Re: SFC

Thanks for that - I'll try it. I have an upgrade XPCD, which I used as a
full install on a clean drive, and a SP2 CD. i386 is already in the root
on C:, but the sfc in it is sfc.ex_, and it produces an unknown extension
error in effect if I try to run it, or at least the usual Open With message.
It is 4k, so I guess it is a shortcut. Does this change anything in your
advice? The keys you mention do not appear in setup, or in any of setup's
folders. There may be a clue there!

David

"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OeRADDmXFHA.2688@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> If your XP CD-ROM is SP2 (or Slipstreamed SP2), copy the entire
> i386 folder to partition on your system (in the Root Path). Then use
> Regedit and navigate to:
> HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
> Setup
>
> Modify the follow two keys
> CDInstall 0 (Probably existing value is 1)
> SourcePath Drive letter you copied i386 to ( D:\)
> If your XP had SP2 installed as a stand-alone update, then check the
> Registry key "ServicePackSourcePath" and verify it's correct.
>
> Close Regedit, Reboot and re-try SFC /Scannow
>
>
> "David Kelsey" <davidkelseyNO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uw27V%23lXFHA.3620@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>I have several problems with XP, OE and IE, and the solution may be found
>>in sfc /scannow. Unfortunately, this won't run, because the app won't
>>read the CD when it needs to. If I try the CD in another drive, the error
>>message says the disk is not the right one, or is not the disk that was
>>used to install XP, both of which assumptions are completely wrong. The
>>CD player and the CD writer play music and read data, even the XP and SP2
>>disks I tried, but neither reads in sfc. Eldergeek gives a registry key
>>in which sfc resides, but on my machine, sfc is in another key, so I'm
>>stuck again. OE will not reopen if closed, because it says there is
>>another instance of it still running. This isn't so either, at least, not
>>according to Task Manager. I imagine the problems are allied in some
>>way.
>>
>> I've not long reinstalled XP and SP2 on a clean drive, and came unstuck
>> because the backups I did in MS backup did not increment, and I'm not
>> looking forward to going that route again. Has anyone any ideas that
>> don't involve yet another installation of XP please?
>>
>> David Kelsey
>>
>
>


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