But damage can run too deep for anything to work but the clean install. Usually this is the time when the owner learns to not allow the pests onto the machine.
Bob
Have a Compaq Presario with 512 MB RAM, 200GB HDD, and a AMD processor. System was riddled with malware. Now is clean. Updated system from SP2 to SP3 using a CD that was burned from an .ISO file.
When I attempted to re-install System Restore via right-clicking sr.inf and choosing Install, installation appears to be completed w/o errors.
System was missing the i386 folder in Wndows\System32 so I copied the entire folder from another XP Pro SP3 system I have to this one. I did this before I attempted to re-install System Restore, as this file was missing, among others.
Attempting to start the sr service using .msc command results in error 1083. Service will not start even though it is set to automatic.
Could anyone point me to solutions that will work other than doing a clean install?
mchainmchain

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