SPC Question

[GrandpaTCAM]

Hi All,
I suspected a systems file to be corrupted, so I ran SPC /RUNONCE. The
program keeps asking for XP SP2 CD-ROM. I update regularly but never
installed SP2. However WinVer tells me that I have: Version 5.1 (build
2600.xpsp2.030422-1633: Service Pack 1). SPC is useless, unless someone
knows what's going on.
Thanks for your help.

 

[Richard Urban]

And, SPC is what?

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Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

 

[GrandpaTCAM]

Small, but significant typing error. Read SFC (System File Check). Runs in
DOS box, with a number of command line parameters. Type SFC /? to see the
parameters. Sorry for the misspelling.

 

[Richard Urban]

OK.

The command is SFC /scannow

You have to direct to your install CD in the CD drive. Don't worry about the
S/P revision, as some of them say SP2 (but we all know SP2 isn't out yet -
right). When system file checker (SFC) starts running, you will have to
press the appropriate key each time it wants to overwrite a file. Do this
till you get to the end. Then reboot.

You will now have to go to Window Update and download (again) all updates to
the system (some/many of them will have been over written with original,
older files)

You take it from there!

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Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

 

[GrandpaTCAM]

Richard,
Thanks for your help. Did it like you said. Works ok now.