Thanks. When I run sfc /scannow I get the message "Insert your Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 CD Now." My Win XP Home Edition CD does not help.
SFC often asks for the Professional version; the Home version will run fine replacing any corrupt or missing system files.
Are you saying it didn't run to conclusion or it didn't fix your problem ?
If you are familiar with editing the registry you can modify the value of (Name) SFCDisable to 4; that way it's very likely the sfc command will run without prompting you for a XP cd. Remember to backup the whole registry to C:\ before messing with the registry.
On my PC, XP home Help and support itself gives 0 results searching for sfc; however, when connected to the internet and having set to search Windows XP knowledge database on MS, it gives the link to
which describes sfc and its switches. I can't answer the question why the CD is not accepted. I've nevr been asked to insert it by sfc /scannow, presumably because either I've not had corrupted system filesor because it found the necessary replacements in I386 or dllcache folders.
You could try using error checking (right click system drive icon, properties, tools tab, check for errors, click check now, check the box automatically fix file system errors, click start. It will tell you it will do so on restart.
Here's an interesting thread but it appears that the fix involves editing the registry; editing the registry is very simple once you get over the fear factor. Yes, you can render your machine useless; that's why they tell you to back up the registry before you attempt any changes. You should find out how to work with the registry; sometimes it's the only answer.
Bob, When you upgraded to XP did you do a clean install of XP, ie did the install process involve the formatting of the hard disk, or did you upgrade the XP files over the Millenium files ?
To switch it up, run the sfc /scanonce (not scannow) from the command prompt with the cd in prior to the running. Really grasping now but can't find a definitive answer yet
Originally I just did an upgrade but had so many problems I went back and did a clean reinstall, and has been very stable with a minimun of probelms since.
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Yes, it is. To see the switches available with it go to Help and Support and enter sfc as the search term.
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My Help and Support describes the following switches:
Syntax
sfc [/scannow] [/scanonce] [/scanboot] [/revert] [/purgecache] [/cachesize=x]
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My Help and Support gives nothing on sfc. The usual syntax used is:
sfc /scannow
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Are you saying it didn't run to conclusion or it didn't fix your problem ?
If you are familiar with editing the registry you can modify the value of (Name) SFCDisable to 4; that way it's very likely the sfc command will run without prompting you for a XP cd. Remember to backup the whole registry to C:\ before messing with the registry.
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On my PC, XP home Help and support itself gives 0 results searching for sfc; however, when connected to the internet and having set to search Windows XP knowledge database on MS, it gives the link to
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310747
which describes sfc and its switches. I can't answer the question why the CD is not accepted. I've nevr been asked to insert it by sfc /scannow, presumably because either I've not had corrupted system filesor because it found the necessary replacements in I386 or dllcache folders.
You could try using error checking (right click system drive icon, properties, tools tab, check for errors, click check now, check the box automatically fix file system errors, click start. It will tell you it will do so on restart.
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Here's an interesting thread but it appears that the fix involves editing the registry; editing the registry is very simple once you get over the fear factor. Yes, you can render your machine useless; that's why they tell you to back up the registry before you attempt any changes. You should find out how to work with the registry; sometimes it's the only answer.
http://groups.google.ca/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&threadm=%23KnCodglBHA.1552%40tkmsftngp02&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fhl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26q%3Dxp%2Bprofessional%2Bhome%2Bsfc%2B%2522more%2Binfo%2522%2Bupgrade%26btnG%3DSearch
Bob, When you upgraded to XP did you do a clean install of XP, ie did the install process involve the formatting of the hard disk, or did you upgrade the XP files over the Millenium files ?
To switch it up, run the sfc /scanonce (not scannow) from the command prompt with the cd in prior to the running. Really grasping now but can't find a definitive answer yet
Message Edited by maxd on 07-24-2004 05:32 PM
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Thanks maxd. I had to edit the registry.
Originally I just did an upgrade but had so many problems I went back and did a clean reinstall, and has been very stable with a minimun of probelms since.