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From: John John on 17 Oct 2007 10:02 Hi Gerry; If you don't have a slipstreamed cd or if you don't have one at all (you only have a service partition or a "restoration" cd) you can just change the "SourcePath" in the registry and change the location of files so that SFC will look in the i386 folder instead of the cd. http://www.pchomecall.org.uk/support/sfc.htm Regards; John Gerry wrote: > Roman > > Before you move on regarding System File Checker. A lot of problems > resolve down to problematic drivers or memory. Where this is the case > you often do not know which it is so you work through the easier > solutions. If your Window XP CD contains the SP2 update using System > File Checker is an easy task. It's not easy if your original Windows XP > CD is pre SP2 as you need a slipstreamed CD to run System File Checker. > A slipstreamed CD is a CD where the contents of the original XP CD and > the SP2 update have been merged. >
From: Gerry on 17 Oct 2007 16:27 John I take your point. Nevertheless just inserting a single CD is much simpler than point it to a folder when the user may not be sure where it is. The link you provided would appear to have been written before the SP2 update. The path for the i386 folder on this machine is different to that described in the Article. It is C:\windows\ServicePackFiles\i386. Thanks for reminding me of i386. -- Regards. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John John wrote: > Hi Gerry; > > If you don't have a slipstreamed cd or if you don't have one at all > (you only have a service partition or a "restoration" cd) you can > just change the "SourcePath" in the registry and change the location > of files so that SFC will look in the i386 folder instead of the cd. > > http://www.pchomecall.org.uk/support/sfc.htm > > Regards; > > John > > Gerry wrote: > >> Roman >> >> Before you move on regarding System File Checker. A lot of problems >> resolve down to problematic drivers or memory. Where this is the case >> you often do not know which it is so you work through the easier >> solutions. If your Window XP CD contains the SP2 update using System >> File Checker is an easy task. It's not easy if your original Windows >> XP CD is pre SP2 as you need a slipstreamed CD to run System File >> Checker. A slipstreamed CD is a CD where the contents of the >> original XP CD and the SP2 update have been merged.
From: Roman King on 18 Oct 2007 10:41 John, Since I did not have a slipstreamed SP2 CD, I did not try sfc /scannow when I had problems with HDs two weeks ago. Upon reading your post, I made a slipstreamed CD yesterday by following Paul Thurrott's instruction. I also created slipstreamed SP2 CD for my Dell computer (for home use). Thanks again for the suggestion about slipstream. Regards, Roman "John John" <audetweld(a)nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message news:eh2FYZMEIHA.4880(a)TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Hi Gerry; > > If you don't have a slipstreamed cd or if you don't have one at all (you > only have a service partition or a "restoration" cd) you can just change > the "SourcePath" in the registry and change the location of files so that > SFC will look in the i386 folder instead of the cd. > > http://www.pchomecall.org.uk/support/sfc.htm > > Regards; > > John > > Gerry wrote: > >> Roman >> >> Before you move on regarding System File Checker. A lot of problems >> resolve down to problematic drivers or memory. Where this is the case you >> often do not know which it is so you work through the easier solutions. >> If your Window XP CD contains the SP2 update using System File Checker is >> an easy task. It's not easy if your original Windows XP CD is pre SP2 as >> you need a slipstreamed CD to run System File Checker. A slipstreamed CD >> is a CD where the contents of the original XP CD and the SP2 update have >> been merged. >> >
From: John John on 18 Oct 2007 10:57 You're welcome. It's a very good idea to have a CD with the same Service Pack, if you ever need to do a repair install you will need it anyway, so it's best to be prepared. One less hassle to deal with when disaster strikes! John Roman King wrote: > John, > > Since I did not have a slipstreamed SP2 CD, I did not try sfc /scannow when > I had problems with HDs two weeks ago. > Upon reading your post, I made a slipstreamed CD yesterday by following Paul > Thurrott's instruction. > I also created slipstreamed SP2 CD for my Dell computer (for home use). > Thanks again for the suggestion about slipstream. > > Regards, > > Roman > > > > > "John John" <audetweld(a)nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message > news:eh2FYZMEIHA.4880(a)TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > >>Hi Gerry; >> >>If you don't have a slipstreamed cd or if you don't have one at all (you >>only have a service partition or a "restoration" cd) you can just change >>the "SourcePath" in the registry and change the location of files so that >>SFC will look in the i386 folder instead of the cd. >> >>http://www.pchomecall.org.uk/support/sfc.htm >> >>Regards; >> >>John >> >>Gerry wrote: >> >> >>>Roman >>> >>>Before you move on regarding System File Checker. A lot of problems >>>resolve down to problematic drivers or memory. Where this is the case you >>>often do not know which it is so you work through the easier solutions. >>>If your Window XP CD contains the SP2 update using System File Checker is >>>an easy task. It's not easy if your original Windows XP CD is pre SP2 as >>>you need a slipstreamed CD to run System File Checker. A slipstreamed CD >>>is a CD where the contents of the original XP CD and the SP2 update have >>>been merged. >>> >> > >
From: Roman King on 18 Oct 2007 11:48
John, I have a related question for you. A minor problem started when I started to make SlipStream SP2 disks We have two Dell computers at home ( for my self and wife). Mine is XP Pro SP1 and my wife, XP Pro SP1a. While copying the XP Pro SP1 disk to a hard drive (at c:\xp\i386), one file could not be read. That was I386\LANG\SIMSUN.TT_ (5,321,389). What I did was that I copied the same file from my Wife's XP SP1a disk and pasted to c:\xp\i386. The file size was the same between two XP disks but the date was different. Then, SP2 was integrated without any hitch. I wonder whether the replacement of the Simsun.tt_ from a different XP would matter when I use the slipstreamed disk for sfc/ scannow or reinstalling windows? (I feel that the original XP SP1 probably cannot be used for installing windows because of the corrupted file). Regards, Roman "John John" <audetweld(a)nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message news:O6gD8cZEIHA.536(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > You're welcome. It's a very good idea to have a CD with the same Service > Pack, if you ever need to do a repair install you will need it anyway, so > it's best to be prepared. One less hassle to deal with when disaster > strikes! > > John > > Roman King wrote: > >> John, >> >> Since I did not have a slipstreamed SP2 CD, I did not try sfc /scannow >> when I had problems with HDs two weeks ago. >> Upon reading your post, I made a slipstreamed CD yesterday by following >> Paul Thurrott's instruction. >> I also created slipstreamed SP2 CD for my Dell computer (for home use). >> Thanks again for the suggestion about slipstream. >> >> Regards, >> >> Roman >> >> >> >> >> "John John" <audetweld(a)nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message >> news:eh2FYZMEIHA.4880(a)TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> >>>Hi Gerry; >>> >>>If you don't have a slipstreamed cd or if you don't have one at all (you >>>only have a service partition or a "restoration" cd) you can just change >>>the "SourcePath" in the registry and change the location of files so that >>>SFC will look in the i386 folder instead of the cd. >>> >>>http://www.pchomecall.org.uk/support/sfc.htm >>> >>>Regards; >>> >>>John >>> >>>Gerry wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Roman >>>> >>>>Before you move on regarding System File Checker. A lot of problems >>>>resolve down to problematic drivers or memory. Where this is the case >>>>you often do not know which it is so you work through the easier >>>>solutions. If your Window XP CD contains the SP2 update using System >>>>File Checker is an easy task. It's not easy if your original Windows XP >>>>CD is pre SP2 as you need a slipstreamed CD to run System File Checker. >>>>A slipstreamed CD is a CD where the contents of the original XP CD and >>>>the SP2 update have been merged. >>>> >>> >> >> > |