system32 file mess

[Doug W.]

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).
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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.
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Doug W.
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[Terry R.]

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
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.
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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.

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Terry R.

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[Doug W.]

The date and time was 5/26/2008 2:23 PM, and on a whim, Doug
W. pounded out on the keyboard:


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.

--
Terry R.

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Thanks Terry...I created a new folder and am moving the surplus
pgms into it...should work.

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