replacing files

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jerry

I have a qem version of xp. when I install a new program
i get a window that says files need to be replaced. It
also says to insert the win. XP cd. How can I get the
files replaced without erasing everything and going back
to the original setup that came with the pc? Why can't
the manufacture of the pc furnish the cd? I would app.
all the help I can get. Thank you
jerry
 
Place the Win XP CD in the CD drive.
When Autoplay starts just click the X and close it.
Click Start button, select Run and type in "sfc /scannow" without the quotes
and the system should scan for missing/corrupt MS OS files and replace them
with the originals found on the disk.

Scans all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with
correct Microsoft versions.

NOTES -
The Windows File Protection is constantly checking whether important files
are missing or overwritten and restores them if so. Sometimes it can happen
that a file is corrupted anyway, but then one can use the util SFC.EXE with
the /SCANNOW option to do a full scan of the critical files and restore
those, which has become corrupted:
SFC /SCANNOW
Note this operation cannot complete without the install CD. Therefore it is
important to insert the install CD before launching the above command. If
the install path have changed since the original install, then you have to
change the source path so SFC can find the install files.

Note sometimes the WinXP Home will ask for the WinXP Pro CD, but this is not
problem as long the above condition have been met. Though it might require
that one press Retry several times before the System File Checking begins.

Note to see all options for the System File Checker:
SFC /?

If you need to change the install path
You can change where XP/NT expects to find the XP/NT CD, to do this edit the
registry.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE \Microsoft \Windows NT \CurrentVersion]
Sourcepath=D:\I386

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE \Microsoft \Windows\CurrentVersion \Setup]
Sourcepath=D:\

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310747
Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System File Checker
(Sfc.exe)
 
If you didn't get a Windows XP CD with your computer, the manufacturer
probably copied the contents of the CD onto the hard drive, most likely in a
folder called I386 on the C: drive. When Windows asks for the CD, just
point it to C:\I386.
 
Greetings --

There should be an C:\i386 folder on your hard drive. Simply
point at or browse to this folder when asked for the WinXP CD. If
there is no such folder, call the PC's manufacturer for support.


Bruce Chambers

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