Hi Larry,
Okay, I search and found something interesting for your System File
Checker
(SFC) problem, apparently you need to edit a file in this INF to get it to
know/understand that you have XP Home Not XP Pro.
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http://kitakits.org/index.php?paged=2>
Imagine, doing SFC /SCANNOW and you have Windows XP Home Edition. and the
computer would ask for a CD it is asking for Windows XP Professional.
This
is one strange issue that I bumped into today. I took a look around &
found
a fix for it on the Internet.
Basically it would go something like this.
Using your Windows Explorer or My Computer link on your computer...
Navigate to this link c:\windows\inf\fp40ext.inf & repeat the procedure on
this file c:\windows\inf\Ims.inf
You should be able to just double click on the file name and you would be
able to open the Notepad program of Windows.
** WARNING ** : Both of these files are rather large in Notepad,
containing
many arcane looking computer instructions. The only portions that you will
"EDIT" are those in the [strings] section where reference to "Windows XP
Professional" may appear
Using Notepad, simply highlight and replace "Professional" to "Home".
Then use - File - Save to save your changes
Then use - File - Exit to close out of Notepad
The [Strings] portion of these files will be located in the text near the
bottom of the Notepad page, and will be clearly labled with the [Strings]
heading.
I'll copy/paste an example of the [Strings) portion below for
illustration.
Here's an example from a machine that I currently have on my desk for
repair:
In the example below, I've bolded the word Professional, which is the only
word that you will edit, replacing it with the word Home. In my example
below, there are (2) two instances of Professional to be replaced with
Home.
Your [Strings] section may be different and may have more or fewer
references
to Professional. Edit each instance of Professional that you find in the
[Strings] section.
------------------------------
; Localize all strings in this section.
; These strings are used directly by OCM.
;
fp_desc = "FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions"
fp_tip = "Enables authoring and administration of websites with Microsoft
FrontPage and Visual InterDev"
WKS_CD_NAME = "Windows XP Professional CD-ROM"
SRV_CD_NAME = "Windows XP Server CD-ROM"
SP_CD_NAME = "Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 CD"
SDESC_Fp_Extensions = "FrontPage Server Extensions files"
LDESC_Fp_Extensions = "Enables authoring and administration of websites
with
Microsoft FrontPage and Visual InterDev"
------------------------------
Be careful to make No Other Changes in either of your .inf files while
using
Notepad to change Professional to Home.
Save the changes and exit.
Do your have the XP Home Installation CD?
If not, we may need to take additional steps to facilitate the use of SFC
(System File Checker).
</Quote>
More in-depth about SFC/SCANNOW:
http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html
<Optional for reference>
http://www.tagmeme.com/exmachina/subhack/a/Layout_inf_file.txt
HTH.
nass
larry jordan said:
nass
My fp40ext.inf is located at "C:\WINDOWS\inf\fp40ext.inf" and my O/S
is
a retail but it is a upgrade version. I have five computers and i have
never been able to run sfc /scannow on any of them but this old man is
determined to get this computer (new) to run it. I run acroos this
fp40ext.inf deal on one of the tech sites but decided to check with you
fine
folks before i messed with any files.
Thanks
larry
My
nass said:
:
Hello
In my Fp4oext.inf file (below) its got xp professional listed a
couple
of
times , i got xp home. Should i change it to Home or let it alone?
Thanks
larry
[Strings]
;
; Localize all strings in this section.
; These strings are used directly by OCM.
;
fp_desc = "FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions"
fp_tip = "Enables authoring and administration of websites with
Microsoft FrontPage and Visual InterDev"
WKS_CD_NAME = "Windows XP Professional CD-ROM"
SRV_CD_NAME = "Windows XP Server CD-ROM"
SP_CD_NAME = "Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 CD"
SDESC_Fp_Extensions = "FrontPage Server Extensions files"
LDESC_Fp_Extensions = "Enables authoring and administration of
websites
with Microsoft FrontPage and Visual InterDev"
Aspire X-Superalien 500W
Asus P4c800E Deluxe
Intel P-4 800 3.0G 1mb cache
Crucial 2x 512MB DDR400
2x WD 80GB Sata 150 7200rpm 8M
Ati Radeon 9800XT 256MB
Audigy 2ZS
Windows XP , home
Hi Larry,
This Inf is listed on my XP Pro as Fp40ext.cab and in this path:
C:\i386\ Fp40ext.cab containing lots of files Folders.
Where your File/folder located exactly, please write with more info and
does
your XP Home is OEM version or Retail version?.
HTH.
nass
