SFC /scannow

[Qimi]

I am trying to do a sfc /scannow but something strange is happening: I have
XP Home Edition but SFC keeps asking me to insert XP Professional when the
usual box comes up looking for DLL cache.

I have changed the registry to show where DLL cache is: C:\WINDOWS\system32

Could someone help me please?

Happy Easter

 

[Bill in Co.]

I am trying to do a sfc /scannow but something strange is happening: I
have
XP Home Edition but SFC keeps asking me to insert XP Professional when the
usual box comes up looking for DLL cache.

I have changed the registry to show where DLL cache is:
C:\WINDOWS\system32

Could someone help me please?

Happy Easter

You changed the registry, per se? Or do you mean you changed the address
location in the box prompting you for the location?

But either way, the actual location is c:\windows\system32\dllcache.

 

[TaurArian]

This article may be of assistance -
Introduction to using scannow sfc (system file checker)
http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html

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|I am trying to do a sfc /scannow but something strange is happening: I have
| XP Home Edition but SFC keeps asking me to insert XP Professional when the
| usual box comes up looking for DLL cache.
|
| I have changed the registry to show where DLL cache is: C:\WINDOWS\system32
|
| Could someone help me please?
|
| Happy Easter
|
|

 

[Nepatsfan]

I am trying to do a sfc /scannow but something strange is happening: I have XP
Home Edition but SFC keeps asking me to insert XP Professional when the usual
box comes up looking for DLL cache.

I have changed the registry to show where DLL cache is: C:\WINDOWS\system32

Could someone help me please?

Happy Easter

See if the information in this article applies to your situation.

You may be prompted to insert a Windows XP Professional CD when you run the
System File Checker tool in Windows XP Home Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/897128/en-us

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[BoB]

See if the information in this article applies to your situation.

You may be prompted to insert a Windows XP Professional CD when you run the
System File Checker tool in Windows XP Home Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/897128/en-us

Good luck

Nepatsfan

Since my Dell wanted the an XP CD inserted when I tried SFC. Following
897128, I changed Professional to Home in both locations of Fp40ext.inf.
Ims.inf was already marked Home, not Professional.

SFC still asked for the XP CD but continued when I chose to ignore. SFC
was extremely slow compared to Win98SE. It 'said' nothing when it
finished, so I can only assume it found nothing wrong.

Since I am experiencing no problems, it was not time well spent for me.

BoB

 

[PD43]

Since I am experiencing no problems, it was not time well spent for me.

Which begs the question: since you were not experiencing problems WHY
did you run it?

Your choice to run it was to blame for your time not being well spent.

 

[Big Al]

Which begs the question: since you were not experiencing problems WHY
did you run it?

Your choice to run it was to blame for your time not being well spent.

So are you saying that sfc can do damage?
I'm asking innocently. I've been reading the F1 help on sfc and as
usual, Microsoft makes it a bit unclear as to why to run this. Is see
it "fixes" dll's. But again, is there harm in running it without
errors. Would there be a "display only" mode?

I'm still browsing other links in this thread, so they may add fuel to
the fire.

 

[R. McCarty]

SFC can't really do damage. It's over rated as a diagnostic utility.
Windows File Protection monitors & replaces any of the system
content that gets replaced automatically. SFC is handy for rebuilding
the DllCache folder. But unless the user has dismissed a warning
about a system file being replaced and opted to not allow a restore
then SFC isn't going to find much to fix.

 

[PD43]

So are you saying that sfc can do damage?

Where the hell did you come up with THAT?

 

[Big Al]

Where the hell did you come up with THAT?

The last paragraph, "your choice to run it..."
Maybe I'm reading between the lines too much. I saw R. McCarty's
reply.

 

[Big Al]

Where the hell did you come up with THAT?

And in general, my lack of knowledge of the SFC command made me wonder
despite your message. Microsoft F1 help did little to explain any
possible negative side effects. I run chkdsk once in a while but I
know what it does and how to run it. SFC, not so.

 

[BoB]

SFC can't really do damage. It's over rated as a diagnostic utility.
Windows File Protection monitors & replaces any of the system
content that gets replaced automatically. SFC is handy for rebuilding
the DllCache folder. But unless the user has dismissed a warning
about a system file being replaced and opted to not allow a restore
then SFC isn't going to find much to fix.

After reading up on Windows File Protection it sounds like I'm pretty
well covered so I have no need for SFC. Win98 had no automatic
protection like that so I occasionally had to do system file restores
from my backup of the Win folder. Newer freeware/shareware appears
to be better written in this context when compared to the '90's.

Thanks to all for the info.

BoB

 

[Calab]

| On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:05:19 -0400, "R. McCarty"
|
| >SFC can't really do damage. It's over rated as a diagnostic utility.
| >Windows File Protection monitors & replaces any of the system
| >content that gets replaced automatically. SFC is handy for rebuilding
| >the DllCache folder. But unless the user has dismissed a warning
| >about a system file being replaced and opted to not allow a restore
| >then SFC isn't going to find much to fix.
|
| After reading up on Windows File Protection it sounds like I'm pretty
| well covered so I have no need for SFC. Win98 had no automatic
| protection like that so I occasionally had to do system file restores
| from my backup of the Win folder. Newer freeware/shareware appears
| to be better written in this context when compared to the '90's.

I can say that SFC has repaired WinXP machines before.

Just last month my wife could play any of the games included with XP, as
well as having some other general issues.

Ran SFC and the machine is 100% normal again.

 

[BoB]

| On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:05:19 -0400, "R. McCarty"
|
| >SFC can't really do damage. It's over rated as a diagnostic utility.
| >Windows File Protection monitors & replaces any of the system
| >content that gets replaced automatically. SFC is handy for rebuilding
| >the DllCache folder. But unless the user has dismissed a warning
| >about a system file being replaced and opted to not allow a restore
| >then SFC isn't going to find much to fix.
|
| After reading up on Windows File Protection it sounds like I'm pretty
| well covered so I have no need for SFC. Win98 had no automatic
| protection like that so I occasionally had to do system file restores
| from my backup of the Win folder. Newer freeware/shareware appears
| to be better written in this context when compared to the '90's.

I can say that SFC has repaired WinXP machines before.

Just last month my wife could play any of the games included with XP, as
well as having some other general issues.

Ran SFC and the machine is 100% normal again.

I didn't mean to imply that SFC is not effective. It can't fix something
if nothing is wrong. In Win98, SFC fixed occasional problems fine.

BoB