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Windows Forum / Windows XP / General Topics 1 / May 2008system32 file mess
Three weeks ago, and after a half dozen attempts to install XP SP3 using different scenarios and subsequent crashes on re-boot and BEFORE I found out about the screw-up with the intelppm.sys in regard to AMD 64 Athlon, a whole raft of system files were left in windows/system32 folder with appended (2),(3),(4),(5),(6) as well as the correct one with the new version number that SP3 called for. Some were as (3) to (7) consecutively appended. This left many, many useless executables and .dlls which take up a lot of space and are unnecessary. As far as I have checked all of the appended files have the OLD version number (pre SP3). - example: lsass(2).exe lsass(3).exe lsass(4).exe lsass(5).exe lsass(6).exe lsass.exe What would be the best procedure to use to clean this mess up? I don't believe Windows XP will allow me to delete legitimate files but I don't want to take a chance either. - Doug W. ----------- The date and time was 5/26/2008 2:23 PM, and on a whim, Doug W. pounded out on the keyboard: > Three weeks ago, and after a half dozen attempts to install XP > SP3 using different scenarios and subsequent crashes on re-boot [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > Doug W. > ----------- Hi Doug, As long as the install completed, you should be able to remove the extra files. I responded to another user who had multiple entries of the same applets in Control Panel. He removed them without harm. I would do an Explorer search for *(?) and maybe move them all to a separate folder for a week or so to be sure everything is properly working. Then just delete the folder.  SignatureTerry R. ***Reply Note*** Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply. > The date and time was 5/26/2008 2:23 PM, and on a whim, Doug > W. pounded out on the keyboard: [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > to a separate folder for a week or so to be sure everything is > properly working. Then just delete the folder. - Thanks Terry...I created a new folder and am moving the surplus pgms into it...should work. --- |
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