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Len Dolby
WinXP,HE,SP2 plus latest updates - C:\partition is 24.9 Mb with 8Mb free
space. Virus, spy-adware free, defragged.
http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc (Learn how to use SFC/Scannow)
Have read this (along with "Help - DWORD in XP, to get
definition/clarification of what a Dword is).
Also gone into Regedit to view my own system settings.
PROBLEM The only relevant entries under Winlogon for SFC/Scannow in my
registry are -
SFCDisable (REG_DWORD) 0x00000000 (0)
Sfcquota (REG_DWORD) 0xffffffff (4294967295) which, if bytes, is a
larger number than my HDD actually has. Example shown in article indicates
this should read something like "(50MB)" - why is mine different?
PROBLEM - I want to "point" to the "i386" folder for drivers/dlls, rather
than XP CD, since my source CD is over 3 years old. If my understanding is
correct, "i386" directory on the HDD has latest drivers/dll's provided by XP
Automatic updates, and is therefore a more appropriate target.. (I did take
the precaution of moving the SP2 download to (2nd partition) Drive D on the
HDD, to a folder called SP2.)
However, "Search" for folder "i386" gives the following -
C:\Windows\Driver Cache - folder containing just 5 files (incl SP1.cab and
SP2.cab) - 109 Mb
C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles - folder containing 2192 files, 440Mb
C:\Windows|System32\ReinstallBackups\00**/Driver files - 19 folders.
The "00**" is a non-contiguous list from 0001 to 0023 (19 of them) AND -
TOTALLY CONFUSING - the file Folder dates are NOT in chronological order, as
one might expect in a numeric sequence (random dates vary between 2003 and
2005)
Just to confuse me even more - the SP2 directory on D; has an i386 directory
with 2900+ entries PLUS subdirectories.
I should perhaps mention that I have never deleted any "$ntuninstall$"
files - should I have done?
QUESTION - would it be sensible to copy ALL the i386 files/drivers from the
various directories into ONE directory - assume the System 32/i386 folder ?
Object of the exercise - to stabilise my system. SFC/Scannow is suggesting I
have problems, wants XP CD.
space. Virus, spy-adware free, defragged.
http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc (Learn how to use SFC/Scannow)
Have read this (along with "Help - DWORD in XP, to get
definition/clarification of what a Dword is).
Also gone into Regedit to view my own system settings.
PROBLEM The only relevant entries under Winlogon for SFC/Scannow in my
registry are -
SFCDisable (REG_DWORD) 0x00000000 (0)
Sfcquota (REG_DWORD) 0xffffffff (4294967295) which, if bytes, is a
larger number than my HDD actually has. Example shown in article indicates
this should read something like "(50MB)" - why is mine different?
PROBLEM - I want to "point" to the "i386" folder for drivers/dlls, rather
than XP CD, since my source CD is over 3 years old. If my understanding is
correct, "i386" directory on the HDD has latest drivers/dll's provided by XP
Automatic updates, and is therefore a more appropriate target.. (I did take
the precaution of moving the SP2 download to (2nd partition) Drive D on the
HDD, to a folder called SP2.)
However, "Search" for folder "i386" gives the following -
C:\Windows\Driver Cache - folder containing just 5 files (incl SP1.cab and
SP2.cab) - 109 Mb
C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles - folder containing 2192 files, 440Mb
C:\Windows|System32\ReinstallBackups\00**/Driver files - 19 folders.
The "00**" is a non-contiguous list from 0001 to 0023 (19 of them) AND -
TOTALLY CONFUSING - the file Folder dates are NOT in chronological order, as
one might expect in a numeric sequence (random dates vary between 2003 and
2005)
Just to confuse me even more - the SP2 directory on D; has an i386 directory
with 2900+ entries PLUS subdirectories.
I should perhaps mention that I have never deleted any "$ntuninstall$"
files - should I have done?
QUESTION - would it be sensible to copy ALL the i386 files/drivers from the
various directories into ONE directory - assume the System 32/i386 folder ?
Object of the exercise - to stabilise my system. SFC/Scannow is suggesting I
have problems, wants XP CD.