Steven Horn wrote to Charles Scaglione

SH> CS> Delete the entire catroot2 folder along with its entries (that
SH> CS> folder  only).  Then reboot.  A new catroot2 folder will be
SH> CS> created on reboot.

SH>There are two CATROOT folders on my Win2000 but neither is labeled
SH>CATROOT2. One is almost empty but the other has tons of stuff in 
SH>there.  I'd almost be tempted to remove its contents to a 
SH>temporary directory before deleting it. 

SH> CS> Now log on to the Windows critical update page and see if you
SH> CS> can  download.

SH>I can see how this might work.

Win2000 is a bit different than XP in the naming of folders.  However, 
the concept is still the same.  Just make a backup of the contents of 
the \system32\catroot folder before deleting it. The procedure 
definitely works with XP Pro and Home.

MS in their wisdom? has changed the way the critical update page 
operates several times since last year.  If you've been keeping up with 
the news on this - the critical update page now transmits quite a bit of 
data about your hardware back to MS.  Who knows what else the "evil 
empire" is gathering from your system.  Sounds paranoid doesn't it?

Regards. 

cscag{at}charter.net

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