SFC looking for CD in wrong place?

[Guest Kenny]

Using XP Pro/SP3.

Had this before but can't remember how to get round it.

Trying to run SFC it looks for XP CD but can't find it. Tried original XP,

XP/SP1, XP/SP2, and XP/SP3 discs.

My optical drives are Y & Z and I remember previously changing something so

SFC will look for the disc in one of these rather than D.

Can someone please tell me how to do this.

 

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Kenny Cargill

[Guest Martin]

Re: SFC looking for CD in wrong place?

 

On 6 Jul, 10:05, "Kenny" <m...@privacy.net> wrote:

> Using XP Pro/SP3.

> Had this before but can't remember how to get round it.

> Trying to run SFC it looks for XP CD but can't find it. Tried original XP,

> XP/SP1, XP/SP2, and XP/SP3 discs.

> My optical drives are Y & Z and I remember previously changing something so

> SFC will look for the disc in one of these rather than D.

> Can someone please tell me how to do this.

>

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> Kenny Cargill

 

Have you got TweakUI installed?

 

If so then look on the My Computer tree > Special Folders.

 

Choose Installation Path and TweakUI will display the path where it

expects to find the XP setup files/CD-ROM.

 

You should be able to change it to a valid path to your XP CD-ROM.

 

Martin.

[Guest Gerry]

Re: SFC looking for CD in wrong place?

 

Kenny

 

You will need your Windows XP CD. You may encounter problems if your CD

does not include SP3 as seems likely.

 

Read this link as it contains a way forward if you have no CD

http://ask-leo.com/i_dont_have_an_installation_cd_for_windows_xp_what_if_i_need_one.html

 

If you need to point to a folder choose I386.

 

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Hope this helps.

 

Gerry

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Kenny wrote:

> Using XP Pro/SP3.

> Had this before but can't remember how to get round it.

> Trying to run SFC it looks for XP CD but can't find it. Tried

> original XP, XP/SP1, XP/SP2, and XP/SP3 discs.

> My optical drives are Y & Z and I remember previously changing

> something so SFC will look for the disc in one of these rather than D.

> Can someone please tell me how to do this.

[Guest David H. Lipman]

Re: SFC looking for CD in wrong place?

 

From: "Kenny" <me@privacy.net>

 

| Using XP Pro/SP3.

| Had this before but can't remember how to get round it.

| Trying to run SFC it looks for XP CD but can't find it. Tried original XP,

| XP/SP1, XP/SP2, and XP/SP3 discs.

| My optical drives are Y & Z and I remember previously changing something so

| SFC will look for the disc in one of these rather than D.

| Can someone please tell me how to do this.

 

| --

| Kenny Cargill

 

In the Registry find...

 

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup

 

Look at; SourcePath

 

It should point to the i386 folder and the i386 folder should be slip-streamed to the

Service Pack level of the OS. So if the OS is at SP3 level, the i386 folder should be

slip-streamed to SP3 level.

 

If the folder is C:\i386

 

SourcePath = C:\

 

If it is C:\windows\i386

 

SourcePath = C:\windows

 

 

 

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Dave

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[Guest Kelly]

Re: SFC looking for CD in wrong place?

 

Hi Kenny,

 

Change your source path: Copy /i386 to your hard drive. Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion. In the

right pane, change SourcePath to reflect your settings.

 

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"Kenny" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message

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> Using XP Pro/SP3.

> Had this before but can't remember how to get round it.

> Trying to run SFC it looks for XP CD but can't find it. Tried original

> XP, XP/SP1, XP/SP2, and XP/SP3 discs.

> My optical drives are Y & Z and I remember previously changing something

> so SFC will look for the disc in one of these rather than D.

> Can someone please tell me how to do this.

>

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> Kenny Cargill

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