Help needed unzipping SP2 for XP

[John Gilbert]

Hello,

wonder if anyone can help me.

In another forum (spyware/trojans etc...) the following has been suggested to me:
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He can try to restore the default security template by running this dos command.

secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\repair\secsetup.inf /db secsetup.sdb /verbose

IF he does not have secedit he may have to download it.
Per PSloss

Secedit (and the more user-friendly administration console) are not distributed with XP Home Edition; however, secedit is available in the XP Service Pack 2 "full-frontal bonanza package" (technical phrase ). If the idea of downloading a 270 MB package for a 18 KB utility file doesn't bother you, then you can download it here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...&displaylang=en

Then you would need to unpack the package without installing it, using the -x command line parameter.
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The moderator is not online and wont be until this evening (here in australia).

I have downloaded the SP2 for IT professionals etc......

But need guidance how to"Then you would need to unpack the package without installing it, using the -x command line parameter."

anyones input would be gratefully received.

J

[Straight_Man]

Try expand.exe /? in a command console session.

[John Gilbert]

command comsole session??



sorry but here not too fluent outside of the windows environment.

thanks for assisting very much.

j

[Enverex]

Go to the start menu and click "Run" then type: cmd
That will bring up a "command console session" aka a command prompt.

[John Gilbert]

Thanks :)


I then assume I go to the directory where the SP2.exe file is and use the expand command.

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Then run secedit frome there??

[John Gilbert]

Ok in command console

how do I unpack the sp2 when it is an .exe file and not have it install. I guess I am trying to unpack the .exe file to get at the secedit file.

at a bit of a loss here sorry.

[John Gilbert]

have now extracted the SP2 files, many thanks.

I need to transfer the appropriate secedit files to my laptop to use the suggested security fix as mentione earlier.

Anyone have some idea how and what I should do?

The secedit files I can find in the unpacked SP2 are :-

File wsecedit in the i386 directory 177kb size DL_file

and

file secedit in the i386\ip directory 8 kb size EX_file

where do I put these to run the secedit as was suggested.

Can I simply transfer these files to the laptop, put them in appropriate directories and run the secedit command?

feeling a little unsure but happy to be guided :o

J