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Thank you both. I could not re-run the updates because they were still listed
in Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel. I tried to delete them first
but the one I picked did not delete (KB885492). I allowed 4 hours for the
computer to finish the task. Every time I checked the task manager it
reported the Add/Remove Program to be still running. Finally I ran out of
patience and terminated the program in Task Manager. So far I am having no
problems with the computer and I am keeping my fingers crossed.
Primero
"George Hester" wrote:
> This is Windows 2000 and half of what you say doesn't apply to Windows 2000 ie; no such thing as a restore point. But yes the user is in a 1/2 way state that may or may not matter. Why did the op quit the install...???
>
> --
> George Hester
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> "ehrenf" <UseLinkToEmail@WindowsForumz.com> wrote in message news:3_1096021_47ce17faf78e518ef58f0ade25cc3db6@windowsforumz.com...
> > "Primero" wrote:
> > > My computer during the last boot reported some missing or
> > > overwritten system
> > > files and asked for the W2K installation CD. This happened
> > > after I downloaded
> > > some critical updates from MS Windows Update site. I cancelled
> > > the boot and
> > > rebooted with Last Known Good Cofiguration option without
> > > problems. The
> > > question I have: Do I delete the critical updates now? Can I
> > > go business as
> > > usual or do I need to make some changes to my system to keep
> > > this Last Good
> > > Known Configuration?
> > > --
> > > Hope that someone more knowledgeable than I am can answer this
> > > for me.
> > > Thanks.
> > > Primero
> >
> > Using the Last Known Good config essentially dumps all registry info
> > made between now and when the LKG registry was saved, and loads that
> > old(er) registry, which is current as of the last time you
> > successfully rebooted. Meaning, you've left yourself in a bit of an
> > odd spot. The new files from the MS updates are still the production
> > files, but the registry does not reflect these updates.
> >
> > My suggestion would be to rerun the updates, but make sure you have at
> > least the i386 directory from the XP install disk somewhere handy.
> >
> > If you don't want to do that or don't have the install disk around,
> > you could just leave things as they are, but you may run into some
> > funky stuff. Any reg entries referencing new files or functions will
> > be missing...so its pretty hard to say how the updated files will
> > work.
> >
> > The only other option is to restore back to a restore point prior to
> > making the updates, if you happen to have made one.
> >
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