From: "Frog" <
[email protected]>
| I hope it is appropriate to ask this question in this thread---if not I
| will understand and start another thread.
| I have to find my disk every time I want to run sfc /scannow. I
| thought, in view of the information above, that I would change my
| registry as suggested. I did find a i386 folder on my system as follows:
| C:\XP_Source\I386
| Now I have two questions as follows:
| Do I change the registry setting from D:\ (my CD\DVD drive) to C:\ or to
| C:\XP_Source\I386 ?
| Secondly, how can I determine what Service Pack is included in the
| SVCPACK folder (a sub folder under C:\XP_Source\I386)?
| (Please note that my Windows XP Pro CD came with SP2 included. I have
| subsequently upgraded my Windows software to include Service Pack 3.)
| Here are the files that appear when I click the SVCPACK folder:
| BRANCHES.INF 1 kb Setup Information 7/27/2007 7:00AM
| HFINT.DAT 1 kb InterVideo Media File 7/27/2007 7:00AM
| KB911164.CAT 15 kb Security Catalog 7/27/2007 7:00AM
| KB911164.EXE 3,639 kb Application 7/27/2007 7:00AM
| When I right the SVCPACK folder and select Properties, I see the
| following on the General tab:
| SVCPACK
| Type: File Folder
| Location: C:\XP_Source\I386
| Size: 3.56 MB (3,740,990 bytes)
| Size of disk: 3.57 MB (3,751,936 bytes)
| Contains: 4 Files, 0 Folders
| Created: Friday, May 30, 2008, 11:42:45 AM
| Attributes Selected - Read-only, Mot Selected - Hidden
| It appears to me that the four files listed, when I click SVCPACK, are
| older than my computer and probably related to Service Pack 2. The
| information I see when I right click SVCPACK/select Properties appears
| to be subsequent to the purchase of my computer and are likely Service
| Pack 3 related.
| Thanks for any help sent my way on this subject.
| Frog
C:\XP_Source\I386 is an unusual location but it may be the original installer files.
Depends on WHO built the system.