I've just tried to run sfc /scannow after installing SP3 to my originally
SP2 (Win XP Home Edition) Laptop.
I do this a couple of times per month to keep the system in top running
order.
However, I now get a message shortly that Files that are required for
Windows to run properly must be copied to the DLL Cache. Insert your Windows
XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 CD Now.
When I insert my XP SP2 CD, I get a message stating that this is the wrong
disk!
Of course I installed the SP3 from the downloaded file from the Microsoft
Website so I don't have a SP3 CD.
Can anyone advise as to a work around for this problem please.
This problem is "Usually" due to several Registry Keys/Values. If XP
is originally installed from CD, then a key value denoting that is set = 1.
Also when a Service Pack is applied, the source files are stored in a
folder \ServicePackFiles which substitutes for the original i386. When
SFC /Scannow is done the CD install key causes SFC to prompt for
a XP CD-ROM ( which won't have SP3 embedded into it ), so SFC
tends to repetitively prompt for the disk.
There are several solutions, from modifying Registry Key values to
creating a SP3 \i386 folder on your PC to avoid prompting for the CD
ROM disk.
The registry keys are found at:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Set up
-CDInstall
-SourcePath
-ServicePackSourcePath
*Before modifying ANY Registry key/value always export the key to
a .Reg Text file first for recovery purposes
"Phil Day" <pday12@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> I've just tried to run sfc /scannow after installing SP3 to my originally
> SP2 (Win XP Home Edition) Laptop.
>
> I do this a couple of times per month to keep the system in top running
> order.
>
> However, I now get a message shortly that Files that are required for
> Windows to run properly must be copied to the DLL Cache. Insert your
> Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 CD Now.
>
> When I insert my XP SP2 CD, I get a message stating that this is the wrong
> disk!
>
> Of course I installed the SP3 from the downloaded file from the Microsoft
> Website so I don't have a SP3 CD.
>
> Can anyone advise as to a work around for this problem please.
>
>
> --
> Regards
> Phil Day
> Email:
> pday12@optusnet.com.au (H)
> Philip_Day@health.qld.gov.au (W)
> Website:
> http://members.optusnet.com.au/pday12
>
sfc /scannow copies over dlls from the CD..since u have now applied
SP3...the files on ur pc are newer than ur cd..which happens with every
service pack update on all MS operating systems..
If u wish to continue using SFC/scannow..I would suggest u to create a
new media using an old media slip streamed with SP3..
check the link below
'Windows XP: Slipstream Service Pack 3 into Your Windows XP
Installation CD' (http://tinyurl.com/6gn2cl)
However the SourcePath is c:\windows & I checked there is a I386 folder
there with the right number of files etc (same as I386 folder on the Win XP
Installation disk).
ServicePackSourcePath is correct & that left the CDInstall key - I changed
the value from 1 to 0 & then rebooted rather hopeful that the problem had
disappeared.
However, same message about inserting the SP3 CD came up !!
I might try the idea of Fazals in the next answer now & create a slipstream
CD. On the weekend when I have some time!
"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:%23rYetOntIHA.2292@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> This problem is "Usually" due to several Registry Keys/Values. If XP
> is originally installed from CD, then a key value denoting that is set =
> 1.
> Also when a Service Pack is applied, the source files are stored in a
> folder \ServicePackFiles which substitutes for the original i386. When
> SFC /Scannow is done the CD install key causes SFC to prompt for
> a XP CD-ROM ( which won't have SP3 embedded into it ), so SFC
> tends to repetitively prompt for the disk.
>
> There are several solutions, from modifying Registry Key values to
> creating a SP3 \i386 folder on your PC to avoid prompting for the CD
> ROM disk.
>
> The registry keys are found at:
> HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Set up
> -CDInstall
> -SourcePath
> -ServicePackSourcePath
> *Before modifying ANY Registry key/value always export the key to
> a .Reg Text file first for recovery purposes
>
> "Phil Day" <pday12@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:%23WUfqHntIHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> I've just tried to run sfc /scannow after installing SP3 to my originally
>> SP2 (Win XP Home Edition) Laptop.
>>
>> I do this a couple of times per month to keep the system in top running
>> order.
>>
>> However, I now get a message shortly that Files that are required for
>> Windows to run properly must be copied to the DLL Cache. Insert your
>> Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 CD Now.
>>
>> When I insert my XP SP2 CD, I get a message stating that this is the
>> wrong disk!
>>
>> Of course I installed the SP3 from the downloaded file from the Microsoft
>> Website so I don't have a SP3 CD.
>>
>> Can anyone advise as to a work around for this problem please.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards
>> Phil Day
>> Email:
>> pday12@optusnet.com.au (H)
>> Philip_Day@health.qld.gov.au (W)
>> Website:
>> http://members.optusnet.com.au/pday12
>>
>
>
My omission, there is also another Registry point where the
SourcePath variable exists.
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion
-SourcePath
"Phil Day" <pday12@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:%23f%23OM%23ntIHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl.. .
> This answer made good sense to me.
>
> However the SourcePath is c:\windows & I checked there is a I386 folder
> there with the right number of files etc (same as I386 folder on the Win
> XP Installation disk).
> ServicePackSourcePath is correct & that left the CDInstall key - I changed
> the value from 1 to 0 & then rebooted rather hopeful that the problem had
> disappeared.
>
> However, same message about inserting the SP3 CD came up !!
>
> I might try the idea of Fazals in the next answer now & create a
> slipstream CD. On the weekend when I have some time!
>
>
> --
> Regards
> Phil Day
> Email:
> pday12@optusnet.com.au (H)
> Philip_Day@health.qld.gov.au (W)
> Website:
> http://members.optusnet.com.au/pday12
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:%23rYetOntIHA.2292@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> This problem is "Usually" due to several Registry Keys/Values. If XP
>> is originally installed from CD, then a key value denoting that is set =
>> 1.
>> Also when a Service Pack is applied, the source files are stored in a
>> folder \ServicePackFiles which substitutes for the original i386. When
>> SFC /Scannow is done the CD install key causes SFC to prompt for
>> a XP CD-ROM ( which won't have SP3 embedded into it ), so SFC
>> tends to repetitively prompt for the disk.
>>
>> There are several solutions, from modifying Registry Key values to
>> creating a SP3 \i386 folder on your PC to avoid prompting for the CD
>> ROM disk.
>>
>> The registry keys are found at:
>> HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Set up
>> -CDInstall
>> -SourcePath
>> -ServicePackSourcePath
>> *Before modifying ANY Registry key/value always export the key to
>> a .Reg Text file first for recovery purposes
>>
>> "Phil Day" <pday12@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:%23WUfqHntIHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> I've just tried to run sfc /scannow after installing SP3 to my
>>> originally SP2 (Win XP Home Edition) Laptop.
>>>
>>> I do this a couple of times per month to keep the system in top running
>>> order.
>>>
>>> However, I now get a message shortly that Files that are required for
>>> Windows to run properly must be copied to the DLL Cache. Insert your
>>> Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 CD Now.
>>>
>>> When I insert my XP SP2 CD, I get a message stating that this is the
>>> wrong disk!
>>>
>>> Of course I installed the SP3 from the downloaded file from the
>>> Microsoft Website so I don't have a SP3 CD.
>>>
>>> Can anyone advise as to a work around for this problem please.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards
>>> Phil Day
>>> Email:
>>> pday12@optusnet.com.au (H)
>>> Philip_Day@health.qld.gov.au (W)
>>> Website:
>>> http://members.optusnet.com.au/pday12
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
You need to make a slipstreamed cd integrating XP SP2 and SP3 using your
Windows cd and a download from MS. You are getting the error message
because the service pack levels on the hard drive and on the cd do not
agree.
The result will be an XP SP3 integrated cd that is good for sfc, reinstalls,
repair installs, etc.
"Phil Day" <pday12@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:%23WUfqHntIHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> I've just tried to run sfc /scannow after installing SP3 to my originally
> SP2 (Win XP Home Edition) Laptop.
>
> I do this a couple of times per month to keep the system in top running
> order.
>
> However, I now get a message shortly that Files that are required for
> Windows to run properly must be copied to the DLL Cache. Insert your
> Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 CD Now.
>
> When I insert my XP SP2 CD, I get a message stating that this is the wrong
> disk!
>
> Of course I installed the SP3 from the downloaded file from the Microsoft
> Website so I don't have a SP3 CD.
>
> Can anyone advise as to a work around for this problem please.
>
>
> --
> Regards
> Phil Day
> Email:
> pday12@optusnet.com.au (H)
> Philip_Day@health.qld.gov.au (W)
> Website:
> http://members.optusnet.com.au/pday12
>
Thanks for that idea - interestingly the value here ( the WindowsNT subkey)
was E:\I386.
I set the value to c:\windows\I386 since that is where the
other key is set to.
Changed the CDInstall key in
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Set up back to zero.
Rebooted & tried SFC again & again the same message about the SP3 CD
appeared after a minute or 2.
Have reverted to original Registry entries with one exception since I also
yesterday changed my CD ROM from E Drive to D Drive in Computer Management.
I did this after deleting a Restore Partition from the Hard Drive to free up
space (after backing it up to an external HDD using DriveImage XML). So I've
reset this Windows NT subkey to D:\I386.
"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:O4NTICotIHA.3968@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> My omission, there is also another Registry point where the
> SourcePath variable exists.
> HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion
> -SourcePath
>
> "Phil Day" <pday12@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:%23f%23OM%23ntIHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl.. .
>> This answer made good sense to me.
>>
>> However the SourcePath is c:\windows & I checked there is a I386 folder
>> there with the right number of files etc (same as I386 folder on the Win
>> XP Installation disk).
>> ServicePackSourcePath is correct & that left the CDInstall key - I
>> changed the value from 1 to 0 & then rebooted rather hopeful that the
>> problem had disappeared.
>>
>> However, same message about inserting the SP3 CD came up !!
>>
>> I might try the idea of Fazals in the next answer now & create a
>> slipstream CD. On the weekend when I have some time!
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards
>> Phil Day
>> Email:
>> pday12@optusnet.com.au (H)
>> Philip_Day@health.qld.gov.au (W)
>> Website:
>> http://members.optusnet.com.au/pday12
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23rYetOntIHA.2292@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> This problem is "Usually" due to several Registry Keys/Values. If XP
>>> is originally installed from CD, then a key value denoting that is set =
>>> 1.
>>> Also when a Service Pack is applied, the source files are stored in a
>>> folder \ServicePackFiles which substitutes for the original i386. When
>>> SFC /Scannow is done the CD install key causes SFC to prompt for
>>> a XP CD-ROM ( which won't have SP3 embedded into it ), so SFC
>>> tends to repetitively prompt for the disk.
>>>
>>> There are several solutions, from modifying Registry Key values to
>>> creating a SP3 \i386 folder on your PC to avoid prompting for the CD
>>> ROM disk.
>>>
>>> The registry keys are found at:
>>> HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Set up
>>> -CDInstall
>>> -SourcePath
>>> -ServicePackSourcePath
>>> *Before modifying ANY Registry key/value always export the key to
>>> a .Reg Text file first for recovery purposes
>>>
>>> "Phil Day" <pday12@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
>>> news:%23WUfqHntIHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> I've just tried to run sfc /scannow after installing SP3 to my
>>>> originally SP2 (Win XP Home Edition) Laptop.
>>>>
>>>> I do this a couple of times per month to keep the system in top
>>>> running order.
>>>>
>>>> However, I now get a message shortly that Files that are required for
>>>> Windows to run properly must be copied to the DLL Cache. Insert your
>>>> Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 CD Now.
>>>>
>>>> When I insert my XP SP2 CD, I get a message stating that this is the
>>>> wrong disk!
>>>>
>>>> Of course I installed the SP3 from the downloaded file from the
>>>> Microsoft Website so I don't have a SP3 CD.
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone advise as to a work around for this problem please.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Regards
>>>> Phil Day
>>>> Email:
>>>> pday12@optusnet.com.au (H)
>>>> Philip_Day@health.qld.gov.au (W)
>>>> Website:
>>>> http://members.optusnet.com.au/pday12
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
I had the same problem and after some searching I found this web site
'scannow sfc - LEARN how to use SFC.EXE (system file checker) in this
article!' (http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html). Read the
directions. It fixed my problem and it was fairly easy to follow.
"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1F53E779-FE78-4742-A9E2-2917C97C77F9@microsoft.com...
> You need to make a slipstreamed cd integrating XP SP2 and SP3 using your
> Windows cd and a download from MS. You are getting the error message
> because the service pack levels on the hard drive and on the cd do not
> agree.
>
> I use nLite to slipstream:
> http://www.nliteos.com/guide/
>
> Use the SP3 for IT Professionals at:
> https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...DisplayLang=en
>
> The result will be an XP SP3 integrated cd that is good for sfc,
> reinstalls, repair installs, etc.
>
> "Phil Day" <pday12@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:%23WUfqHntIHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> I've just tried to run sfc /scannow after installing SP3 to my originally
>> SP2 (Win XP Home Edition) Laptop.
>>
>> I do this a couple of times per month to keep the system in top running
>> order.
>>
>> However, I now get a message shortly that Files that are required for
>> Windows to run properly must be copied to the DLL Cache. Insert your
>> Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 CD Now.
>>
>> When I insert my XP SP2 CD, I get a message stating that this is the
>> wrong disk!
>>
>> Of course I installed the SP3 from the downloaded file from the Microsoft
>> Website so I don't have a SP3 CD.
>>
>> Can anyone advise as to a work around for this problem please.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards
>> Phil Day
>> Email:
>> pday12@optusnet.com.au (H)
>> Philip_Day@health.qld.gov.au (W)
>> Website:
>> http://members.optusnet.com.au/pday12
>>
>
The service pack level on the hard drive must agree with the service pack
level on the cd. Make an integrated XP SP3 cd from your XP SP2 cd and the
SP3 package at https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...DisplayLang=en
"Phil Day" <pday12@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:%23WUfqHntIHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> I've just tried to run sfc /scannow after installing SP3 to my originally
> SP2 (Win XP Home Edition) Laptop.
>
> I do this a couple of times per month to keep the system in top running
> order.
>
> However, I now get a message shortly that Files that are required for
> Windows to run properly must be copied to the DLL Cache. Insert your
> Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 CD Now.
>
> When I insert my XP SP2 CD, I get a message stating that this is the wrong
> disk!
>
> Of course I installed the SP3 from the downloaded file from the Microsoft
> Website so I don't have a SP3 CD.
>
> Can anyone advise as to a work around for this problem please.
>
>
> --
> Regards
> Phil Day
> Email:
> pday12@optusnet.com.au (H)
> Philip_Day@health.qld.gov.au (W)
> Website:
> http://members.optusnet.com.au/pday12
>
SFC Issue after running Win XP Service Pack 3 
Linear Mode
