SFC /SCANNOW & ps2

[Guest]

to Lerner tried to run sfc /scannow on my computor but it kept coming up with
insert your xp disc (mine is OEM recovery disk only (3 disks)). As sp2 has a
lot of dlls included This would not be a good idear so i aborted. How do I
run sfc /scannow with sp2. My system emachines 740 with 768 mb ram. jim.

 

[Peter]

Don't know if this will help... http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html

 

[Don MI]

to Lerner tried to run sfc /scannow on my computor but it kept coming up
with
insert your xp disc (mine is OEM recovery disk only (3 disks)). As sp2 has
a
lot of dlls included This would not be a good idear so i aborted. How do
I
run sfc /scannow with sp2. My system emachines 740 with 768 mb ram. jim.

Check you computer for an I836 folder {likely either C:\windows\I386 or
C:\I386}. If you have the I386 folder, it contains the original installation
files for your version of Windows XP {like the Windows XP CD}. When asked
for the Windows XP CD, browse to your I386 folder and SFC /scannow will
start using that folder.

The new installation files for SP 2 are stored in an ServicePackFiles folder
in another I386 folder. Windows knows to go to ServicePackFiles/I386 to get
new SP 2 files.

Don

 

[Ed H]

I asked about this problem a couple of weeks ago, I experienced the same
exact scenario as you describe. I was told, I don't remember by whom, that
this was a bug of SP2 that has not been worked out yet. Any MVP's know what
we should do in the mean time? Thank you.