RE: sfc /scannow with XP2 and slipstreaming

Sfc /Scannow doesnt need SP2 on the xp cd to run,the scan reads,restores,
and chks original files installed in xp.

"SWL" wrote:

> The XP SP2 that I downloaded from Microsoft is 266MB and the only way to
> open it is to extract it which of course has been done but the
> KB835935-SP2-ENU does not appear, and all that shows up in the add delete
> panel is Windows XP Service Pack 2--no number. So, what do I have? And by
> the way, everything is kept up to date.
>
> To run sfc /scannow with SP2, as I understand it, involves slipstreaming and
> xpsp2.exe is needed to begin this process.?
>
> Thanks
> swl
>
.

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