Missing DLL files

[Durtrider]

I just had a new hard drive installed along with more ram and they reloaded
winXP home on my licesned PC. I just ran sfc /scannow and it found numerous
problems and said to insert original cd.
The problem is my original cd is for Service Pack 1a and it is asking for
Service Pack 3 and says that I inserted the wrong cd.
Is there a way to recover the missing DLL files without packing my computer
up and shipping it back to the manufactuer?

 

[1PW]

I just had a new hard drive installed along with more ram and they reloaded
winXP home on my licensed PC. I just ran sfc /scannow and it found numerous
problems and said to insert original cd.
The problem is my original cd is for Service Pack 1a and it is asking for
Service Pack 3 and says that I inserted the wrong cd.
Is there a way to recover the missing DLL files without packing my computer
up and shipping it back to the manufacturer?

XP's official/legal Service Pack 3 can be downloaded as an ISO file
from here:

<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...ce-b5fb-4488-8c50-fe22559d164e&displaylang=en>

The SP3 ISO file can be used to burn a SP3 CD for future use.

Service Pack 3 CD can be "slipstreamed" with your original SP1a
install CD using nLite:

<http://www.nliteos.com/>

When completed, you'd have a SP3 install CD.

 

[Rey Santos]

If you have the I386 folder in your Windows directory (c:Windows) try this:

How to Run System File Checker (sfc /scannow) without a Windows XP disc
http://forum.kitz.co.uk/index.php?topic=3103.0

If you still have odd problems with running scannow sfc , then take a look
at the entry in:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Setup\ServicePackSourcePath

This should be pointing to the location C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles
(assuming C:\ is the boot drive.)

 

[JS]

I just had a new hard drive installed along with more ram and they reloaded
winXP home on my licesned PC. I just ran sfc /scannow and it found
numerous
problems and said to insert original cd.
The problem is my original cd is for Service Pack 1a and it is asking for
Service Pack 3 and says that I inserted the wrong cd.
Is there a way to recover the missing DLL files without packing my
computer
up and shipping it back to the manufactuer?

Create a "Slipstreamed" version of XP that incorporates SP3
AutoStreamer, it's easy to use and for the most part self explanatory.
After you create the CD then do a "Clean Install", see the last part
of my reply.

Auto Streamer Guide and Download Sites:
http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostreamer.shtml
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/1092632287/1

Where to download SP3
(This file will be used in created the slipstreamed CD)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4&DisplayLang=en

Create a Slip Stream version of Windows XP using SP3
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/slipstream.htm (Using AutoStreamer)
http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp3_cd_final.htm
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/xpsp3_slipstream.asp

The slipstreamed CD you create will not include any specific drivers
for your motherboard, audio, video, network, etc. Those you will
need to download from your PC manufacture's or motherboard's
web site.

 

[Twayne]

I just had a new hard drive installed along with more ram and they
reloaded winXP home on my licesned PC. I just ran sfc /scannow and it
found numerous problems and said to insert original cd.
The problem is my original cd is for Service Pack 1a and it is asking
for Service Pack 3 and says that I inserted the wrong cd.
Is there a way to recover the missing DLL files without packing my
computer up and shipping it back to the manufactuer?

Did they install SP3 for you without telling you? Or is SP3 installed,
to put it more simply?
If so, that's one reason why DLLs are missing. You'd have to do a
"clean install" to use your original CD if it's not SP3, OR, remove SP's
until it matches the original SP level. Easier to do a Clean Install
IMO.

You might also want to check to see if the XP key code has been changed
without telling you. You may not have what MS will recognize as
legitimate machine anymore. Better to know the details now than later.

HTH,

Twayne`

 

[Twayne]

Create a "Slipstreamed" version of XP that incorporates SP3
AutoStreamer, it's easy to use and for the most part self explanatory.
After you create the CD then do a "Clean Install", see the last part
of my reply.

Just do a clean install and get it over with IMO. Creating a slipstream
just to add SP3 is a lot of work to avoid about 1 1/2 seconds
inserting/removing the SP3 CD to install it. Either way you're having
to do the clean install, so ... .

HTH,

Twayne`

 

[Jose]

I just had a new hard drive installed along with more ram and they reloaded
winXP home on my licesned PC. I just ran sfc /scannow and it found numerous
problems and said to insert original cd.
The problem is my original cd is for Service Pack 1a and it is asking for
Service Pack 3 and says that I inserted the wrong cd.
Is there a way to recover the missing DLL files without packing my computer
up and shipping it back to the manufactuer?

It is not necessarily finding "problems", it is just reporting your
installation does not match your CD. This is expected results for
such a dramatic mismatch. sfc /scannow will never run quielty on a
system with SP3 using an SP1 CD.

The best outcome you can have now and for potential future problems is
to use your original installation CD to create a new installation CD
with SP3 slip streamed into it.

1. sfc /scannow will work
2. you will never have to download/install SP3 to your HDD again
3. you will not have to edit your registry unless you want to
4. if you have a requirement to boot on your CD to solve a problem,
the SP will match what is installed
5. you can install the XP Recovery Console on your system as a boot
option
6. you will not have to try things that might work - you can do
things that will work.
7. you will learn how easy slip streaming is

To see what your current installation is:

Click Start, Run and in the box enter:

msinfo32

Click OK,

 

[Durtrider]

Looks like I have Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600

Prior to having the hard drive replaced I had all the current updates
including Service Pack 3 installed on my six and a half year old computer.

I am pretty lost right now on all the terminology --slipstream etc and not
sure where to start.

 

[db]

it's possible that some of your
files in the file system are not
indexed.

my suggestion is to boot with
your winxp sp1 cd and select
repair to launch the recovery
console.

then run the commands at
the disk system prompt>:

chkdsk /p
fixboot

then "exit" and remove cd.

----------

I'm suggesting to run a fixboot
because sometimes the system
may have an issue with booting
after using the recovery console.

so a fixboot is quick and easy
to ensure your bootable.

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[Jose]

Looks like I have Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600

Prior to having the hard drive replaced I had all the current updates
including Service Pack 3 installed on my six and a half year old computer..

I am pretty lost right now on all the terminology --slipstream etc and not
sure where to start.

Hear me now, believe me later. It is a good thing to have.

Here is a link that explains things and has a method that will work
the first time if the directions are followed. It looks complicated,
but the tutorial is well detailed, easy to understand and follow.

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial154.html

All the software you need is free, just uninstall it later if you
don't need it anymore. All you need is a blank CD and a CD drive that
can burn a CD.

You may burn am unusable CD along the way, but it is better to have
the CD and not need it, than to need it and not have it. Of course,
you could just do nothing and ship your system off again if it gets
broken later.

If it appears too complicated maybe you can find somebody that likes
this sort of thing to help you, or someone can post a link with easier
instructions. I have read many methods, but that one is very
comprehensive.

 

[Durtrider]

This is getting interesting.

Before my hard drive was replaced when I got an update as an example and it
would say that I needed to re-start my computer for updates to take effect,
it would shut down and then when starting to re-load it would get stuck on a
black screen with a blinking cursor at the upper left corner of the screen.
Nothing would work and would have to hard crash the system and boot up in a
normal mode with out a re-boot command.

It is still doing that ( getting stuck ) since I got the new hard drive
which is why I ran the sfc scan to see if all my files are intact.

 

[db]

well, double check you new
hard drive's connection.

sometimes the connections
are plugged in skewed / not
all the way in.


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DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
- Systems Analyst
- Database Developer
- Accountancy
- Veteran of the Armed Forces
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- nntp Postologist
~ "share the nirvana" - dbZen

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[JS]

This is getting interesting.

Before my hard drive was replaced when I got an update as an example and
it
would say that I needed to re-start my computer for updates to take
effect,
it would shut down and then when starting to re-load it would get stuck on
a
black screen with a blinking cursor at the upper left corner of the
screen.
Nothing would work and would have to hard crash the system and boot up in
a
normal mode with out a re-boot command.

It is still doing that ( getting stuck ) since I got the new hard drive
which is why I ran the sfc scan to see if all my files are intact.

< snipped>

May not be the hard drive, but another piece of
hardware or the new memory.

 

[JS]

Looks like I have Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600

Prior to having the hard drive replaced I had all the current updates
including Service Pack 3 installed on my six and a half year old computer.

I am pretty lost right now on all the terminology --slipstream etc and not
sure where to start.

See my earlier post, create a slipstreamed CD.
It can hurt and you just may need it some day
to do a repair install.