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Dear Ponch - Thanks for your reply. Yes, I mean Repair. And I forgot to specify that I have Win XP Pro SP3. I understand there's a Repair function on XP Pro CDs that - maybe - leaves all programs and data in place and merely repairs the OS. So I have my six questions above if I use an nLite version of an XP Pro CD instead of my existing store-bought XP Pro CD. By the way, from that store-bought XP Pro CD, I have already made a clone CD with integrated SP3 through the manual - not nLite - process. (I successfully used that clone to install XP Pro on my second PC, which is why the store-bought key is already in use.) I take it that nLite can also integrate all hot fixes and needed drivers and maybe more. My primary motive is that some things went screwy on my PC after trying a MS Fix It Now for an issue. Among other things, I lost my past Restore Points. And it would be good to learn how to use nLite, especially if I can base it on the Dell OS Reinstall disks and get a Repair functionality. So, what do you think about my six questions? Thanks.

Might experiment using nLite -- for the first time ever for me -- to REPAIR an existing XP SP3 OS, not reinstall it. Some Qs: 1) Can I use an nLite XP SP3 sliptstream CD to Repair rather than install? 2) Will Repair generally leave data and existing programs in place? 3) The PC is a Dell Optiplex 755 for which I have the Dell XP reinstall CD, but I also have a store-bought XP CD. Can I use either as the XP source for nLite? 4) If I use the store-bought XP, when the time comes to enter the key in the Repair process, can I insert the original key from the Dell, or must I use the key on the store-bought XP box? (I previously used the store-bought XP CD to install XP on a different computer, so I am already using its key.) 5) In either case above, will I also need the COA from the sticker on the Dell Optiplex 755? 6) I was never able to install Recovery Console in this Dell Optiplex 755, possibly because I needed some drivers, maybe SATA, to be available by floppy, and I have no floppy drive. Do you think nLite will be able to help me with that? I have printed a guide for nLite, but it seems abit skimpy. Is there a BEST DETAILED guide? The idea is that I not only give it XP as a base, but also SP3 and all possible MS updateds and hotfixes - right? And maybe some drivers? Sounds like fun, but don't want to make too many wrong turns. Is there a particularly good youtube to watch?

Can no longer insert pictures in Outlook Express emails. The Browse button returns an error 6 code. No one seems to have a fix. QUESTION: If I re-run ie6setup.exe or install MSOE50.inf, will it wipe out my existing emails (dbx and bak files), folders, identity, account settings, etc., or will it see them and preserve them? Any other suggestions that work? I have Win XP Pro SP3 with all updates through March 18, 2013 and plenty of RAM. My version of Internet Explorer is 8. (I assume that re-running the installer for IE8 - if I can find it - will NOT re-create OE6. What do you think?) MORE DETAIL: This problem just came up two days ago, and at the same time I couldn't do file searches using WinKey+F, and I couldn't do System Restore go back because Help would not open. At the time, when I tried to insert pictures in an OE email and hit the Browse button, nothing happened. I fixed search WinKey+F and System Restore but lost all my past restore points, and now when I try to insert a pic into an email and hit Browse, I get "Error 6. Object doesn't support this property or method." I can re-install (?) repair (?) OE6 two ways, per various posts: 1) Run ie6setup.exe, which I have in an independent hard drive. 2) Install MSOE50.inf. Never done either before. WILL EITHER ONE REPAIR OE6 AND LEAVE MY FOLDERS AND FILES IN PLACE, or will either of them wipe out my existing data, meaning I'll have to re-do accounts and re-download a LOT of stuff. I already backed up using OEQB (Outlook Express Quick Backup), but I've never restored and I don't know if that program will "install" with all the email folders onto a new, blank OE. (Or even if it will work, will old emails re-download from my email ISP anyway?) (By the way, I don't care so much about IE because I use Firefox. I suppose if I do ie6setup.exe, it will update itself to IE8 soon via Windows Update.) Thoughts?

Whenever I set up a new folder in Outlook 2003, I must manually add the "To" column every time, and it is a real pain. Is there a way to set Outlook so that it's normally part of each new folder view? Please try it at home before posting here. Thanks.