Fried NT workstation . . . . stupid question but . . . .

[Brian Densmore]

Solution 1: install Linux over defunct NT.

Solution 2: if a dual boot box:
 a) boot Linux,
 b) Install cabextract,
 c) mount NT partition,
 d) download NT files from (I will not utter that language here) site,
 e) extract needed files with cabextract
 f) shutdown and try out NT.

Solution 3: if not a dual boot:

 a) install Linux on a dual boot partition
 b) see solution 2.

Solution 4:

 a) [optional] format HD
 b) reinstall NT

Brian

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bradley Miller [mailto:bradmiller at dslonramp.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 1:11 PM
> To: kclug at kclug.org
> Subject: Fried NT workstation . . . . stupid question but . . . . 
> 
> 
> I did the "bad thing" of putting in a service pack yesterday 
> - 6a on my NT 4.0
> machine.   I then installed some software that was griping 
> that it needed
> service pack 6.   The software sucked, so I uninstalled it.   
> Later I came back
> and my PC was frozen.  I rebooted and started getting complaints about
> MSVCRT.DLL file.  The Microsoft Knowledge base says I need 
> these files from
> another Win NT workstation with Service Pack 6A and Internet 
> Explorer 5.5:
> 
> msvcrt.dll
> msvcirt.dll
> msvcrt20.dll
> msvcrt40.dll
> 
> (Search knowledge base for "??_U at YAPAXI@Z" for how I found this out.)
> 
>  Ugh.  Anyone that can help me?
> 
> (Had to even use my Linux box just to get email!!)
> 
> 
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