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Run sfc /scannow from C:\I386 directory
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Run sfc /scannow from C:\I386 directory
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at 7:26 am
Posted by Rich Kurtz
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I'd swear I've done this before but I can't get it to work now, hope someone can
tell me what I'm doing wrong.
I want to run sfc /scannow and have it pull needed files from the C:\I386 directory
instead of requesting that I put in my XP CD. I changed the following registry keys
from D:\ (my CD drive) to C:\ as described in many tip sites on the web.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup
SourcePath Reg_SZ
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion
SourcePath Reg_SZ
I then copied the I386 directory tree from my XP CD to C:.
I rebooted then checked the registry values and they both are set to C:\ but when
I run sfc /scannow, it still asks for my XP CD. Any ideas?
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re: Run sfc /scannow from C:\I386 directory
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at 7:44 am
Posted by Steve
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Link has good tutorial, including steps if things don't work.
http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html
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re: Run sfc /scannow from C:\I386 directory
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at 6:27 pm
Posted by Rich Kurtz
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Thanks Steve, unfortunately that's one of the sites I was using already. Problem
I get is the one they mention which is
I get this no matter what registry changes I make. This is on a XP Pro + SP2 +
Updates syetem. I don't understand why this is not working as it seems to work for
everyone else and has worked for me in the past.
Hmmmm, I just noticed this paragraph on that page, perhaps that is the problem.
Will check it out tomorrow.
If the problem persists and you have the correct path for your I386 folder then the
I386 folder is corrupted. To solve this problem copy I386 folder from the CD-ROM
to your system restart the system and then
perform sfc /scannow again.
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re: Run sfc /scannow from C:\I386 directory
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at 8:17 pm
Posted by Steve
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At the First Registry Key in your post is ServicePackSource, Change it's source path
to C also. Reboot Computer, and try again.
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re: Run sfc /scannow from C:\I386 directory
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at 11:12 am
Posted by Rich Kurtz
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Thanks Steve, that works. I'm sure I tried that yesterday as well but perhaps the
I386 folder was indeed corrupted somehow. I copied it over again using XCOPY from
a command prompt, applied this .reg file and now I can run sfc /scannow without
using the XP CD.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
"SourcePath"="C:\\"
"ServicePackSourcePath"="C:\\"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion]
"SourcePath"="C:\\"
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re: Run sfc /scannow from C:\I386 directory
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at 12:19 pm
Posted by Steve
(23811 messages posted)
After I install Windows, I move CD rom Drive letters to M, N, and then turn the unallocated
space on the Master Drive to a D Partition. All I need to do then
is copy the 386 folder to the D Partition, and sfc works with no Registry editing.
When I looked at the registry entries after your post I noticed that on the First
Reg Key both Values pointed to D, Which for Me is a My 386 Partition already, so
I figured that may be the problem you were having. As a test I changed the ServicePackSourcePath
to M which is my CD rom, and sfc wouldn't work, so that kind of confirmed for Me
the two Source values in that Key should be the Same, and if yours was still pointing
to your CdRom (D) then changing it to C should work.
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re: Run sfc /scannow from C:\I386 directory
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at 6:19 pm
Posted by Rich Kurtz
(12246 messages posted)
All's well that ends well (or something like that). Thanks for the help.
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