repair XP without too great a chance of loosing too much
>> of my personal data.
>> Sorry if this is a daft question ---I live in hope
>> TIA
>> Clive
>On second thoughts. What CD have you got ?.
>Is it a proprietry repair CD ?.
>



DO NOT use a manufacturer Restore CD (like Dell , HP, compaq).

using one of these restore cds will WIPE your hard drive off ALL its
data and restore your computer to its original state like when you
bought it.

wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:45:18 GMT, "someone" <> wrote:
>
>> "Clive Bundy" <> wrote in message
>> news...
>>> Help/advice Please
>>> I recently had a virus invasion, it LOOKS as though I have removed the
>>> infection, all the tests online type and otherwise say they are got but I
>>> suspect some files are missing or damaged in my operating system Windows
>>> XP home edition SP2
>>> Is there a way to repair XP without too great a chance of loosing too much
>>> of my personal data.
>>> Sorry if this is a daft question ---I live in hope
>>> TIA
>>> Clive
>> On second thoughts. What CD have you got ?.
>> Is it a proprietry repair CD ?.
>>
>
>
>
> DO NOT use a manufacturer Restore CD (like Dell , HP, compaq).
>
> using one of these restore cds will WIPE your hard drive off ALL its
> data and restore your computer to its original state like when you
> bought it.


I just Re-did my daughter's Dell laptop with the restore CD and was
offered three options, Recover Console, Repair existing OS, and Full
Install