Thanks for the reply obey_gravity.

I didn't realise I could ask for the disks from Dell. I'll give them a call to see if I can have them sent out.

Also, sfc doesn't give me the option to specify where to look for the file. I runs for a bit, finds a file it needs to replace, and then askes me to put the XP setup disk in and press ok. I tried borrowing an XP disk from a friend as well but it wants the one for the XP version on my machine. That reminds me of another thing actually, I have XP Media Edition but it's asking for an XP Professional disk. Is that normal?

Great. Thanks for your help.

OK, looking at the MS update, my XP came with SP2 already installed. I do however have a directory called SP2 in the i386 directory. Is this the correct directory to set the service pack location registry value to?

If sfc is asking for the XP CD, it means it's already searched all the 'normal' places on the HD for a backup copy of whatever file it wants but didn't find it. So your only solution is to insert an XP CD of the proper version.

Ron

Message Edited by JRosenfeld on 11-11-200604:21 PM