Latest file-version check after a Manual Repair

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I'm running 2000 SP4 with all current critical updates. Today, I got
into a pickle (later sorted) and tried a manual repair of the system using
the 4 setup disks and the Emergency Repair Disk. At one stage it asked
me to insert the c.d. Service Pack 2. Not having that, and with it not
accepting the SP4 disk, I inserted the original 2000 installation disk.
There was quite a bit of activity, and now I can't be sure that it didn't
overwrite files with earlier versions. I visited Windows Update and all
it had for me was the latest Windows Defender update; however, I don't know
how Windows Update goes about its job: I don't know if it checks all
relevant files to see they are the latest version - somehow I doubt it.

Is there, therefore, an up-to-date list somewhere of the latest version
numbers of all Windows 2000 system files so that I can do a random check of
the file versions on my machine to be sure that I haven't messed things up
too much? Of course, any better suggestions would be much
appreciated.

Many thanks.
 
Reapply service pack four.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

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| I'm running 2000 SP4 with all current critical updates. Today, I got
| into a pickle (later sorted) and tried a manual repair of the system using
| the 4 setup disks and the Emergency Repair Disk. At one stage it
asked
| me to insert the c.d. Service Pack 2. Not having that, and with it not
| accepting the SP4 disk, I inserted the original 2000 installation disk.
| There was quite a bit of activity, and now I can't be sure that it didn't
| overwrite files with earlier versions. I visited Windows Update and
all
| it had for me was the latest Windows Defender update; however, I don't
know
| how Windows Update goes about its job: I don't know if it checks all
| relevant files to see they are the latest version - somehow I doubt it.
|
| Is there, therefore, an up-to-date list somewhere of the latest version
| numbers of all Windows 2000 system files so that I can do a random check
of
| the file versions on my machine to be sure that I haven't messed things up
| too much? Of course, any better suggestions would be much
| appreciated.
|
| Many thanks.
|
|
 
By the way, Dave, after reapplying SP4, is the Windows Critical Update site
smart enough sense this and again give me all the post-SP4 critical updates,
some of which must have been corrupted by the reapplication of SP4? If
not, correct me if I'm wrong, but I could, I suppose, go to Add/Remove
Programs, uninstall all KBs, reapply SP4 and then go to Windows Critical
Update. I suppose that would be the safest bet - I just don't know how
clever the Windows Update assessment of one's system is.


Many thanks

Martin
 
It should but just in case;

Rollup 1 for Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...CF-8850-4531-B52B-BF28B324C662&displaylang=en

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| By the way, Dave, after reapplying SP4, is the Windows Critical Update
site
| smart enough sense this and again give me all the post-SP4 critical
updates,
| some of which must have been corrupted by the reapplication of SP4?
If
| not, correct me if I'm wrong, but I could, I suppose, go to Add/Remove
| Programs, uninstall all KBs, reapply SP4 and then go to Windows Critical
| Update. I suppose that would be the safest bet - I just don't know how
| clever the Windows Update assessment of one's system is.
|
|
| Many thanks
|
| Martin
 
Excellent. Many thanks. I didn't know there was such a thing.
Really grateful for your kind help.

Best wishes.

Martin
 
You're welcome.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Excellent. Many thanks. I didn't know there was such a thing.
| Really grateful for your kind help.
|
| Best wishes.
|
| Martin
 
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