Extracting XP disk files

[frajul2]

How do you find and extract Files from the Windows XP
setup disk? I think I have a corrupted wsock32.dll file
and want to replace it. Is there a list of files and
where they are located on the disk?
Thanks.

 

[Jason Haynes]

Look at www.dll-files.com for the file.

 

[xe77]

The Expand utility is used to extract files from the
Windows XP installation disc.
Correct CMD.EXE Command Line usage:
D:\i386>expand wsock32.dl_ %systemroot%\system3\wsock32.dll

or you can use the automated tool SFC to determine if
files have changed:
Usage:
SFC /scannow

NOTE: Some system files may not be overwritten in Normal
mode, boot into Safe Mode or use SFC.

 

[Alex Nichol]

How do you find and extract Files from the Windows XP
setup disk? I think I have a corrupted wsock32.dll file
and want to replace

That is a protected file. The easiest way to get a clean copy is to
look for it in Windows\system32 (you will need to have Folder Options -
View set to show Hidden files, and *not* Hide Protected mode ones) and
rename it with a different extension - eg as wsock32.not. A clean
replacement will appear in seconds from the cache of essential files

Then close and reboot to bring that new version into use - you can then
delete the renamed one (you could not have done that before if the file
was in use)