Windows file Protectio

[woolstep]

For the last couple of days I'm getting a whole list of .dlls that appear to
be different from the originals.
The problem seems to have started after installing a well-known anti-virus
program, but I'm not shore if it really is the culprit.

I've managed to switch off the warning window that asks for the OS disk in
order to recopy the correct version of the dll to the system directory .
Also because inserting the OS CD doesn't solve the problem.
Anybody got any ideas on how to short this one ?

I'm running Win2k sp4

thanks
Steve

This is a typical event viewer entry which is generated every time I boot
up, for about 60 different dll files.

Event Type: Information
Event Source: Windows File Protection
Event Category: None
Event ID: 64006
Date: 06/04/2004
Time: 21:40:11
User: N/A
Computer: STEVE
Description:
The protected system file msports.dll was not restored to its original,
valid version because the Windows File Protection restoration process was
configured to not bring up windows. The currently logged on user was xxSt.
The file version of the bad file is 5.0.2138.1.

 

[Steve Nielsen]

I was getting that sort of thing frequently after installing SP4 on my
home machine. Running SFC /scannow would not replace the "bad" files
either. I rolled back to SP3 but the OS was so munged I wound up doing
an "in-place upgrade" (re-installing Windows over the top of existing
installation) because nothing else would replace the system files. That
kept my apps and data intact but needed to re-apply hotfixes and service
packs. I stopped at SP3. I do not trust SP4, I've seen too many problems
result after applying it on otherwise perfectly working machines. It
doesn't seem to cause problems on all machines but it is definitely
buggy on others.

Steve

 

[woolstep]

Thanks Steve,
Is the re-install a straight forward job or will it muck-up my user profiles
?
Steve

 

[Steve Nielsen]

I would try removing the suspect a/v product 1st then see if SFC
/scannow works. If not, then roll back to sp3 and try SFC /scannow again
before trying anything else.

I'd also backup before trying a repair or replace OS just in case it
explodes in your face.

Try a repair install before the "in place upgrade", it didn't work for
me but might work for you.

The "in-place upgrade" is the last resort but it is supposed to keep
apps, data and users intact, which it did for me. You will have to
re-apply whatever hotfixes and service pack you want/need afterwards though.

Steve