XP SP2 and SFC

[Quaoar]

Running sfc /scannow under XP SP2 results in sfc complaining that it
needs the XP Home SP2 installation CD to proceed.

SP2 installs C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 as well as the registry
key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\ServicePackSourcePath
with key value C:\Windows\ServicPackFiles which contains the folder i386
which should provide the needed SP2 source files.

Any ideas on how to correct SFC's problem with finding its own source?

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[Jim Byrd]

Hi Quaoar - Take a look at these and check all of the various Registry
locations mentioned there for correct addresses. Likely something's been
stored incorrectly:

scannow sfc (sfc.exe)
http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html

Windows File Protection
http://www.updatexp.com/windows-file-protection.html

(My experience is that most of the time you also need to set

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SourcePath)


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Please respond in the same thread.
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP



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[Alex Nichol]

Running sfc /scannow under XP SP2 results in sfc complaining that it
needs the XP Home SP2 installation CD to proceed.

SP2 installs C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 as well as the registry
key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\ServicePackSourcePath
with key value C:\Windows\ServicPackFiles which contains the folder i386
which should provide the needed SP2 source files.

Any ideas on how to correct SFC's problem with finding its own source?

The servicepackfiles folder does not include *every* file on the system.
Quite a few have never been updated. So you need to start with your
original CD in the drive, exit autorun, then run SFC - that may avoid it
getting in conflict over Home or Pro CDs