I have to say that my prefered option is to wipe a problematic machine and reinstall a clean build.
Slán
~M

>Has anyone seen an summary comparing the various Windows XP problem resolution options? When to use each and what each are good at? Tools such as
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>System Restore
>Last Known Good Configuration
>Safe Mode
>Repairing an installation (from boot cd)
>Recovery Console (from boot cd)
>Automated System Recovery (from boot cd)