sfc /scannow

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Kris

I've tried using the above command to no avail. When the
program asks for the XP Home Edition disc, I insert it,
but it reports that the CD is not the solicited one. I
suspected this to be due to the fact that I've got SP1
installed on my PC. So, I find a way of creating a
bootable XP SP1a CD (http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?
ttid=157). That didn't work, either. It keeps asking
for the XP disc. Someone suggested I use the command
sfc /purgecache prior to running sfc /scannow. That
didn't work, either. Any help would be appreciated!
 
Running SFC,shouldnt matter as to the problem,insert the
xp cd solo,does the os recognize it,exit the info page,
open cmd,type:Sfc /Scannow
If its not recognizing the cd,try useing the cdrw drive,
or uninstall cdrom in device mgr.reboot computer,retry.
W/O the xp cd being recognized,tachtech isnt going to
help you one bit.
 
Kris, the only work around I found to the problem is to keep hitting Retry
over and over and it will finally complete.
 
It's not either of the CD drives. Both are working well.
I also started SFC from the command prompt and it kept
doing the same.
 
Kris said:
I've inserted it first and after typing the sfc command
with the same result every time
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Sorry to labour this point but have you tried it allready inserted in both
drives ?
I found that on one of my CD-drives that it needed to be thiere first but
not the other drive.

I have SP1, but get no complaints using the original XPHE-CD

Can you copy the XP-CD to your HD to test if it can be read without error?
 
I've tried using both drives. As for your other point of
copying the CD unto my hard drive, I think the sfc
program only is programmed to seek the files from a cd-
rom not the computer.
 
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