From: "Rich Gauszka" 

Thanks

"Rich"  wrote in message news:41374750$1{at}w3.nls.net...
   And it logs to the event log anything it does replace so you can check
there when it completes.

Rich

  "Rich"  wrote in message news:41374735{at}w3.nls.net...
     SCANNOW will replace any file that doesn't have a hash in the signed
catalog.  All protected files released by Microsoft are in a signed catalog
so it should not revert anything that is valid.

  Rich

    "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
news:413743ad$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    I just looked it up and it will repopulate the cache

    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=310747

    I once made a computer unbootable using SFC but that was with 2K so I'm
a
    bit gunshy on using it.

    Can I assume using the SCANNOW won't revert any crtical update files?

    She has a Sony Vaio and they only provide a 'blast your PC recover CD"
so
    I'll have to use get her a copy of the system files on a CD



    "Rich"  wrote in message news:41373c86$1{at}w3.nls.net...
       I think that SFC /SCANNOW may repopulate the cache.  I'm not sure.

    Rich

      "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
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      I did find a knowledge base article on replacing files in the
dllcache.

      http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555047&Product=wi
nxp

      It states that WPF cache is not protected and so it appears that I can
      easily re-create it after running a chkdsk ( I had her run virus scans
      already ) . I guess I should check the registry settings for cache
size
    etc
      at
      http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;222193&Product=wi
nxp

      she's running XP Home so I don't think I can use gpedit.msc


      "Rich"  wrote in message news:4136b649{at}w3.nls.net...
         The LastGood directory is used to save a known good configuration
after
    a
      config change in order to support the boot option to boot to the last
    known
      good config.  It would not be an appropriate new location for the DLL
    cache.

      Rich

        "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
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        I'll have her do that. She has a Windows\LastGood\System32\dllcache
      folder.
        I tried searching the knowledgebase and saw that one could change
the
        location of the dllcache folder so I was assuming that could be the
    cause.
        I've tried searches on XP and LastGood but just found instances
where
      people
        mentioned the directory. I'll have to wait for her to bring her PC
so I
      can
        check the registry settings for the location of the dllcache

        "Rich"  wrote in message news:41369672$1{at}w3.nls.net...
           There is a windows\system32\dllcache directory unless some disk
        corruption deleted it.  My suggestion is to run CHKDSK /F /R,
reboot,
    and
        then try again.

        Rich

          "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
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          I have a friend who attempted to upgrade to SP2 ( she has
successfully
          upgraded sp1 and all subsequent critical patches ).

          While sp2 was in the process of backing up her files she received
the
        error
          message

          Cannot copy Windows\System32\dllcache\mshtmled.dll and she can't
    proceed
          from there ( RETRY or Cancel).

          I had her check her folders and she doesn't have a
        Windows\System32\dllcache
          folder.

          She does have a Windows\LastGood\System32\dllcache folder but the
          mshtmled.dll file  is not in that folder either.

          I doubt this is as easy to fix as copying some files to the
dllcache
        folder
          as the dllcache folder seems to involve the Windows File
Protection
        Feature.

          Besides Cancel and Retry to the error message she did have an
option
    to
          point to the WIndows CD or directory where the System32 files are
      stored.
          Can I just copy the I386 files from a XP CD?  She doesn't have the
      ability
          to do this as she only has a Recover ( blast everything away CD)

          Any help is appreciated.

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