sfc says I have wrong disk?!

[Linda]

I have xp home upgrade version. It is a legit copy, that
was bought at staples.not to mention, it has the sticker
also. When I go to RUN and type in sfc/scannow, it comes
up to put my disk in. I do that then it tells me that it
is the wrong disk, put xp pro in. I've never had xp pro.
It was a new hard drive to begin with. A maxtor 120gb.A
friend of mine, who went to school to become a tech guy(
he graduated)told me to put on the hard drive xp. Not
98se then install xp home upgrade. He said that in the
drop down menu to put in for a full install. I did that,
of course, it asked for a legit OS, in which I did,
98se.Since I did not put 98se on first, would that make
sfc not work in my xp home upgrade? i liked when it was
on 98se. It used to keep 98 working great. I only needed
to reinstall when our hard drive would go out. Thank You
very much, Linda

 

[t.cruise]

Carefully read the page at the following link, and you should find the
solution to your problem:

http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html

By the way, your tech friend was correct. Doing a "clean install" of the
Windows XP Upgrade is good advice.
A clean install of the Windows XP Upgrade would NOT be the cause of the
problem that you are having.


T.C.
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/Linda/ said:

I have xp home upgrade version. It is a legit copy, that
was bought at staples.not to mention, it has the sticker
also. When I go to RUN and type in sfc/scannow, it comes
up to put my disk in. I do that then it tells me that it
is the wrong disk, put xp pro in. I've never had xp pro.
It was a new hard drive to begin with. A maxtor 120gb.A
friend of mine, who went to school to become a tech guy(
he graduated)told me to put on the hard drive xp. Not
98se then install xp home upgrade. He said that in the
drop down menu to put in for a full install. I did that,
of course, it asked for a legit OS, in which I did,
98se.Since I did not put 98se on first, would that make
sfc not work in my xp home upgrade? i liked when it was
on 98se. It used to keep 98 working great. I only needed
to reinstall when our hard drive would go out. Thank You
very much, Linda

The query for PRO is a known oddity. Pay it no mind, and simply continue
the SFC /scannow process.

If you are continually bugged for a disk, or receive a cryptic prompt,
then it's likely that the registry entry for SourcePath is incorrect. It
should be pointing to the drive or directory (folder) on the hard disk
from which XP was installed. Here that's H:\.

If you are familiar with registry editing, correct that path, by searching
for SourcePath. There may be several, but ignore any that refer to
specific programs. You want the entry that points to the drive or
directory on the hard disk from which the operating system was installed.

Caution: Incorrect editing of the registry can cause XP to fail.

 

[Linda]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH! IT DID HELP!

-----Original Message-----
Carefully read the page at the following link, and you should find the
solution to your problem:

http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html

By the way, your tech friend was correct. Doing a "clean install" of the
Windows XP Upgrade is good advice.
A clean install of the Windows XP Upgrade would NOT be the cause of the
problem that you are having.


T.C.
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I have xp home upgrade version. It is a legit copy, that
was bought at staples.not to mention, it has the sticker
also. When I go to RUN and type in sfc/scannow, it comes
up to put my disk in. I do that then it tells me that it
is the wrong disk, put xp pro in. I've never had xp pro.
It was a new hard drive to begin with. A maxtor 120gb.A
friend of mine, who went to school to become a tech guy (
he graduated)told me to put on the hard drive xp. Not
98se then install xp home upgrade. He said that in the
drop down menu to put in for a full install. I did that,
of course, it asked for a legit OS, in which I did,
98se.Since I did not put 98se on first, would that make
sfc not work in my xp home upgrade? i liked when it was
on 98se. It used to keep 98 working great. I only needed
to reinstall when our hard drive would go out. Thank You
very much, Linda

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[R. McCarty]

If you have adequate space on your drive do this.
Copy the entire folder i386 from the CD-ROM to your
disk drive. Place it in the Root Directory (Where Windows
and Program Files are).

Then type Start, Click Run (in the Box type ) Regedit
Go to the following key
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
(You navigate in Regedit just like Explorer by expanding
levels using the + & - symbols.

Look in the Right Pane for two entries
SourcePath
CDInstall

Place your mouse pointer over SourcePath and Right Click
then Left click Modify
Change the 1 to a 0

Place your mouse pointer over CDInstall and Right Click
then Left click Modify
Change the value to read C:\

Exit the Registry Editor, Reboot and re-try SFC, it should
now work without the Nag screen about the CD.

 

[R. McCarty]

Sorry, getting tired. The instructions are reversed. Switch
the change to values around make SourcePath = C:\ &
CDInstall = 0.

If you have adequate space on your drive do this.
Copy the entire folder i386 from the CD-ROM to your
disk drive. Place it in the Root Directory (Where Windows
and Program Files are).

Then type Start, Click Run (in the Box type ) Regedit
Go to the following key
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
(You navigate in Regedit just like Explorer by expanding
levels using the + & - symbols.

Look in the Right Pane for two entries
SourcePath
CDInstall

Place your mouse pointer over SourcePath and Right Click
then Left click Modify
Change the 1 to a 0

Place your mouse pointer over CDInstall and Right Click
then Left click Modify
Change the value to read C:\

Exit the Registry Editor, Reboot and re-try SFC, it should
now work without the Nag screen about the CD.

/Linda/ said:


The query for PRO is a known oddity. Pay it no mind, and simply continue
the SFC /scannow process.

If you are continually bugged for a disk, or receive a cryptic prompt,
then it's likely that the registry entry for SourcePath is incorrect. It
should be pointing to the drive or directory (folder) on the hard disk
from which XP was installed. Here that's H:\.

If you are familiar with registry editing, correct that path, by searching
for SourcePath. There may be several, but ignore any that refer to
specific programs. You want the entry that points to the drive or
directory on the hard disk from which the operating system was installed.

Caution: Incorrect editing of the registry can cause XP to fail.

--
For most XP answers and tweaks...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
http://dougknox.com http://aumha.org
http://support.microsoft.com

 

[Tumbleweed]

Any ideas what to do if this doesnt work? I have Windows File Protection
insistently asking for 'XP Pro Service Pack 1 CD to be inserted, but it
doesnt like it even when it is. Have altered the various reg keys (as below
and in the rest of this thread) and copied the i386 folder, to no effect.

I get this message every now and again after a reboot, or if i try sfc
/scannow. cancelling out seems to cause no issues, but its getting annoying
enough I may go back to an earlier system restore version or even an entire
C: partition backup.
--
Tumbleweed

Remove my socks for email address

Sorry, getting tired. The instructions are reversed. Switch
the change to values around make SourcePath = C:\ &
CDInstall = 0.

If you have adequate space on your drive do this.
Copy the entire folder i386 from the CD-ROM to your
disk drive. Place it in the Root Directory (Where Windows
and Program Files are).

Then type Start, Click Run (in the Box type ) Regedit
Go to the following key
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
(You navigate in Regedit just like Explorer by expanding
levels using the + & - symbols.

Look in the Right Pane for two entries
SourcePath
CDInstall

Place your mouse pointer over SourcePath and Right Click
then Left click Modify
Change the 1 to a 0

Place your mouse pointer over CDInstall and Right Click
then Left click Modify
Change the value to read C:\

Exit the Registry Editor, Reboot and re-try SFC, it should
now work without the Nag screen about the CD.

/Linda/ said:

I have xp home upgrade version. It is a legit copy, that
was bought at staples.not to mention, it has the sticker
also. When I go to RUN and type in sfc/scannow, it comes
up to put my disk in. I do that then it tells me that it
is the wrong disk, put xp pro in. I've never had xp pro.
It was a new hard drive to begin with. A maxtor 120gb.A
friend of mine, who went to school to become a tech guy(
he graduated)told me to put on the hard drive xp. Not
98se then install xp home upgrade. He said that in the
drop down menu to put in for a full install. I did that,
of course, it asked for a legit OS, in which I did,
98se.Since I did not put 98se on first, would that make
sfc not work in my xp home upgrade? i liked when it was
on 98se. It used to keep 98 working great. I only needed
to reinstall when our hard drive would go out. Thank You
very much, Linda

The query for PRO is a known oddity. Pay it no mind, and simply continue
the SFC /scannow process.

If you are continually bugged for a disk, or receive a cryptic prompt,
then it's likely that the registry entry for SourcePath is incorrect. It
should be pointing to the drive or directory (folder) on the hard disk
from which XP was installed. Here that's H:\.

If you are familiar with registry editing, correct that path, by searching
for SourcePath. There may be several, but ignore any that refer to
specific programs. You want the entry that points to the drive or
directory on the hard disk from which the operating system was installed.

Caution: Incorrect editing of the registry can cause XP to fail.

--
For most XP answers and tweaks...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
http://dougknox.com http://aumha.org
http://support.microsoft.com

 

[R. McCarty]

The next time it prompts you - go to System Event log and look for
an entry related to System File Checker. See if you can locate the
file that it is trying to restore. Perhaps the database that SFC is using
is looking for an incorrect file. Normally, doing the items from my
previous post would have corrected the problem. It seems like SFC
is searching for a file that doesn't exist in the Dllcache, so it's
requesting
the disk. If you supply the disk and it still isn't happy, then the only
thing remaining is to try and locate the file it wants to restore.

Any ideas what to do if this doesnt work? I have Windows File Protection
insistently asking for 'XP Pro Service Pack 1 CD to be inserted, but it
doesnt like it even when it is. Have altered the various reg keys (as below
and in the rest of this thread) and copied the i386 folder, to no effect.

I get this message every now and again after a reboot, or if i try sfc
/scannow. cancelling out seems to cause no issues, but its getting annoying
enough I may go back to an earlier system restore version or even an entire
C: partition backup.
--
Tumbleweed

Remove my socks for email address

Sorry, getting tired. The instructions are reversed. Switch
the change to values around make SourcePath = C:\ &
CDInstall = 0.

If you have adequate space on your drive do this.
Copy the entire folder i386 from the CD-ROM to your
disk drive. Place it in the Root Directory (Where Windows
and Program Files are).

Then type Start, Click Run (in the Box type ) Regedit
Go to the following key
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
(You navigate in Regedit just like Explorer by expanding
levels using the + & - symbols.

Look in the Right Pane for two entries
SourcePath
CDInstall

Place your mouse pointer over SourcePath and Right Click
then Left click Modify
Change the 1 to a 0

Place your mouse pointer over CDInstall and Right Click
then Left click Modify
Change the value to read C:\

Exit the Registry Editor, Reboot and re-try SFC, it should
now work without the Nag screen about the CD.

/Linda/ said:

I have xp home upgrade version. It is a legit copy, that
was bought at staples.not to mention, it has the sticker
also. When I go to RUN and type in sfc/scannow, it comes
up to put my disk in. I do that then it tells me that it
is the wrong disk, put xp pro in. I've never had xp pro.
It was a new hard drive to begin with. A maxtor 120gb.A
friend of mine, who went to school to become a tech guy(
he graduated)told me to put on the hard drive xp. Not
98se then install xp home upgrade. He said that in the
drop down menu to put in for a full install. I did that,
of course, it asked for a legit OS, in which I did,
98se.Since I did not put 98se on first, would that make
sfc not work in my xp home upgrade? i liked when it was
on 98se. It used to keep 98 working great. I only needed
to reinstall when our hard drive would go out. Thank You
very much, Linda

The query for PRO is a known oddity. Pay it no mind, and simply continue
the SFC /scannow process.

If you are continually bugged for a disk, or receive a cryptic prompt,
then it's likely that the registry entry for SourcePath is

incorrect.
It

should be pointing to the drive or directory (folder) on the hard disk
from which XP was installed. Here that's H:\.

If you are familiar with registry editing, correct that path, by searching
for SourcePath. There may be several, but ignore any that refer to
specific programs. You want the entry that points to the drive or
directory on the hard disk from which the operating system was installed.

Caution: Incorrect editing of the registry can cause XP to fail.

--
For most XP answers and tweaks...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
http://dougknox.com http://aumha.org
http://support.microsoft.com

 

[Tumbleweed]

Thanks, that gave some more info, here we go (excuse typos, it wont copy)

"The protected system file ole32.dll was not restored to its original valid
version because the WFP restoration process was cancelled* (blah blah blah).
The file version of the bad file is 5.1.2600.1362".

and more messages, same text but diff file name winnm.dll version
5.1.2600.1106

and some more earlier in the day;

umdmxfrm.dll 5.1.2600.0

iexplore.exe 6.0.2800.1106

rpcss 5.1.2600.1361


and no doubt a lot more.

* No option but to cancel.

Now, having a look, and taking one at random, umdmxfrm.dll exists in the
following forms.

umdmxfrm.dl_ in i386
(unknown version, how do I tell?)
umdmxfrm.dll in c:\windows\system32
(version 5.1.2600.0)
umdmxfrm.dll in c:\windows\LastGood\system32
(version 5.1.2600.0)
umdmxfrm.dll in c:\system32\dllcache (blue, so compressed?)
(version 5.1.2600.0)

(I'm getting a picture here, its 5.1.2600.0 or nothing!)

Any suggestions as to what to do next? Why doesn't it like this version and
what one would it like? 2600 seems like a perfectly respctable number to me.

I'm thinking I might try SP2 and if that doesnt clear it up, blow it all
away and go back to last weeks Norton Ghost backup. Only problem with that
is that I still have no idea what caused this (I suspected a windows update
last week but if thats the case, why is it just me getting these errors?)

Or do you have any better ideas? I dont really want to restore from a
backup, only to reapply a 'critical' windows update and have it all go like
this again. Could there be something else that is broken that causes it to
believe these files are bad when they arent? I dont see how it can restore
files from the CD which are going to be much older than subsequent
'critical' patches, how does it know whats good and what isnt?

--
Tumbleweed

Remove my socks for email address

The next time it prompts you - go to System Event log and look for
an entry related to System File Checker. See if you can locate the
file that it is trying to restore. Perhaps the database that SFC is using
is looking for an incorrect file. Normally, doing the items from my
previous post would have corrected the problem. It seems like SFC
is searching for a file that doesn't exist in the Dllcache, so it's
requesting
the disk. If you supply the disk and it still isn't happy, then the only
thing remaining is to try and locate the file it wants to restore.

Any ideas what to do if this doesnt work? I have Windows File Protection
insistently asking for 'XP Pro Service Pack 1 CD to be inserted, but it
doesnt like it even when it is. Have altered the various reg keys (as below
and in the rest of this thread) and copied the i386 folder, to no effect.

I get this message every now and again after a reboot, or if i try sfc
/scannow. cancelling out seems to cause no issues, but its getting annoying
enough I may go back to an earlier system restore version or even an entire
C: partition backup.
--
Tumbleweed

Remove my socks for email address

Sorry, getting tired. The instructions are reversed. Switch
the change to values around make SourcePath = C:\ &
CDInstall = 0.

If you have adequate space on your drive do this.
Copy the entire folder i386 from the CD-ROM to your
disk drive. Place it in the Root Directory (Where Windows
and Program Files are).

Then type Start, Click Run (in the Box type ) Regedit
Go to the following key
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
(You navigate in Regedit just like Explorer by expanding
levels using the + & - symbols.

Look in the Right Pane for two entries
SourcePath
CDInstall

Place your mouse pointer over SourcePath and Right Click
then Left click Modify
Change the 1 to a 0

Place your mouse pointer over CDInstall and Right Click
then Left click Modify
Change the value to read C:\

Exit the Registry Editor, Reboot and re-try SFC, it should
now work without the Nag screen about the CD.

/Linda/ said:

I have xp home upgrade version. It is a legit copy, that
was bought at staples.not to mention, it has the sticker
also. When I go to RUN and type in sfc/scannow, it comes
up to put my disk in. I do that then it tells me that it
is the wrong disk, put xp pro in. I've never had xp pro.
It was a new hard drive to begin with. A maxtor 120gb.A
friend of mine, who went to school to become a tech guy(
he graduated)told me to put on the hard drive xp. Not
98se then install xp home upgrade. He said that in the
drop down menu to put in for a full install. I did that,
of course, it asked for a legit OS, in which I did,
98se.Since I did not put 98se on first, would that make
sfc not work in my xp home upgrade? i liked when it was
on 98se. It used to keep 98 working great. I only needed
to reinstall when our hard drive would go out. Thank You
very much, Linda

The query for PRO is a known oddity. Pay it no mind, and simply
continue
the SFC /scannow process.

If you are continually bugged for a disk, or receive a cryptic prompt,
then it's likely that the registry entry for SourcePath is incorrect.
It
should be pointing to the drive or directory (folder) on the hard disk
from which XP was installed. Here that's H:\.

If you are familiar with registry editing, correct that path, by
searching
for SourcePath. There may be several, but ignore any that refer to
specific programs. You want the entry that points to the drive or
directory on the hard disk from which the operating system was
installed.

Caution: Incorrect editing of the registry can cause XP to fail.

--
For most XP answers and tweaks...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
http://dougknox.com http://aumha.org
http://support.microsoft.com

 

[t.cruise]

Carefully read the page at the following link, and you should find the
solution to your problem:

http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html

--

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Remove [NoSpam] to reply

Any ideas what to do if this doesnt work? I have Windows File Protection
insistently asking for 'XP Pro Service Pack 1 CD to be inserted, but it
doesnt like it even when it is. Have altered the various reg keys (as below
and in the rest of this thread) and copied the i386 folder, to no effect.

I get this message every now and again after a reboot, or if i try sfc
/scannow. cancelling out seems to cause no issues, but its getting annoying
enough I may go back to an earlier system restore version or even an entire
C: partition backup.
--
Tumbleweed

Remove my socks for email address

Sorry, getting tired. The instructions are reversed. Switch
the change to values around make SourcePath = C:\ &
CDInstall = 0.

If you have adequate space on your drive do this.
Copy the entire folder i386 from the CD-ROM to your
disk drive. Place it in the Root Directory (Where Windows
and Program Files are).

Then type Start, Click Run (in the Box type ) Regedit
Go to the following key
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
(You navigate in Regedit just like Explorer by expanding
levels using the + & - symbols.

Look in the Right Pane for two entries
SourcePath
CDInstall

Place your mouse pointer over SourcePath and Right Click
then Left click Modify
Change the 1 to a 0

Place your mouse pointer over CDInstall and Right Click
then Left click Modify
Change the value to read C:\

Exit the Registry Editor, Reboot and re-try SFC, it should
now work without the Nag screen about the CD.

/Linda/ said:

I have xp home upgrade version. It is a legit copy, that
was bought at staples.not to mention, it has the sticker
also. When I go to RUN and type in sfc/scannow, it comes
up to put my disk in. I do that then it tells me that it
is the wrong disk, put xp pro in. I've never had xp pro.
It was a new hard drive to begin with. A maxtor 120gb.A
friend of mine, who went to school to become a tech guy(
he graduated)told me to put on the hard drive xp. Not
98se then install xp home upgrade. He said that in the
drop down menu to put in for a full install. I did that,
of course, it asked for a legit OS, in which I did,
98se.Since I did not put 98se on first, would that make
sfc not work in my xp home upgrade? i liked when it was
on 98se. It used to keep 98 working great. I only needed
to reinstall when our hard drive would go out. Thank You
very much, Linda

The query for PRO is a known oddity. Pay it no mind, and simply continue
the SFC /scannow process.

If you are continually bugged for a disk, or receive a cryptic prompt,
then it's likely that the registry entry for SourcePath is

incorrect.
It

should be pointing to the drive or directory (folder) on the hard disk
from which XP was installed. Here that's H:\.

If you are familiar with registry editing, correct that path, by searching
for SourcePath. There may be several, but ignore any that refer to
specific programs. You want the entry that points to the drive or
directory on the hard disk from which the operating system was installed.

Caution: Incorrect editing of the registry can cause XP to fail.

--
For most XP answers and tweaks...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
http://dougknox.com http://aumha.org
http://support.microsoft.com

 

[R. McCarty]

At this point my only recommendation would be to use another
XP tool called "File Signature Verification". To run do this.
Click Start, Run, (In the box type) sigverif
If I can come up with another suggestion, I'll post it to this thread.

Thanks, that gave some more info, here we go (excuse typos, it wont copy)

"The protected system file ole32.dll was not restored to its original valid
version because the WFP restoration process was cancelled* (blah blah blah).
The file version of the bad file is 5.1.2600.1362".

and more messages, same text but diff file name winnm.dll version
5.1.2600.1106

and some more earlier in the day;

umdmxfrm.dll 5.1.2600.0

iexplore.exe 6.0.2800.1106

rpcss 5.1.2600.1361


and no doubt a lot more.

* No option but to cancel.

Now, having a look, and taking one at random, umdmxfrm.dll exists in the
following forms.

umdmxfrm.dl_ in i386
(unknown version, how do I tell?)
umdmxfrm.dll in c:\windows\system32
(version 5.1.2600.0)
umdmxfrm.dll in c:\windows\LastGood\system32
(version 5.1.2600.0)
umdmxfrm.dll in c:\system32\dllcache (blue, so compressed?)
(version 5.1.2600.0)

(I'm getting a picture here, its 5.1.2600.0 or nothing!)

Any suggestions as to what to do next? Why doesn't it like this version and
what one would it like? 2600 seems like a perfectly respctable number to me.

I'm thinking I might try SP2 and if that doesnt clear it up, blow it all
away and go back to last weeks Norton Ghost backup. Only problem with that
is that I still have no idea what caused this (I suspected a windows update
last week but if thats the case, why is it just me getting these errors?)

Or do you have any better ideas? I dont really want to restore from a
backup, only to reapply a 'critical' windows update and have it all go like
this again. Could there be something else that is broken that causes it to
believe these files are bad when they arent? I dont see how it can restore
files from the CD which are going to be much older than subsequent
'critical' patches, how does it know whats good and what isnt?

--
Tumbleweed

Remove my socks for email address

The next time it prompts you - go to System Event log and look for
an entry related to System File Checker. See if you can locate the
file that it is trying to restore. Perhaps the database that SFC is using
is looking for an incorrect file. Normally, doing the items from my
previous post would have corrected the problem. It seems like SFC
is searching for a file that doesn't exist in the Dllcache, so it's
requesting
the disk. If you supply the disk and it still isn't happy, then the only
thing remaining is to try and locate the file it wants to restore.

Any ideas what to do if this doesnt work? I have Windows File Protection
insistently asking for 'XP Pro Service Pack 1 CD to be inserted, but it
doesnt like it even when it is. Have altered the various reg keys (as below
and in the rest of this thread) and copied the i386 folder, to no effect.

I get this message every now and again after a reboot, or if i try sfc
/scannow. cancelling out seems to cause no issues, but its getting annoying
enough I may go back to an earlier system restore version or even an entire
C: partition backup.
--
Tumbleweed

Remove my socks for email address
Sorry, getting tired. The instructions are reversed. Switch
the change to values around make SourcePath = C:\ &
CDInstall = 0.

If you have adequate space on your drive do this.
Copy the entire folder i386 from the CD-ROM to your
disk drive. Place it in the Root Directory (Where Windows
and Program Files are).

Then type Start, Click Run (in the Box type ) Regedit
Go to the following key
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
(You navigate in Regedit just like Explorer by expanding
levels using the + & - symbols.

Look in the Right Pane for two entries
SourcePath
CDInstall

Place your mouse pointer over SourcePath and Right Click
then Left click Modify
Change the 1 to a 0

Place your mouse pointer over CDInstall and Right Click
then Left click Modify
Change the value to read C:\

Exit the Registry Editor, Reboot and re-try SFC, it should
now work without the Nag screen about the CD.

/Linda/ said:

I have xp home upgrade version. It is a legit copy, that
was bought at staples.not to mention, it has the sticker
also. When I go to RUN and type in sfc/scannow, it comes
up to put my disk in. I do that then it tells me that it
is the wrong disk, put xp pro in. I've never had xp pro.
It was a new hard drive to begin with. A maxtor 120gb.A
friend of mine, who went to school to become a tech guy(
he graduated)told me to put on the hard drive xp. Not
98se then install xp home upgrade. He said that in the
drop down menu to put in for a full install. I did that,
of course, it asked for a legit OS, in which I did,
98se.Since I did not put 98se on first, would that make
sfc not work in my xp home upgrade? i liked when it was
on 98se. It used to keep 98 working great. I only needed
to reinstall when our hard drive would go out. Thank You
very much, Linda

The query for PRO is a known oddity. Pay it no mind, and simply
continue
the SFC /scannow process.

If you are continually bugged for a disk, or receive a cryptic prompt,
then it's likely that the registry entry for SourcePath is incorrect.
It
should be pointing to the drive or directory (folder) on the

hard
disk

from which XP was installed. Here that's H:\.

If you are familiar with registry editing, correct that path, by
searching
for SourcePath. There may be several, but ignore any that refer to
specific programs. You want the entry that points to the drive or
directory on the hard disk from which the operating system was
installed.

Caution: Incorrect editing of the registry can cause XP to fail.

--
For most XP answers and tweaks...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
http://dougknox.com http://aumha.org
http://support.microsoft.com

 

[Tumbleweed]

I have done that without success. I have got as far as step (5) which says
that the following key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\SourcePath

should be the same as for the Windows key. However, this entire path
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion"

is blank except for a single entry.

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Carefully read the page at the following link, and you should find the
solution to your problem:

http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html

--

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Any ideas what to do if this doesnt work? I have Windows File Protection
insistently asking for 'XP Pro Service Pack 1 CD to be inserted, but it
doesnt like it even when it is. Have altered the various reg keys (as below
and in the rest of this thread) and copied the i386 folder, to no effect.

I get this message every now and again after a reboot, or if i try sfc
/scannow. cancelling out seems to cause no issues, but its getting annoying
enough I may go back to an earlier system restore version or even an entire
C: partition backup.
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Sorry, getting tired. The instructions are reversed. Switch
the change to values around make SourcePath = C:\ &
CDInstall = 0.

If you have adequate space on your drive do this.
Copy the entire folder i386 from the CD-ROM to your
disk drive. Place it in the Root Directory (Where Windows
and Program Files are).

Then type Start, Click Run (in the Box type ) Regedit
Go to the following key
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
(You navigate in Regedit just like Explorer by expanding
levels using the + & - symbols.

Look in the Right Pane for two entries
SourcePath
CDInstall

Place your mouse pointer over SourcePath and Right Click
then Left click Modify
Change the 1 to a 0

Place your mouse pointer over CDInstall and Right Click
then Left click Modify
Change the value to read C:\

Exit the Registry Editor, Reboot and re-try SFC, it should
now work without the Nag screen about the CD.

/Linda/ said:

I have xp home upgrade version. It is a legit copy, that
was bought at staples.not to mention, it has the sticker
also. When I go to RUN and type in sfc/scannow, it comes
up to put my disk in. I do that then it tells me that it
is the wrong disk, put xp pro in. I've never had xp pro.
It was a new hard drive to begin with. A maxtor 120gb.A
friend of mine, who went to school to become a tech guy(
he graduated)told me to put on the hard drive xp. Not
98se then install xp home upgrade. He said that in the
drop down menu to put in for a full install. I did that,
of course, it asked for a legit OS, in which I did,
98se.Since I did not put 98se on first, would that make
sfc not work in my xp home upgrade? i liked when it was
on 98se. It used to keep 98 working great. I only needed
to reinstall when our hard drive would go out. Thank You
very much, Linda

The query for PRO is a known oddity. Pay it no mind, and simply
continue
the SFC /scannow process.

If you are continually bugged for a disk, or receive a cryptic prompt,
then it's likely that the registry entry for SourcePath is incorrect.
It
should be pointing to the drive or directory (folder) on the hard disk
from which XP was installed. Here that's H:\.

If you are familiar with registry editing, correct that path, by
searching
for SourcePath. There may be several, but ignore any that refer to
specific programs. You want the entry that points to the drive or
directory on the hard disk from which the operating system was
installed.

Caution: Incorrect editing of the registry can cause XP to fail.

--
For most XP answers and tweaks...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
http://dougknox.com http://aumha.org
http://support.microsoft.com

 

[Tumbleweed]

The answer I get is;

Files found 3384. Signed files 11. Unsigned files 2352. Files not scanned
1021.

That doesn't sound good, presumably they are all meant to be digitally
signed?

How would they get unsigned? Or could there be an error in the system that
checks whether they are signed or not?

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At this point my only recommendation would be to use another
XP tool called "File Signature Verification". To run do this.
Click Start, Run, (In the box type) sigverif
If I can come up with another suggestion, I'll post it to this thread.

Thanks, that gave some more info, here we go (excuse typos, it wont copy)

"The protected system file ole32.dll was not restored to its original valid
version because the WFP restoration process was cancelled* (blah blah blah).
The file version of the bad file is 5.1.2600.1362".

and more messages, same text but diff file name winnm.dll version
5.1.2600.1106

and some more earlier in the day;

umdmxfrm.dll 5.1.2600.0

iexplore.exe 6.0.2800.1106

rpcss 5.1.2600.1361


and no doubt a lot more.

* No option but to cancel.

Now, having a look, and taking one at random, umdmxfrm.dll exists in the
following forms.

umdmxfrm.dl_ in i386
(unknown version, how do I tell?)
umdmxfrm.dll in c:\windows\system32
(version 5.1.2600.0)
umdmxfrm.dll in c:\windows\LastGood\system32
(version 5.1.2600.0)
umdmxfrm.dll in c:\system32\dllcache (blue, so compressed?)
(version 5.1.2600.0)

(I'm getting a picture here, its 5.1.2600.0 or nothing!)

Any suggestions as to what to do next? Why doesn't it like this version and
what one would it like? 2600 seems like a perfectly respctable number to me.

I'm thinking I might try SP2 and if that doesnt clear it up, blow it all
away and go back to last weeks Norton Ghost backup. Only problem with that
is that I still have no idea what caused this (I suspected a windows update
last week but if thats the case, why is it just me getting these errors?)

Or do you have any better ideas? I dont really want to restore from a
backup, only to reapply a 'critical' windows update and have it all go like
this again. Could there be something else that is broken that causes it to
believe these files are bad when they arent? I dont see how it can restore
files from the CD which are going to be much older than subsequent
'critical' patches, how does it know whats good and what isnt?

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The next time it prompts you - go to System Event log and look for
an entry related to System File Checker. See if you can locate the
file that it is trying to restore. Perhaps the database that SFC is using
is looking for an incorrect file. Normally, doing the items from my
previous post would have corrected the problem. It seems like SFC
is searching for a file that doesn't exist in the Dllcache, so it's
requesting
the disk. If you supply the disk and it still isn't happy, then the only
thing remaining is to try and locate the file it wants to restore.

Any ideas what to do if this doesnt work? I have Windows File Protection
insistently asking for 'XP Pro Service Pack 1 CD to be inserted, but it
doesnt like it even when it is. Have altered the various reg keys (as
below
and in the rest of this thread) and copied the i386 folder, to no effect.

I get this message every now and again after a reboot, or if i try sfc
/scannow. cancelling out seems to cause no issues, but its getting
annoying
enough I may go back to an earlier system restore version or even an
entire
C: partition backup.
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Sorry, getting tired. The instructions are reversed. Switch
the change to values around make SourcePath = C:\ &
CDInstall = 0.

If you have adequate space on your drive do this.
Copy the entire folder i386 from the CD-ROM to your
disk drive. Place it in the Root Directory (Where Windows
and Program Files are).

Then type Start, Click Run (in the Box type ) Regedit
Go to the following key
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
(You navigate in Regedit just like Explorer by expanding
levels using the + & - symbols.

Look in the Right Pane for two entries
SourcePath
CDInstall

Place your mouse pointer over SourcePath and Right Click
then Left click Modify
Change the 1 to a 0

Place your mouse pointer over CDInstall and Right Click
then Left click Modify
Change the value to read C:\

Exit the Registry Editor, Reboot and re-try SFC, it should
now work without the Nag screen about the CD.

/Linda/ said:

I have xp home upgrade version. It is a legit copy, that
was bought at staples.not to mention, it has the sticker
also. When I go to RUN and type in sfc/scannow, it comes
up to put my disk in. I do that then it tells me that it
is the wrong disk, put xp pro in. I've never had xp pro.
It was a new hard drive to begin with. A maxtor 120gb.A
friend of mine, who went to school to become a tech guy(
he graduated)told me to put on the hard drive xp. Not
98se then install xp home upgrade. He said that in the
drop down menu to put in for a full install. I did that,
of course, it asked for a legit OS, in which I did,
98se.Since I did not put 98se on first, would that make
sfc not work in my xp home upgrade? i liked when it was
on 98se. It used to keep 98 working great. I only needed
to reinstall when our hard drive would go out. Thank You
very much, Linda

The query for PRO is a known oddity. Pay it no mind, and simply
continue
the SFC /scannow process.

If you are continually bugged for a disk, or receive a cryptic
prompt,
then it's likely that the registry entry for SourcePath is
incorrect.
It
should be pointing to the drive or directory (folder) on the hard
disk
from which XP was installed. Here that's H:\.

If you are familiar with registry editing, correct that path, by
searching
for SourcePath. There may be several, but ignore any that

refer
to

specific programs. You want the entry that points to the

drive

or

 

[t.cruise]

The KEY in the LEFT PANE is:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup

The STRING in the RIGHT PANE is:

SourcePath

The second KEY in the LEFT PANE is:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion

The STRING in the RIGHT PANE is:

SourcePath

If for some reason, both, or one of those KEYS doesn't have a SourcePath
STRING in the RIGHT PANE:

Right click in the right pane, left click NEW/String Value

Name it: SourcePath

Then double click that string and type in the Value data: C:\

Or, if either SourcePath string doesn't have Value data:

Double click the SourcePath string, and type in the Value data: C:\

The above is assuming that the I386 folder is located on your C:\ drive.
If it's on another drive/partition, use that letter.

Hopefully that information should help you get through Step 5. By the way,
before editing the Registry, it's always a good idea to create a Restore
Point.

T.C.
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I have done that without success. I have got as far as step (5) which says
that the following key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\SourcePath

should be the same as for the Windows key. However, this entire path
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion"

is blank except for a single entry.

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Carefully read the page at the following link, and you should find the
solution to your problem:

http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html

--

T.C.
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Any ideas what to do if this doesnt work? I have Windows File Protection
insistently asking for 'XP Pro Service Pack 1 CD to be inserted, but it
doesnt like it even when it is. Have altered the various reg keys (as below
and in the rest of this thread) and copied the i386 folder, to no effect.

I get this message every now and again after a reboot, or if i try sfc
/scannow. cancelling out seems to cause no issues, but its getting annoying
enough I may go back to an earlier system restore version or even an entire
C: partition backup.
--
Tumbleweed

Remove my socks for email address
Sorry, getting tired. The instructions are reversed. Switch
the change to values around make SourcePath = C:\ &
CDInstall = 0.

If you have adequate space on your drive do this.
Copy the entire folder i386 from the CD-ROM to your
disk drive. Place it in the Root Directory (Where Windows
and Program Files are).

Then type Start, Click Run (in the Box type ) Regedit
Go to the following key
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
(You navigate in Regedit just like Explorer by expanding
levels using the + & - symbols.

Look in the Right Pane for two entries
SourcePath
CDInstall

Place your mouse pointer over SourcePath and Right Click
then Left click Modify
Change the 1 to a 0

Place your mouse pointer over CDInstall and Right Click
then Left click Modify
Change the value to read C:\

Exit the Registry Editor, Reboot and re-try SFC, it should
now work without the Nag screen about the CD.

/Linda/ said:

I have xp home upgrade version. It is a legit copy, that
was bought at staples.not to mention, it has the sticker
also. When I go to RUN and type in sfc/scannow, it comes
up to put my disk in. I do that then it tells me that it
is the wrong disk, put xp pro in. I've never had xp pro.
It was a new hard drive to begin with. A maxtor 120gb.A
friend of mine, who went to school to become a tech guy(
he graduated)told me to put on the hard drive xp. Not
98se then install xp home upgrade. He said that in the
drop down menu to put in for a full install. I did that,
of course, it asked for a legit OS, in which I did,
98se.Since I did not put 98se on first, would that make
sfc not work in my xp home upgrade? i liked when it was
on 98se. It used to keep 98 working great. I only needed
to reinstall when our hard drive would go out. Thank You
very much, Linda

The query for PRO is a known oddity. Pay it no mind, and simply
continue
the SFC /scannow process.

If you are continually bugged for a disk, or receive a cryptic prompt,
then it's likely that the registry entry for SourcePath is incorrect.
It
should be pointing to the drive or directory (folder) on the

hard
disk

from which XP was installed. Here that's H:\.

If you are familiar with registry editing, correct that path, by
searching
for SourcePath. There may be several, but ignore any that refer to
specific programs. You want the entry that points to the drive or
directory on the hard disk from which the operating system was
installed.

Caution: Incorrect editing of the registry can cause XP to fail.

--
For most XP answers and tweaks...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
http://dougknox.com http://aumha.org
http://support.microsoft.com

 

[Tumbleweed]

Tried that thanks, but same effect, ie still get prompted for the disk.

I have now also tried system restore, which doesn't work, I get a wide
choice of restore points to choose from but all of them appear to go through
the motions of restoring and then after rebooting I get a non-helpful error
message telling me system restore was unable to restore my computer to date
<x> with no other error message or reason why not.

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The KEY in the LEFT PANE is:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup

The STRING in the RIGHT PANE is:

SourcePath

The second KEY in the LEFT PANE is:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion

The STRING in the RIGHT PANE is:

SourcePath

If for some reason, both, or one of those KEYS doesn't have a SourcePath
STRING in the RIGHT PANE:

Right click in the right pane, left click NEW/String Value

Name it: SourcePath

Then double click that string and type in the Value data: C:\

Or, if either SourcePath string doesn't have Value data:

Double click the SourcePath string, and type in the Value data: C:\

The above is assuming that the I386 folder is located on your C:\ drive.
If it's on another drive/partition, use that letter.

Hopefully that information should help you get through Step 5. By the way,
before editing the Registry, it's always a good idea to create a Restore
Point.

T.C.
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I have done that without success. I have got as far as step (5) which says
that the following key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\SourcePath

should be the same as for the Windows key. However, this entire path
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion"

is blank except for a single entry.

--
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Carefully read the page at the following link, and you should find the
solution to your problem:

http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html

--

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Any ideas what to do if this doesnt work? I have Windows File Protection
insistently asking for 'XP Pro Service Pack 1 CD to be inserted, but it
doesnt like it even when it is. Have altered the various reg keys (as
below
and in the rest of this thread) and copied the i386 folder, to no effect.

I get this message every now and again after a reboot, or if i try sfc
/scannow. cancelling out seems to cause no issues, but its getting
annoying
enough I may go back to an earlier system restore version or even an
entire
C: partition backup.
--
Tumbleweed

Remove my socks for email address
Sorry, getting tired. The instructions are reversed. Switch
the change to values around make SourcePath = C:\ &
CDInstall = 0.

If you have adequate space on your drive do this.
Copy the entire folder i386 from the CD-ROM to your
disk drive. Place it in the Root Directory (Where Windows
and Program Files are).

Then type Start, Click Run (in the Box type ) Regedit
Go to the following key
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
(You navigate in Regedit just like Explorer by expanding
levels using the + & - symbols.

Look in the Right Pane for two entries
SourcePath
CDInstall

Place your mouse pointer over SourcePath and Right Click
then Left click Modify
Change the 1 to a 0

Place your mouse pointer over CDInstall and Right Click
then Left click Modify
Change the value to read C:\

Exit the Registry Editor, Reboot and re-try SFC, it should
now work without the Nag screen about the CD.

/Linda/ said:

I have xp home upgrade version. It is a legit copy, that
was bought at staples.not to mention, it has the sticker
also. When I go to RUN and type in sfc/scannow, it comes
up to put my disk in. I do that then it tells me that it
is the wrong disk, put xp pro in. I've never had xp pro.
It was a new hard drive to begin with. A maxtor 120gb.A
friend of mine, who went to school to become a tech guy(
he graduated)told me to put on the hard drive xp. Not
98se then install xp home upgrade. He said that in the
drop down menu to put in for a full install. I did that,
of course, it asked for a legit OS, in which I did,
98se.Since I did not put 98se on first, would that make
sfc not work in my xp home upgrade? i liked when it was
on 98se. It used to keep 98 working great. I only needed
to reinstall when our hard drive would go out. Thank You
very much, Linda

The query for PRO is a known oddity. Pay it no mind, and simply
continue
the SFC /scannow process.

If you are continually bugged for a disk, or receive a cryptic
prompt,
then it's likely that the registry entry for SourcePath is
incorrect.
It
should be pointing to the drive or directory (folder) on the hard
disk
from which XP was installed. Here that's H:\.

If you are familiar with registry editing, correct that path, by
searching
for SourcePath. There may be several, but ignore any that

refer
to

specific programs. You want the entry that points to the

drive

or

 

[t.cruise]

If SFC doesn't work and you can't repair it, and System Restore also doesn't
work, try a Repair Install:

For a step by step walk through of a
Windows XP Repair Install, including screenshots, go to:

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm

When the page opens, scroll down and click on: How To Run A Repair
Install.

You won't lose any of your programs or data files doing a Repair Install.

What you will lose though, are any Windows Updates that you might have
installed. They will have to be installed again. But if it fixes your
problems, that would only
be a minor annoyance.

Backing up important data files is always a good idea though, because a hard
drive could die, a virus/worm could corrupt them, or any number of things
could happen.

If a Repair Install doesn't fix things, then you might think about backing
up your data files, and doing a Clean Install of Windows XP.
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Tried that thanks, but same effect, ie still get prompted for the disk.

I have now also tried system restore, which doesn't work, I get a wide
choice of restore points to choose from but all of them appear to go through
the motions of restoring and then after rebooting I get a non-helpful error
message telling me system restore was unable to restore my computer to date
<x> with no other error message or reason why not.

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The KEY in the LEFT PANE is:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup

The STRING in the RIGHT PANE is:

SourcePath

The second KEY in the LEFT PANE is:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion

The STRING in the RIGHT PANE is:

SourcePath

If for some reason, both, or one of those KEYS doesn't have a SourcePath
STRING in the RIGHT PANE:

Right click in the right pane, left click NEW/String Value

Name it: SourcePath

Then double click that string and type in the Value data: C:\

Or, if either SourcePath string doesn't have Value data:

Double click the SourcePath string, and type in the Value data: C:\

The above is assuming that the I386 folder is located on your C:\ drive.
If it's on another drive/partition, use that letter.

Hopefully that information should help you get through Step 5. By the way,
before editing the Registry, it's always a good idea to create a Restore
Point.

T.C.
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I have done that without success. I have got as far as step (5) which says
that the following key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\SourcePath

should be the same as for the Windows key. However, this entire path
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion"

is blank except for a single entry.

--
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Carefully read the page at the following link, and you should find the
solution to your problem:

http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html

--

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Any ideas what to do if this doesnt work? I have Windows File Protection
insistently asking for 'XP Pro Service Pack 1 CD to be inserted,

but
it

doesnt like it even when it is. Have altered the various reg keys (as
below
and in the rest of this thread) and copied the i386 folder, to no
effect.

I get this message every now and again after a reboot, or if i try sfc
/scannow. cancelling out seems to cause no issues, but its getting
annoying
enough I may go back to an earlier system restore version or even an
entire
C: partition backup.
--
Tumbleweed

Remove my socks for email address
Sorry, getting tired. The instructions are reversed. Switch
the change to values around make SourcePath = C:\ &
CDInstall = 0.

If you have adequate space on your drive do this.
Copy the entire folder i386 from the CD-ROM to your
disk drive. Place it in the Root Directory (Where Windows
and Program Files are).

Then type Start, Click Run (in the Box type ) Regedit
Go to the following key
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
(You navigate in Regedit just like Explorer by expanding
levels using the + & - symbols.

Look in the Right Pane for two entries
SourcePath
CDInstall

Place your mouse pointer over SourcePath and Right Click
then Left click Modify
Change the 1 to a 0

Place your mouse pointer over CDInstall and Right Click
then Left click Modify
Change the value to read C:\

Exit the Registry Editor, Reboot and re-try SFC, it should
now work without the Nag screen about the CD.

/Linda/ said:

I have xp home upgrade version. It is a legit copy, that
was bought at staples.not to mention, it has the sticker
also. When I go to RUN and type in sfc/scannow, it comes
up to put my disk in. I do that then it tells me that it
is the wrong disk, put xp pro in. I've never had xp pro.
It was a new hard drive to begin with. A maxtor 120gb.A
friend of mine, who went to school to become a tech guy(
he graduated)told me to put on the hard drive xp. Not
98se then install xp home upgrade. He said that in the
drop down menu to put in for a full install. I did that,
of course, it asked for a legit OS, in which I did,
98se.Since I did not put 98se on first, would that make
sfc not work in my xp home upgrade? i liked when it was
on 98se. It used to keep 98 working great. I only needed
to reinstall when our hard drive would go out. Thank You
very much, Linda

The query for PRO is a known oddity. Pay it no mind, and simply
continue
the SFC /scannow process.

If you are continually bugged for a disk, or receive a cryptic
prompt,
then it's likely that the registry entry for SourcePath is
incorrect.
It
should be pointing to the drive or directory (folder) on the hard
disk
from which XP was installed. Here that's H:\.

If you are familiar with registry editing, correct that

path,

by drive

 

[Tumbleweed]

Thanks, I think my quickest option now will be to restore an earlier image I
took with Norton Ghost, much quicker than reloading all those updates again
(Not to mention all the reboots)!

Its a pity System Restore cant come up with a better error message so I
could work out what was happening, I might as well switch it off if its not
going to work (and get 3.5 Gb of disk back).

As I understand it SP2 RC2 is out in a couple of days, I'll see if that
makes any difference(On the grounds it will be a large change maybe it will
fix whatever is currently broken) and if it doesnt, its back to my last C
drive backup. Thanks for the help.

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If SFC doesn't work and you can't repair it, and System Restore also doesn't
work, try a Repair Install:

For a step by step walk through of a
Windows XP Repair Install, including screenshots, go to:

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm

When the page opens, scroll down and click on: How To Run A Repair
Install.

You won't lose any of your programs or data files doing a Repair Install.

What you will lose though, are any Windows Updates that you might have
installed. They will have to be installed again. But if it fixes your
problems, that would only
be a minor annoyance.

Backing up important data files is always a good idea though, because a hard
drive could die, a virus/worm could corrupt them, or any number of things
could happen.

If a Repair Install doesn't fix things, then you might think about backing
up your data files, and doing a Clean Install of Windows XP.
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Tried that thanks, but same effect, ie still get prompted for the disk.

I have now also tried system restore, which doesn't work, I get a wide
choice of restore points to choose from but all of them appear to go through
the motions of restoring and then after rebooting I get a non-helpful error
message telling me system restore was unable to restore my computer to date
<x> with no other error message or reason why not.

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The KEY in the LEFT PANE is:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup

The STRING in the RIGHT PANE is:

SourcePath

The second KEY in the LEFT PANE is:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion

The STRING in the RIGHT PANE is:

SourcePath

If for some reason, both, or one of those KEYS doesn't have a SourcePath
STRING in the RIGHT PANE:

Right click in the right pane, left click NEW/String Value

Name it: SourcePath

Then double click that string and type in the Value data: C:\

Or, if either SourcePath string doesn't have Value data:

Double click the SourcePath string, and type in the Value data: C:\

The above is assuming that the I386 folder is located on your C:\ drive.
If it's on another drive/partition, use that letter.

Hopefully that information should help you get through Step 5. By the way,
before editing the Registry, it's always a good idea to create a Restore
Point.

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I have done that without success. I have got as far as step (5)

which
says

that the following key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\SourcePath

should be the same as for the Windows key. However, this entire path
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion"

is blank except for a single entry.

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Carefully read the page at the following link, and you should find the
solution to your problem:

http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html

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Any ideas what to do if this doesnt work? I have Windows File
Protection
insistently asking for 'XP Pro Service Pack 1 CD to be inserted, but
it
doesnt like it even when it is. Have altered the various reg

keys
(as

below
and in the rest of this thread) and copied the i386 folder, to no
effect.

I get this message every now and again after a reboot, or if i

try
sfc

/scannow. cancelling out seems to cause no issues, but its getting
annoying
enough I may go back to an earlier system restore version or

even

an

entire
C: partition backup.
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Sorry, getting tired. The instructions are reversed. Switch
the change to values around make SourcePath = C:\ &
CDInstall = 0.

If you have adequate space on your drive do this.
Copy the entire folder i386 from the CD-ROM to your
disk drive. Place it in the Root Directory (Where Windows
and Program Files are).

Then type Start, Click Run (in the Box type ) Regedit
Go to the following key

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
(You navigate in Regedit just like Explorer by expanding
levels using the + & - symbols.

Look in the Right Pane for two entries
SourcePath
CDInstall

Place your mouse pointer over SourcePath and Right Click
then Left click Modify
Change the 1 to a 0

Place your mouse pointer over CDInstall and Right Click
then Left click Modify
Change the value to read C:\

Exit the Registry Editor, Reboot and re-try SFC, it should
now work without the Nag screen about the CD.

/Linda/ said:

I have xp home upgrade version. It is a legit copy, that
was bought at staples.not to mention, it has the sticker
also. When I go to RUN and type in sfc/scannow, it comes
up to put my disk in. I do that then it tells me that it
is the wrong disk, put xp pro in. I've never had xp pro.
It was a new hard drive to begin with. A maxtor 120gb.A
friend of mine, who went to school to become a tech guy(
he graduated)told me to put on the hard drive xp. Not
98se then install xp home upgrade. He said that in the
drop down menu to put in for a full install. I did that,
of course, it asked for a legit OS, in which I did,
98se.Since I did not put 98se on first, would that make
sfc not work in my xp home upgrade? i liked when it was
on 98se. It used to keep 98 working great. I only needed
to reinstall when our hard drive would go out. Thank You
very much, Linda

The query for PRO is a known oddity. Pay it no mind, and simply
continue
the SFC /scannow process.

If you are continually bugged for a disk, or receive a cryptic
prompt,
then it's likely that the registry entry for SourcePath is
incorrect.
It
should be pointing to the drive or directory (folder) on the
hard
disk
from which XP was installed. Here that's H:\.

If you are familiar with registry editing, correct that

path,

by
searching
for SourcePath. There may be several, but ignore any that refer
to
specific programs. You want the entry that points to the drive
or
directory on the hard disk from which the operating system was
installed.

Caution: Incorrect editing of the registry can cause XP to
fail.

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[Tumbleweed]

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Subject: Re: sfc says I have wrong disk?!

Try setting ....\ServicePackSourcePath to C:\

Olek

Olek.............................you are a GOD amongst MVPs!!!

After so many changed reg keys without a fix, I thought, "ok , one last time
and no more".

I have just completed 2 reboots without getting the dreaded error message
( I always got it right after a reboot)!

Thank you very much. Hope you dont mind, I will also copy this to the
newsgroup so anyone else unlucky enough to hit this problem may find it. I
will remove your email address for obvious (spam) reasons.

Thanks,
Tumbleweed

 

[Kelly]

Q. Will running an SFC /Scannow on an XP SP1 machine *keep* all updated
system files (found only on the hard drive and *not* on the XP CD) and leave
SP1 intact?

A. The updated files are in the folder Windows\ServicepackFiles. The .inf
files that tell SFC where to get copies from are modified so that for
relevant files it goes there first.

One thing you can do (best if you have two CD drives) is to burn that folder
complete to CD; then with go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup.

In the right pane, change the value of ServicePackSourcePath accordingly;
using the CD drive letter different from the original CD in 'SourcePath'.
Then if files are needed you can have one CD in each drive.

SFC asking for SP1 CD

Put the regular CD in the drive first, exit its Autorun, then run the
SFC. It should then find the SP1 files in the Windows\ServicepackFiles
folder, and go on from there to the versions on the regular CD.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup.
In the right pane, change the value of ServicePackSourcePath for those
having SP1 on CD and wanting to route it separately.

Added tip:

Have you been asked to insert Window XP CD whenever you install a new
software ?
If this is is the case, you may want to automate the process a bit. Assuming
you have enough disk space (meaning at least 600 MB extra), you can copy all
that you have in your Win XP CD's \i386\ directory to your harddisk and
change its pointer in registry.

Assume you copy everything that you have in \i386 directory to say C:\i386
where C: is your hard disk, you can automate this process and avoid being
asked for inserting CD by changing following entry in registry. Open
registry and navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion and look for the key called SourcePath. Change this key's
value to your hard disk path. Thats all.

Source Path

Copy /i386 to your hard drive. Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion. In the
right pane, change SourcePath to reflect your settings.