do a windows system repair with
the setup cd. select new install,
point to the o.s. on the hd, and
say yes to repair.

try you winpro first if the
slipstream actually works.

if not, then try you home edition,
if it actually will let you since winxp
home may not be backwards compatiable.

if nothing works, then you will
need to borrow someones winxp
pro and do the repair.

after the pc is up and running,
use something that will replace the
cd key with the one for your pc.

g.l...


"larry" <larry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> -- i have been trying for months to run sfc /scannow on my pc.
> well i have made myself a slipstreamed xpsp2 (using autostream)and copied
> the I386 folder from cd to c:\WINDOWS\
> ServicePackFiles folder. no matter what i set windows sourcepath ,
> windowsNTSourcepath , ServicePackSourcePath ,
> or ServicePackCachePath to it still asks for the cd (cd-rom drive is
> working).
> i have tried e:\ (cd-rom drive) on everything and c:\ (HDD) still no luck.
> in my c:\WINDOWS\inf folder i got a " FP40 ext.inf file" that when i
> open
> its got "WK_CD_NAME=" Windows xp Professional cd_rom" and SP_CD_NAME =
> "WINDOWS XP professional servicepack 2 cd" if i changed professional to
> home
> (which is what i got) would that help me to run my sfc /scannow?
> would it hurt anything?
>
> thanks much
> larry
>
>
> Aspire X-Superalien 500W
> Asus P4c800E Deluxe
> Intel P-4 800 3.0G 1mb cache
> Crucial 2x 512MB DDR400
> 2x WD 80GB Sata 150 7200rpm 8M
> Ati Radeon 9800XT 256MB
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> Windows XP , home
>