Re: SFC - changing install directory

Hi cyberdyne,
I'm afraid not. You should NOT remove the
ServicePackFiles Folder from within Windows - although the files are called
by the same names as ones in the i386 and system32 folders, they are of a
different version number. Windows will detect the difference and sfc.exe
will tell you that the cd-rom is needed because of it. If you would like to
see the information that I have been working from (that worked for me) then
either click on the link below to read or, right-click and choose "Save As"
to download the PDF file:

ftp://edgarcaycehouston.org/pub/Reinstalling%20Windows/scannow-sfc.pdf

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"Terry R." <F1Com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The date and time was Friday, April 03, 2009 11:20:49 AM, and on a whim,
Tim Med*** pounded out on the keyboard:

Hi Terry,
Also, look for these other values in your registry and make
sure they are correct:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
SourcePath=C:\

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion]
SourcePath=C:\

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
ServicePackSourcePath=C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles

The same rules apply to these other paths as well, in that they have to
stop one short of the i386 folder in each case. The third value is
important if you have installed any service pack updates since installing
from the original cd. If you have copied the i386 folder from the cd to
the root of the system drive then, I have found that, all three must be
correct to avoid error messages from sfc.exe, asking you to install the
cd-rom again.

Hi Tim,

Not the OP, but a couple questions for anyone responding here. I just
checked 3 workstations and none of them have the middle value (Windows
NT).

My SourcePath location was copied from the CD, so the files are
compressed. The ServicePackFiles path is in the Windows folder and is not
compressed. Could the 3rd path be directed to the 1st path without issue,
since the files are compressed, so the folder in Windows could be removed?


Terry R.
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