Windows

Hey,
I been there and I survived.
My guess id that you did not delete the Wins folder after uninstall?
That's how I did it:
Unistall WINS, delete the whole WINS folder, then, reboot, apply SP, rebbot, install WINS (it will give you an error thatcannot find a certain folder, I don't remember which, just go to the address and create a folder with the exactly name given by the error message), reboot, re-apply SP and you'll have your WINS back. Don't forget to add all the static mappings.

Good Luck!

1. Delete all the files in the %SystemRoot%\System32\Wins directory

NOTE: If WINS database file (typically named wins.mdb) is not in
the above directory, check the following registry entry for the full
file path:

"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Wins\
Parameters\DbFileNm"

Delete the .mdb file.

NOTE: If Jet*.log is not in the above directory, check the following
registry entry for the full file path.

"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Wins\
Parameters\LogFilePath"

Delete all log files.

2. Net start WINS.

Please click on OK to terminate WINS.

-OR-

From an MS-DOS command prompt, change to the System32 folder by typing the following:


cd %Systemroot%\System32
Create the WINS folder by typing the following:


md WINS
Restart the WINS service by typing the following:


net start WINS

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