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Ok guys. I am here because like david.lynch, I have no idea how to get those "hotfixes, etc." for nlite. Actually I am in more trouble than david.lynch. I have no idea -- full stop. This is my second attempt now at using nlite. Both times I have to cancel the process. The first time, because my .NET had been corrupted, nlite failed to complete -- and all the suggestions on how to fix the .NET problem scared me. I did get that fixed, but I will spare you the details. On my second bite at running nlite, I cancelled again; because as I said, I can't figure out how to get the stuff nlite wants. It's been a very hard slog for me. Half the time, I am scratching my head, and the other half I am praying I don't stuff up again. The good thing is that, after reading the exchanges here, I actually think I have a better idea now. I am contemplating attempt number three. Seriously. Can I add my two bits to the question that david.lynch raised? Does nlite just want a list of the updates, and hotfixes? Or does nlite want the actual code updates handed to it in a folder? Thanks again. And I promise: I'll be back. I wish I don't have to, though.

Thanks guys. Johnc, -- I got nLite from the website, and the MD5 did check out. -x-,I had a quick read of the tool you mentioned. Scared me quite a bit. I am not technical at all. I mess around with the commonest of Win apps, and that's about it. .NET is alien territory for me. You'll have to be a bit patient with me. If you must know, the reason I am trying to install nlite, is because I had a very difficult time recovering my system after I managed to wipe out my HD. And I still don't know how I managed to do it! You're saying: 1) Uninstall the .NET. o There are actually a number of versions in my WinXP (1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0). The ADD/REMOVE lists v2.0, and only refers partly to components of v 4.0 o How do I uninstall? And which one do I uninstall? All versions? How do I tell what version is running on my WinXP. 2) I am under the impression that I am to use the .NET cleanup tool only if I fail the uninstall (I am assuming all the installed versions). Am I correct? 3) Is there a way for me to check if my .NET -- version whatever -- is corrupt, or is in good nick. That can save a lot of time and posts. Thanks

I downloaded nlite 1.4.9.1; installed it. But can't seem to run it - I get the usual MS error msg saying "nlite has encountered a problem and needs to close, ..." I read some of the posts here relating to install problems. I double checked the md5sum of the downloaded installer. That checked out. Do I have a .NET 2.0 problem? Because when I run the nlite installer it asks me to download the .NET V 2.0. That is already installed in my PC, so I skipped that. I have also done a repair of .NET v2.0 because, from googling around, I saw some posts saying they've fixed a similar problem to mine by doing a repair of their installed .NET 2.0. I am running a WinXP Pro SP3. TIA