Re: using "sfc /scannow" and service pack 1

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From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/20/04 

Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 15:57:42 -0500

Hi,

It's smart enough to know (thank goodness). It will prompt for the CD as
some are still originals. 

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Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
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"*ProteanThread*" <abuse@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
news:US07c.48556$_w.789714@attbi_s53...
> is sfc smart enough to know about windows updates (such as service pack 1) 
> ?
> will it affect any updates (such as SP 1) if i run it after the updates 
> have
> been applied ?  i am asking this because it prompts for the CD.
>
> does it replace  the protected system files with the ones on the CD or the
> ones from SP 1 ?
>
>
> * ProteanThread *
>
>
>
>

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