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If you review my thread starting at
it appears that I am missing
the following file:
%systemroot%\repair\setup.log
%systemroot% is C:\WinNT (on my system). Apparently this file keeps
track of the location of system files and CRC values for them. It is
supposed to get updated when service packs are applied; however, a new
one does not created if there isn't already one. I've gone through my
tape backups and drive images which only go back a couple months (I had
to make room and thought what had been working for a couple months
would've been okay for restores). There isn't a setup.log file in any
of them for me to grab an old copy, apply a service pack, and get the
file updated so I can then create an ERD.
I did find an example copy of setup.log from somewhere online but would
like another copy to compare against it. The example setup.log came off
an NT Server. I'd like to get a copy that came off a Windows 2000
Professional system that used the default install defaults of where to
put the operating system files so hopefully it would be close to my
setup. I can then try to edit the paths and reapply Service Pack 4 to
see if the CRC values get updated for the system files and see if I can
then created an Emergency Repair Disk. Otherwise, I'm stuck with
eventually having to do an in-place upgrade (i.e., install Windows 2000
Pro atop of itself) which would be more drastic than putzing around with
a copy of the setup.log file.
I don't think there is any private or personal information within the
setup.log file so hopefully some can either post a copy of the contents
of their setup.log file in a reply, attach it to their post, or send it
to me via e-mail (remember to remove the "-nix" strings).
Thanks in advance for any help.
it appears that I am missing
the following file:
%systemroot%\repair\setup.log
%systemroot% is C:\WinNT (on my system). Apparently this file keeps
track of the location of system files and CRC values for them. It is
supposed to get updated when service packs are applied; however, a new
one does not created if there isn't already one. I've gone through my
tape backups and drive images which only go back a couple months (I had
to make room and thought what had been working for a couple months
would've been okay for restores). There isn't a setup.log file in any
of them for me to grab an old copy, apply a service pack, and get the
file updated so I can then create an ERD.
I did find an example copy of setup.log from somewhere online but would
like another copy to compare against it. The example setup.log came off
an NT Server. I'd like to get a copy that came off a Windows 2000
Professional system that used the default install defaults of where to
put the operating system files so hopefully it would be close to my
setup. I can then try to edit the paths and reapply Service Pack 4 to
see if the CRC values get updated for the system files and see if I can
then created an Emergency Repair Disk. Otherwise, I'm stuck with
eventually having to do an in-place upgrade (i.e., install Windows 2000
Pro atop of itself) which would be more drastic than putzing around with
a copy of the setup.log file.
I don't think there is any private or personal information within the
setup.log file so hopefully some can either post a copy of the contents
of their setup.log file in a reply, attach it to their post, or send it
to me via e-mail (remember to remove the "-nix" strings).
Thanks in advance for any help.