SFC & SP-1 question

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Bruce Rapee

Two questions on system file checker, please.

1. Does SFC let me know if it had to fix or replace any files?

2. If SFC did fix or replace files from my XP Home CD, should I run SP-1
again in case the files had been updated on the SP-1 CD?

Thanks . . .
. . . Bruce
 
Bruce Rapee said:

Two questions on system file checker, please.

1. Does SFC let me know if it had to fix or replace any files?
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As I recall, there is no acknowledgment.
2. If SFC did fix or replace files from my XP Home CD, should I run SP-1
again in case the files had been updated on the SP-1 CD?
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No. XP knows that SP-1 has been installed, and has updated files at its
disposal.
 
Bruce Rapee said:
Two questions on system file checker, please.

1. Does SFC let me know if it had to fix or replace any files?
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It should tell you as it goes along
2. If SFC did fix or replace files from my XP Home CD, should I run SP-1
again in case the files had been updated on the SP-1 CD?
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If you have SP1 installed, there will be a ServicePackSourceFiles folder
in Windows, and SFC will look in that first before going to the original
CD
 
Thanks, Alex. As usual, quite concise and authoritative.

Bruce

Bruce Rapee said:
Two questions on system file checker, please.

1. Does SFC let me know if it had to fix or replace any files?
Click to expand...

It should tell you as it goes along
2. If SFC did fix or replace files from my XP Home CD, should I run SP-1
again in case the files had been updated on the SP-1 CD?
Click to expand...

If you have SP1 installed, there will be a ServicePackSourceFiles folder
in Windows, and SFC will look in that first before going to the original
CD
 
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