Then the system was NOT setup as well as it should have.
Just like the industry standard is to copy the Win9x/ME files to..
c:\windows\options\cabs
It is the standard to copy the i386 directory to the hard disk.
Dave
| Dave: True, but the vast majority of people don't have their i386 folder on
| their HD, myself included.
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|
| -Mike
|
|
| | > Mike & Nater:
| >
| > The i386 directory does NOT have to be ONLY on the CD. It is *far better*
| to have it on the
| > hard disk for two reasons...
| >
| > 1. When files are needed they are always there
| > 2. When installing a Service Pack (i.e., SP4) you can slip-stream the
| i386 directory on
| > the hard disk such that if the files need to be replaced or installed,
| they will not be
| > replaced with a file from a previous version (i.e, SP3). The latest and
| correct version
| > will be installed. this negates the need to reinstall the latest Service
| Pack (i.e., SP4).
| > Since a CDROM by default is Read-Only, you can't slip-stream a
| distribution CDROM.
| >
| > Dave
| >
| >
| >
| >
| | > | No:
| > | 1. The i386 folder is supposed to be in the CD
| > | 2. The EX_ extension means that it is compressed, and needs to be
| extracted
| > | again.
| > | 3. You don't need to do it manually. Go to Start->Run and type in "sfc
| > | /scannow" (without the quotes). It will scan your system for
| missing/corrupt
| > | files. You may need to insert your Windows CD.
| > | --
| > |
| > | -Mike
| > |
| > |
| > | | > | > This PC doesn't have an I386 directory. I looked on the Win2k CD and
| it
| > | has
| > | > an SVCHOST.EX_. Should move that one and rename it?
| > | >
| > | > Thanks!
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > | > | > > Well then maybe SVCHOST was the target of infection and was deleted.
| > | Try
| > | > extracting it from
| > | > > the i386 directory to the C:\WINNT\system32 directory.
| > | > >
| > | > > Dave
| > | > >
| > | > >
| > | > >
| > | > | > | > > | I've got a win2k box that gets the following error at boot-up.
| I've
| > | > cleaned
| > | > > | all viurses off the system but I can't find where this file is
| trying
| > | to
| > | > > | load from. If anybody has an idea how I can find it I'd
| appreciate
| > | it.
| > | > > |
| > | > > |
| > | >
| > |
| ****************************************************************************
| > | > > | *
| > | > > | SVCHOST.EXE
| > | > > |
| > | > > | Cannot find the file 'SVCHOST.EXE' (or one of its components).
| Make
| > | > sure
| > | > > | the path and the filename are correct and that all required
| libraries
| > | > are
| > | > > | available.
| > | > > |
| > | >
| > |
| ****************************************************************************
| > | > > | **
| > | > > |
| > | > > | Thanks,
| > | > > | Peter
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