it sounds like you are had
this issue before and basically
what i suggested to you had
been done so by the MVP.

ideally, you would need to do
a clean install from that slipstreamed cd
because it will install sp2 which is
"vital". Surely any future runs
of sfc would rely upon this installation.

however, i would not wipe the slate
clean with a clean install. why
not try a windows repair with that
slipstreamed cd.

boot with it, select new install/upgrade
then point to the o.s., then say yes
to repair it. if the slipstream
cd doesn't work, then something
went wrong when you created it.
It might be possible to transfer
those setup files on to a PE and
work with a PE disk instead.

if you this doesn't accomplish what
you want, then the alternatives
are to leave everything as is and never
worry about sfc or
do a clean install and loose everything.

i think you have received enough
information for you to make a decision
that is best for you and your pc.

if there is a trick or technique with
this type of sfc issue, i am not aware
of any. SFC is a critical process that
push windows o.s. into a method of
protecting those files that are desired
to be controlled by malwares, virus, etc...

and in order to achieve an assurance that
your the system files you are checking are
100% genuine, they rely upon there original
source disk. thus the issue you have now is
that you mixed n matched system files from
two different o.s.'s.... And what you need to
do if you want for sfc to work is to get the pc
back with a genuine version of an o.s.

g.l....


"larry" <larry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> DataBaseBen
>
> i have aready made (burned) a CD , slipstreamed my winxp sp1a with sp2
> that i downloaded from MS. a MVP on this site and others told me that i
> had
> to in order to run my sfc /scannow.
> can i do a fresh install using my origanal XP home cd?
>
> thanks much
> larry
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>
> "DatabaseBen" wrote:
>
>> well it does seem you are in
>> a pickle.
>>
>> it is unclear why you are determine
>> to run a system file checker when
>> you don't have a method to access
>> the original system files if the
>> file checker found a corrupt
>> file.
>>
>> i would releive myself of this predictament
>> and erase this from your mind.
>>
>> i would highly recommend you create a
>> disk image. without a genuine copy of
>> windows you will be out of luck when
>> the o.s. crashes and currently you only have
>> winxp home version.
>>
>> i would suggest a couple of things that
>> i think would really help you.
>>
>> firstly, create a setup cd and
>> combine your winxp sp1 with
>> a download of sp2 using the
>> slipstream method you are famaliar with.
>>
>> this additional cd that now has sp2 will
>> come in very handy for you.
>>
>> as far as the professional version, i wouldn't
>> bother with it if you don't have a genuine version.
>> microsoft has made some serious modifications and
>> you will find your self in a corner when your winxp
>> pro o.s. crashes.
>>
>> secondly, make a third cd for a winxp PE.
>> go to site for a "barts pe" and get the info
>> you need to create a preinstallation disk
>> that can include your winxp setup files. The
>> pe has additional tools not included with
>> windows. In addition manually add
>> the plugin/tools for DriveImage XML and
>> a copy of the drive image xml program onto
>> the disk as well.
>>
>> thirdly create a disk image of what you
>> have now with driveimage xml.
>>
>> if you happen to crash in the future you
>> now have several tools
>> 1) a winxp home setup cd with sp2
>> 2) a winxp PE
>> 3) disk images (backup) of your hd.
>> 4) create emergency bootup disks and
>> add fixboot and fixmbr commands onto it.
>>
>> again, if you don't have a genuine
>> winxp pro setup cd, begin to wean
>> yourself off of what you have and back
>> onto you winxp home....
>>
>> also, it would be better to use a
>> a dvd disk because regular cd's
>> can't hold as much. but if you
>> dont have a dvd drive on the pc now
>> i wouldn't install one because it the o.s.
>> crashes you wil be swimming in vinegar..
>>
>> try the recommendations off another
>> pc to be safe.
>>
>> sorry i couldn't be more helpful
>> with the exact problem. but what
>> you were trying to accomplish with
>> "sfc" is not within your means at this time.
>>
>> "larry" <larry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:62E6F946-FEB4-4A2F-8CA3-B131D7CE14D8@microsoft.com...
>> > DatabaseBen
>> >
>> > do you mean that when i done the xpsp slipstrem deal i now have xp
>> > professional?
>> > and i can not do a repair install with my xp home sp 1a disk?
>> > thanks
>> > 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
>> > Audigy 2ZS
>> > Windows XP , home
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "DatabaseBen" wrote:
>> >
>> >> 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
>> >> news:8F2D5222-DA02-4AD6-8336-CA5680514A60@microsoft.com...
>> >> >
>> >> > -- 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
>> >> > Audigy 2ZS
>> >> > Windows XP , home
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
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