system file checker

[needlove]

hi,

I ran sfc yesterday and put my original winxpoem(sp1) CD in when prompted. I
am running winxpoem (sp2, installed from the sp2 update CD). I also have a
slipstreamed CD where I merged sp2 with winxp(sp1) and made it bootable. I
prefer to install xp from the original (sp1) CD and then add the sp2 update
so I can uninstall it if needed.

My question is, when prompted by sfc to insert my windows CD should I put
the windows slipstream CD in with sp2, the original winxp(sp1) CD or the sp2
update CD?

I'm asking this because shortly after running sfc I got a BSOD that didnt
name any cause and the error codes were all 0's (stop (0x000000000,
0x00000000 etc...) I had to restore my computer to an earlier time.
While going through the event log I saw where sfc had "repaired" several
files....

"Windows File Protection scan found that the system file
c:\windows\system32\drivers\nv4_mini.sys has a bad signature. This file was
restored to the original version to maintain system stability. The file
version of the system file is 6.14.10.5673"

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Use the same CD used to originally install Windows XP.
In the situation you describe, you have no use for the slipstreamed SP-2 CD.

Why would you need to uninstall SP-2?
The slipstreamed CD reduces the chance of problems during installation and
you are better off using that when you need to reinstall Windows XP.

 

[needlove]

Thanks for the reply. I did use the slipstream CD for one installation and
was plagued with a slightly corrupted registry that was messing up security
permissions. I later found in the setuperr.log that a critical error had
occured during setup. So, naturally I used the original CD this time and
there was nothing in the setuperr.log. It could have been a freak occurance.
I may try making another slipstream CD at some point.