Re: Windows NT Updates for Windows XP Pro?

The Ctalogs are for previous Backups that were performed on your system, by
NTBackup.exe which is what is delivered with Windows XP.

They should correlate with your *.bkf files of previous backups.

The C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Windows Genuine
Advantage folder is probably left over from when MS first initiated WGA.
The correct path is the Microsoft version.
Check the data.dat files in the folders.

"HartsVideo" <> wrote in message
newsDD943AB-E3F2-47D1-9A5E-...
> Hi,
>
> I have Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600). For the past
> several months, I've been receiving updates for Windows NT. I did a
> search
> of my pc and also found this file:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows
> NT\NTBackup\catalogs51
>
> Inside of catalogs51 are the following files:
>
> 32E86C21.V01
> 32E87067.V01
> 34C95A02.V01
> 34EF8ACF.V01
> 327C7AD5.V01
> 327C7777.V01
> 336B7D64.V01
> 354F33C5.V01
> 3275B904.V01
> 33228E02.V01
> 35125A69.V01
> 355354F6.V01
> 355355E1.V01
> 3563747B.V01
> 33086644.V01
>
> I also have 2 Windows Genuuine Advantage files:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Windows Genuine
> Advantage
>
> and
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows
> Genuine Advantage
>
> Is is normal for Windows XP Pro to receive Windows NT updates and have
> Windows NT files?
>
> Is it normal to have two Windows Genuine Advantage folders?
>

Hi NewScience . . . thanks for responding.

I did a search (hidden and system files and folders included) for *.bkf but
it returned no results so that I couldn't perform a comparison with
NTBackup.exe. But I have 2 NTBackup.exe files, one in Windows/System32 and
the other in Windows/ServicePackFiles/i386.

The reason I'm asking these questions is because it seems that my pc does
things twice at start up, i.e., the Windows logo with the moving scroll line
underneath it with the black screen appears, blinks off for about 10 seconds
and comes back on and starts all over again. Bootup takes about 5 minutes
and shutting down (saving my settings) takes about the same amount of time.

I ran some tests to determine my computer's performance. The Benchmark test
showed that my Minimun Transfer Rate is 2.4mb/sec, Maximum 54.1mb/sec with an
Average of 43.6mb/sec. Access Time is 15.0 ms. Burst Rate is 78.2mb/sec and
CPU usage is 15.0%. My pc is 4 years old and I've used it like a workhorse
so I expect that these are pretty good readings. The Error scan showed that
I had only 1 damaged cell (40G hdd). However, the Health Test showed that
the Reallocated Sector Count = Current-253, Worst-253, Threshold-63, but
Status-OK. The Current and Worst numbers are very high, which I understand
means that my pc might not have much time left.

I run CCleaner, PC onPoint, RegSeeker, ChkDsk, Defragmenter, Dial-A-Fix
(flush DNS, Repair Permissions, Purge SFC, Process Idle Tasks, Flush
SoftwareDistribution, Register dll's, etc, so I keep it clean. I also run
antivirus/malware/spyware/adware programs at least once a week (Spybot S&D,
Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool, and Ad-Aware), and I use AVG and
Windows Defender that perform scans everyday. Every few months, I run a
Panda Scan, Bit Defender, and TrendMicro Housecall. Several times one or
another of the programs has found a virus or a trojan and they were placed in
a "vault" and I deleted them in Safe Mode. I'm almost always on my computer
.. . . it's like we're joined at the hip, and it just doesn't seem to respond
to clean-ups like it used to. It's runs a little faster for a very short
period of time and it get sluggish within a few hours.

So I have some concerns. I was hoping that the Windows NT files were
causing the problem and I was going to delete them if they were, and now it
turns out that I have two sets of them. Then I found the two Windows Genuine
Advantage files.

Could these duplicate files be causing a double boot and a loop while running?

Can I delete the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Windows Genuine Advantage folder?

Can I delete one of the NTBackup.exe files?







"NewScience" wrote:

> The Ctalogs are for previous Backups that were performed on your system, by
> NTBackup.exe which is what is delivered with Windows XP.
>
> They should correlate with your *.bkf files of previous backups.
>
> The C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Windows Genuine
> Advantage folder is probably left over from when MS first initiated WGA.
> The correct path is the Microsoft version.
> Check the data.dat files in the folders.
>
> "HartsVideo" <> wrote in message
> newsDD943AB-E3F2-47D1-9A5E-...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600). For the past
> > several months, I've been receiving updates for Windows NT. I did a
> > search
> > of my pc and also found this file:
> >
> > C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows
> > NT\NTBackup\catalogs51
> >
> > Inside of catalogs51 are the following files:
> >
> > 32E86C21.V01
> > 32E87067.V01
> > 34C95A02.V01
> > 34EF8ACF.V01
> > 327C7AD5.V01
> > 327C7777.V01
> > 336B7D64.V01
> > 354F33C5.V01
> > 3275B904.V01
> > 33228E02.V01
> > 35125A69.V01
> > 355354F6.V01
> > 355355E1.V01
> > 3563747B.V01
> > 33086644.V01
> >
> > I also have 2 Windows Genuuine Advantage files:
> >
> > C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Windows Genuine
> > Advantage
> >
> > and
> >
> > C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows
> > Genuine Advantage
> >
> > Is is normal for Windows XP Pro to receive Windows NT updates and have
> > Windows NT files?
> >
> > Is it normal to have two Windows Genuine Advantage folders?
> >
>
>
>

> I did a search (hidden and system files and folders included) for *.bkf
> but
> it returned no results so that I couldn't perform a comparison with
> NTBackup.exe. But I have 2 NTBackup.exe files, one in Windows/System32
> and
> the other in Windows/ServicePackFiles/i386.
>
The ServicePackFiles version is the one delivered with SP2 (I assume you
installed SP2 for Windows XP). It should be the same as the one under
C:\Windows\System32. Do not delete it.

> Can I delete the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
> Data\Windows Genuine Advantage folder?
>
I would rename it for a couple of days then delete it if no problems. Check
the date on the Data/data.dat file. Should be old compared to the Microsoft
path version.

"HartsVideo" <> wrote in message
news:A159C75C-0F78-476B-80C2-...
> Hi NewScience . . . thanks for responding.
>
> I did a search (hidden and system files and folders included) for *.bkf
> but
> it returned no results so that I couldn't perform a comparison with
> NTBackup.exe. But I have 2 NTBackup.exe files, one in Windows/System32
> and
> the other in Windows/ServicePackFiles/i386.
>
The ServicePackFiles version is the one delivered with SP2 (I assume you
installed SP2 for Windows XP). It should be the same as the one under
C:\Windows\System32. Do not delete it.

> The reason I'm asking these questions is because it seems that my pc does
> things twice at start up, i.e., the Windows logo with the moving scroll
> line
> underneath it with the black screen appears, blinks off for about 10
> seconds
> and comes back on and starts all over again. Bootup takes about 5 minutes
> and shutting down (saving my settings) takes about the same amount of
> time.
>
Sometimes the 5 sec delay is due to the monitor being reset when the PCI Bus
initializes the hardware.
I had this with an old monitor (really not that old). What type of monitor
do you have? Digital or Analog? CRT or Flat?

The remainder bootup depends on how your system has been configured.
Startup programs, drivers, external devices, network, ...

Do you have any Anti-Virus or MalWare apps starting? Windows Defender?
McAfee? CA? Norton? Live OneCare?


> I ran some tests to determine my computer's performance. The Benchmark
> test
> showed that my Minimun Transfer Rate is 2.4mb/sec, Maximum 54.1mb/sec with
> an
> Average of 43.6mb/sec. Access Time is 15.0 ms. Burst Rate is 78.2mb/sec
> and
> CPU usage is 15.0%. My pc is 4 years old and I've used it like a
> workhorse
> so I expect that these are pretty good readings. The Error scan showed
> that
> I had only 1 damaged cell (40G hdd). However, the Health Test showed that
> the Reallocated Sector Count = Current-253, Worst-253, Threshold-63, but
> Status-OK. The Current and Worst numbers are very high, which I
> understand
> means that my pc might not have much time left.
>
> I run CCleaner, PC onPoint, RegSeeker, ChkDsk, Defragmenter, Dial-A-Fix
> (flush DNS, Repair Permissions, Purge SFC, Process Idle Tasks, Flush
> SoftwareDistribution, Register dll's, etc, so I keep it clean. I also run
> antivirus/malware/spyware/adware programs at least once a week (Spybot
> S&D,
> Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool, and Ad-Aware), and I use AVG
> and
> Windows Defender that perform scans everyday. Every few months, I run a
> Panda Scan, Bit Defender, and TrendMicro Housecall. Several times one or
> another of the programs has found a virus or a trojan and they were placed
> in
> a "vault" and I deleted them in Safe Mode. I'm almost always on my
> computer
> . . . it's like we're joined at the hip, and it just doesn't seem to
> respond
> to clean-ups like it used to. It's runs a little faster for a very short
> period of time and it get sluggish within a few hours.
>
> So I have some concerns. I was hoping that the Windows NT files were
> causing the problem and I was going to delete them if they were, and now
> it
> turns out that I have two sets of them. Then I found the two Windows
> Genuine
> Advantage files.
>
> Could these duplicate files be causing a double boot and a loop while
> running?
>
> Can I delete the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
> Data\Windows Genuine Advantage folder?
>
> Can I delete one of the NTBackup.exe files?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "NewScience" wrote:
>
>> The Ctalogs are for previous Backups that were performed on your system,
>> by
>> NTBackup.exe which is what is delivered with Windows XP.
>>
>> They should correlate with your *.bkf files of previous backups.
>>
>> The C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Windows Genuine
>> Advantage folder is probably left over from when MS first initiated WGA.
>> The correct path is the Microsoft version.
>> Check the data.dat files in the folders.
>>
>> "HartsVideo" <> wrote in message
>> newsDD943AB-E3F2-47D1-9A5E-...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I have Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600). For the
>> > past
>> > several months, I've been receiving updates for Windows NT. I did a
>> > search
>> > of my pc and also found this file:
>> >
>> > C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows
>> > NT\NTBackup\catalogs51
>> >
>> > Inside of catalogs51 are the following files:
>> >
>> > 32E86C21.V01
>> > 32E87067.V01
>> > 34C95A02.V01
>> > 34EF8ACF.V01
>> > 327C7AD5.V01
>> > 327C7777.V01
>> > 336B7D64.V01
>> > 354F33C5.V01
>> > 3275B904.V01
>> > 33228E02.V01
>> > 35125A69.V01
>> > 355354F6.V01
>> > 355355E1.V01
>> > 3563747B.V01
>> > 33086644.V01
>> >
>> > I also have 2 Windows Genuuine Advantage files:
>> >
>> > C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Windows Genuine
>> > Advantage
>> >
>> > and
>> >
>> > C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows
>> > Genuine Advantage
>> >
>> > Is is normal for Windows XP Pro to receive Windows NT updates and have
>> > Windows NT files?
>> >
>> > Is it normal to have two Windows Genuine Advantage folders?
>> >
>>
>>
>>