Re: SFC

curious
C:\i386
are the bulk of the files contained within it dated Aug 2004 ?

"David Kelsey" <davidkelseyNO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OGZLvJnXFHA.3032@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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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