System file checker is asking for pro CD when I have home

[Guest]

I just did a clean install of Windows XP home SP2. The original CD came with
SP2. When I perform a SFC /scannow It keeps asking for the Windows XP pro SP2
CD. If I insert the original CD or even an XP home CD with SP2 on it I keep
getting the message that It can't find the files and I have to click cancel.

By the way, is there any way short of reboot to stop SFC?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

If you have XP Home and it asks for your XP Pro CD, stick the CD in the
drive *first* and then type the command.

Start | Run | Type: sfc /scannow | OK

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[bumtracks]

I get the same thing,
winxp home slipstreamed sp2 cd is windows install
and even with slipstreamed cd in the drive at start of sfc, sfc asks you to
insert xp-pro sp2 cd at times as well as asks at times to insert xp-home
cd,,, over and over.
I wonder exactly what sfc does when you click retry - Does it skip the
file or actually grab it from cd?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

I have a slightly different problem, similar though. I have to sit there
while sfc.exe runs and I keep clicking on Retry when I get a similar
message. It runs, but I have to be there to keep clicking, clicking and
clicking. So I don't run it very often.

I have XP Pro and I uninstalled SP2. I think SP2 left too many things
behind. ;-(

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[Guest]

Thanks everyone,

I found my problem maybe it will solve yours too.

After installing XP home I changed the drive letter of my CD drive. So I
went into the registry at:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\windows\currentVersion\setup and I changed the
sourcePath from D:\ to my current CD ROM drive letter and all went well after
that. Since I had the WinXP home CD in the drive at the time I was never
prompted again to insert the WinXP pro SP2 Cd. I don't know why it asks for
the pro disk when I have home but apperently it found what it was looking for
on my home disk. I also made this change in the middle of the SFC scan when
it was stopped asking me for the pro cd. When it was done I ran the scan
again because i clicked cancel a few times when it was looking for the pro
cd. This time i didn't get prompted once to insert the pro CD.

Tbrox

 

[bumtracks]

actually there's 2.inf files that may need a slight modification, only one
needed two instances of the word 'Professional' changed to 'Home' under
[Strings] in Fp40ext.inf on my laptop.

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/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;897128

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Thank you for the tip!

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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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actually there's 2.inf files that may need a slight modification, only one
needed two instances of the word 'Professional' changed to 'Home' under
[Strings] in Fp40ext.inf on my laptop.

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/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;897128

Thanks everyone,

I found my problem maybe it will solve yours too.

After installing XP home I changed the drive letter of my CD drive. So I
went into the registry at:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\windows\currentVersion\setup and I changed the
sourcePath from D:\ to my current CD ROM drive letter and all went well
after
that. Since I had the WinXP home CD in the drive at the time I was never
prompted again to insert the WinXP pro SP2 Cd. I don't know why it asks
for
the pro disk when I have home but apperently it found what it was looking
for
on my home disk. I also made this change in the middle of the SFC scan
when
it was stopped asking me for the pro cd. When it was done I ran the scan
again because i clicked cancel a few times when it was looking for the
pro cd. This time i didn't get prompted once to insert the pro CD.

Tbrox