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Thread ID: 52133	2004-12-10 09:47:00	progressively nervous, please help	Hotkiwi (5870)	Press F1

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301746	2004-12-10 09:47:00	Dear friends, need some help with this. After I uninstalled a program called Firegraphics, the icons on my desktop had changed to windows default and would not respond anymore to clicking. User Pheonix had a similiar problem in the past and had pointed out that xp_fileassociations.bat restores the icons. that worked a treat and all my icons are nicely restored by that batch file (gem!). Still however, clicking on the icons will not launch the programs. The menu under the start button is practically empty and does not launch either. There is no RUN function available. My Computer works though and some programs can be launched by clicking their exe file. Outlook however returns: 'mapi32.dll is corrupt or wrong version.'. I want to reinstall XP over the loaded version, but then it says: You have a newer version of XP and refuses to install. Is that the SP-2 that I installed? what can I do to be up and running again? A while ago I deleted windows installer. reckon I now lost the repair function?? I can not use the repair function from the XP disk. Help please, feel progressively nervous about it. cheers and thanks Johan	Hotkiwi (5870)
301747	2004-12-10 10:04:00	>I want to reinstall XP over the loaded version Why dont you backup all your data. Slipstream XP and SP2 Format and install	Rob99 (151)
301748	2004-12-10 10:28:00	Over time, I have bought immense numbers of programs. I would have to reinstall them all and search everywhere for their passwords etc. I cannot acces explorer etc...... was thinking of just doing a soft reinstall keeping everyhting else and the have my Windows Installer back where it belongs....	Hotkiwi (5870)
301749	2004-12-10 11:03:00	Try a repair install. Instructions here (www.webtree.ca y%20Installing%20Over%20top%20of%20Existing%20Setu p:)	Pheonix (280)
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