terrypin Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 (edited) On my old PC (OEM supplied XP Home, 6 years old) I can run sfc /scannow with no CD. But on my new PC, from same OEM (MESH, UK), I am asked to insert the 'XP Pro SP 2 disk'. I only have the MESH Recovery CD and that didn't work until I made an identical copy of it and used that! So that's the first question: does that mean it's a flawed CD? If so, how can the copy apparently work?Anyway, after making an 'identical' copy (and verifying it in the process), it seems I can now run sfc. Very slowly. Darned if I can recall how I set it up 6 years ago to use the HD instead. Presumably I copied some/all files from the recovery CD to a folder on the HD? But which files, and to which folder?-- Terry, East Grinstead, UK Edited May 7, 2008 by terrypin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mara- Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 You need to copy I386 folder anywhere to HDD, and then to adjust the path in registry. I can not remember which key. Use Google to find out.Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bledd Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 it's likely the path it's looking for is d:\i386look for that in the registry, copy i386 from the disc to say C:\i386 and change the registry to reflect that, also, disable antivirus etc when copying (or when scanning) will be a lot faster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrypin Posted May 8, 2008 Author Share Posted May 8, 2008 Thanks both, appreciate your help.-- Terry, East Grinstead, UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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