SFC problem

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Debbie Graham

I had a problem some time back where running sfc was asking for the
professional cd. Now it tells me I'm inserting the wrong home cd. How can
I fix this? Thanks
Debbie
 
T

TaurArian [MS-MVP]

Introduction to using scannow sfc (system file checker)
http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html

Prompted for CD-ROM When You Run System File Checker While Correct CD-ROM Is in Drive
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;263499


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|I had a problem some time back where running sfc was asking for the
| professional cd. Now it tells me I'm inserting the wrong home cd. How can
| I fix this? Thanks
| Debbie
|
|
 
G

Guest

Too bad the mvp gave you adjustments that are for windows 2000.
Either way,you must have added another drive to the pc at some time,resulting
in youre cdrom or rw getting a diffrent letter in my computer.Default is D:
To fix this,go to run,type:regedit In regedit,expand:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
software,microsoft,windows,set up,open installation sources.You'll see youre
cdrom or rw is still D: L.click on installation sources,go to
edit,modify,set the
letter to same as in my computer,close out,do the same for source path,once
thru,close out regedit.Rerun Sfc /Scannow
 
G

Gerry

TaurArian

The first link was last updated 3 August 2004! It has nothing to say on
the post SP2 era! Otherewise an excellent Article.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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B

bojimbo26

I had a problem some time back where running sfc was asking for the
professional cd. Now it tells me I'm inserting the wrong home cd. How can
I fix this? Thanks
Debbie
Click to expand...
Professional cd and home cd are two different disks .
 
D

Debbie Graham

First I know professional and home are 2 different. Second, my XP has the
SP2 on it.

I went and put the i386 on my harddrive and it runs from there. It's even
faster doing it that way, not having to keep clicking the box that pops up.

Thanks for everyones help
Debbie
 
D

Debbie Graham

now it's keeps loading the sfc when I boot up. How go I stop that?
Debbie
 
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Gerry

Debbie

What do you mean when you say "Second, my XP has the SP2 on it."? Do you
mean that your original Windows XP CD is one including SP2 or that the
copy of Windows XP on your computer has SP2?


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
D

Debbie Graham

Oh I was just answering in order of questions asked of me. Someone asked if
I had SP on my CD and if not I would have to slipstream or something like
that. I'm having a problem of it loading on startup now, every time I
reboot it runs, I don't want that to happen, how do I stop that?

Debbie
 
T

TaurArian [MS-MVP]

What command did you use? Was it sfc /scanboot?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310747

System File Checker Tool Syntax
Sfc [/Scannow] [/Scanonce] [/Scanboot] [/Revert] [/Purgecache] [/Cachesize=x]
• /Scannow: Scans all protected system files immediately and replaces incorrect
versions with correct Microsoft versions. This command may require access to the Windows
installation source files.
• /Scanonce: Scans all protected system files one time when you restart your
computer. This command may require access to the Windows installation source files when
you restart the computer. The SfcScan DWORD value is set to 2 in the following registry
key when you run this command:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
• /Scanboot: Scans all protected system files every time you start your computer.
This command may require access to the Windows installation source files every time you
start your computer. The SfcScan DWORD value is set to 1 in the following registry key
when you run this command:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
• /Revert: Returns scan to the default setting (do not scan protected files when you
start the computer).The default cache size is not reset when you run this command. This
command is equivalent to the /Enable switch in Windows 2000.
• /Purgecache: Purges the file cache and scans all protected system files
immediately. This command may require access to the Windows installation source files.
• /Cachesize=x: Sets the file cache size to x megabytes (MB). The default size of
the cache is 50 MB. This command requires you to restart the computer, and then run the
/purgecache command to adjust the size of the on-disk cache. This command sets the
SfcQuota DWORD value to x in the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon




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| Oh I was just answering in order of questions asked of me. Someone asked if
| I had SP on my CD and if not I would have to slipstream or something like
| that. I'm having a problem of it loading on startup now, every time I
| reboot it runs, I don't want that to happen, how do I stop that?
|
| Debbie
| | > Debbie
| >
| > What do you mean when you say "Second, my XP has the SP2 on it."? Do you
| > mean that your original Windows XP CD is one including SP2 or that the
| > copy of Windows XP on your computer has SP2?
| >
| >
| > --
| >
| >
| >
| > Hope this helps.
| >
| > Gerry
| > ~~~~
| > FCA
| > Stourport, England
| > Enquire, plan and execute
| > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| >
| > Debbie Graham wrote:
| >> now it's keeps loading the sfc when I boot up. How go I stop that?
| >> Debbie
| >> | >>> First I know professional and home are 2 different. Second, my XP
| >>> has the SP2 on it.
| >>>
| >>> I went and put the i386 on my harddrive and it runs from there. It's
| >>> even faster doing it that way, not having to keep clicking the
| >>> box that pops up.
| >>>
| >>> Thanks for everyones help
| >>> Debbie
| >>> | >>>> On Wed, 8 Aug 2007 20:19:20 -0400, "Debbie Graham"
| >>>>
| >>>>> I had a problem some time back where running sfc was asking for the
| >>>>> professional cd. Now it tells me I'm inserting the wrong home cd.
| >>>>> How can
| >>>>> I fix this? Thanks
| >>>>> Debbie
| >>>>>
| >>>> Professional cd and home cd are two different disks .
| >
| >
|
|
 
D

Debbie Graham

Yes that was the command. I found what to do, I used the revert command

Debbie

TaurArian said:
What command did you use? Was it sfc /scanboot?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310747

System File Checker Tool Syntax
Sfc [/Scannow] [/Scanonce] [/Scanboot] [/Revert] [/Purgecache]
[/Cachesize=x]
. /Scannow: Scans all protected system files immediately and replaces
incorrect
versions with correct Microsoft versions. This command may require access
to the Windows
installation source files.
. /Scanonce: Scans all protected system files one time when you
restart your
computer. This command may require access to the Windows installation
source files when
you restart the computer. The SfcScan DWORD value is set to 2 in the
following registry
key when you run this command:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
. /Scanboot: Scans all protected system files every time you start
your computer.
This command may require access to the Windows installation source files
every time you
start your computer. The SfcScan DWORD value is set to 1 in the following
registry key
when you run this command:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
. /Revert: Returns scan to the default setting (do not scan protected
files when you
start the computer).The default cache size is not reset when you run this
command. This
command is equivalent to the /Enable switch in Windows 2000.
. /Purgecache: Purges the file cache and scans all protected system
files
immediately. This command may require access to the Windows installation
source files.
. /Cachesize=x: Sets the file cache size to x megabytes (MB). The
default size of
the cache is 50 MB. This command requires you to restart the computer, and
then run the
/purgecache command to adjust the size of the on-disk cache. This command
sets the
SfcQuota DWORD value to x in the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon




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| Oh I was just answering in order of questions asked of me. Someone
asked if
| I had SP on my CD and if not I would have to slipstream or something
like
| that. I'm having a problem of it loading on startup now, every time I
| reboot it runs, I don't want that to happen, how do I stop that?
|
| Debbie
| | > Debbie
| >
| > What do you mean when you say "Second, my XP has the SP2 on it."? Do
you
| > mean that your original Windows XP CD is one including SP2 or that the
| > copy of Windows XP on your computer has SP2?
| >
| >
| > --
| >
| >
| >
| > Hope this helps.
| >
| > Gerry
| > ~~~~
| > FCA
| > Stourport, England
| > Enquire, plan and execute
| > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| >
| > Debbie Graham wrote:
| >> now it's keeps loading the sfc when I boot up. How go I stop that?
| >> Debbie
| >> | >>> First I know professional and home are 2 different. Second, my XP
| >>> has the SP2 on it.
| >>>
| >>> I went and put the i386 on my harddrive and it runs from there. It's
| >>> even faster doing it that way, not having to keep clicking the
| >>> box that pops up.
| >>>
| >>> Thanks for everyones help
| >>> Debbie
| >>> | >>>> On Wed, 8 Aug 2007 20:19:20 -0400, "Debbie Graham"
| >>>>
| >>>>> I had a problem some time back where running sfc was asking for
the
| >>>>> professional cd. Now it tells me I'm inserting the wrong home cd.
| >>>>> How can
| >>>>> I fix this? Thanks
| >>>>> Debbie
| >>>>>
| >>>> Professional cd and home cd are two different disks .
| >
| >
|
|
Click to expand...
 
T

TaurArian [MS-MVP]

Good. Pleased your problem is fixed.

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| Yes that was the command. I found what to do, I used the revert command
|
| Debbie
|
| | > What command did you use? Was it sfc /scanboot?
| > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310747
| >
| > System File Checker Tool Syntax
| > Sfc [/Scannow] [/Scanonce] [/Scanboot] [/Revert] [/Purgecache]
| > [/Cachesize=x]
| > . /Scannow: Scans all protected system files immediately and replaces
| > incorrect
| > versions with correct Microsoft versions. This command may require access
| > to the Windows
| > installation source files.
| > . /Scanonce: Scans all protected system files one time when you
| > restart your
| > computer. This command may require access to the Windows installation
| > source files when
| > you restart the computer. The SfcScan DWORD value is set to 2 in the
| > following registry
| > key when you run this command:
| > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
| > NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
| > . /Scanboot: Scans all protected system files every time you start
| > your computer.
| > This command may require access to the Windows installation source files
| > every time you
| > start your computer. The SfcScan DWORD value is set to 1 in the following
| > registry key
| > when you run this command:
| > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
| > NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
| > . /Revert: Returns scan to the default setting (do not scan protected
| > files when you
| > start the computer).The default cache size is not reset when you run this
| > command. This
| > command is equivalent to the /Enable switch in Windows 2000.
| > . /Purgecache: Purges the file cache and scans all protected system
| > files
| > immediately. This command may require access to the Windows installation
| > source files.
| > . /Cachesize=x: Sets the file cache size to x megabytes (MB). The
| > default size of
| > the cache is 50 MB. This command requires you to restart the computer, and
| > then run the
| > /purgecache command to adjust the size of the on-disk cache. This command
| > sets the
| > SfcQuota DWORD value to x in the following registry key:
| > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
| > NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > --
| > ====================================
| > TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2008 - Australia
| > ====================================
| > How to make a good post: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
| > Defending your machine: http://defendingyourmachine2.blogspot.com/
| > http://taurarian.mvps.org/index.htm
| >
| > Emails will not be acknowledged - please post to the newsgroup so all may
| > benefit.
| >
| >
| > | > | Oh I was just answering in order of questions asked of me. Someone
| > asked if
| > | I had SP on my CD and if not I would have to slipstream or something
| > like
| > | that. I'm having a problem of it loading on startup now, every time I
| > | reboot it runs, I don't want that to happen, how do I stop that?
| > |
| > | Debbie
| > | | > | > Debbie
| > | >
| > | > What do you mean when you say "Second, my XP has the SP2 on it."? Do
| > you
| > | > mean that your original Windows XP CD is one including SP2 or that the
| > | > copy of Windows XP on your computer has SP2?
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > Hope this helps.
| > | >
| > | > Gerry
| > | > ~~~~
| > | > FCA
| > | > Stourport, England
| > | > Enquire, plan and execute
| > | > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| > | >
| > | > Debbie Graham wrote:
| > | >> now it's keeps loading the sfc when I boot up. How go I stop that?
| > | >> Debbie
| > | >> | > | >>> First I know professional and home are 2 different. Second, my XP
| > | >>> has the SP2 on it.
| > | >>>
| > | >>> I went and put the i386 on my harddrive and it runs from there. It's
| > | >>> even faster doing it that way, not having to keep clicking the
| > | >>> box that pops up.
| > | >>>
| > | >>> Thanks for everyones help
| > | >>> Debbie
| > | >>> | > | >>>> On Wed, 8 Aug 2007 20:19:20 -0400, "Debbie Graham"
| > | >>>>
| > | >>>>> I had a problem some time back where running sfc was asking for
| > the
| > | >>>>> professional cd. Now it tells me I'm inserting the wrong home cd.
| > | >>>>> How can
| > | >>>>> I fix this? Thanks
| > | >>>>> Debbie
| > | >>>>>
| > | >>>> Professional cd and home cd are two different disks .
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|
 

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