SFC /Scannow keeps asking for SP3 CD

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I'm trying to fix a corrupted Windows XP setup using SFC /SCANNOW but I keep
getting a prompt to insert the SP3 CD. I don't have a SP3 CD (it was updated
over the internet like the other 99.5% of SP3 updates)

How can I fix this so SFC will work and not look for a CD? There is a
C:\i386 folder and the HKLM\.... settings were changed to show the
sourcepath = c:\ and the \WINDOWS NT\ sourcepath also to C:\i386 yet every
time I run SFC / SCANNOW I get this CD prompt.

Any assistance to get around this is appreciated.
 
ISDPCMAN said:
I'm trying to fix a corrupted Windows XP setup using SFC /SCANNOW but I
keep getting a prompt to insert the SP3 CD. I don't have a SP3 CD (it was
updated over the internet like the other 99.5% of SP3 updates)

How can I fix this so SFC will work and not look for a CD? There is a
C:\i386 folder and the HKLM\.... settings were changed to show the
sourcepath = c:\ and the \WINDOWS NT\ sourcepath also to C:\i386 yet every
time I run SFC / SCANNOW I get this CD prompt.

Any assistance to get around this is appreciated.
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If you have access to another PC with SP3 downloaded, you can slipstream an
installation CD with your original CD and the expanded SP3 file. Check it
out here:

http://www.howtohaven.com/system/slipstream-xp-service-pack-3.shtml

It works well.

SC Tom
 
ISDPCMAN said:
I'm trying to fix a corrupted Windows XP setup using SFC /SCANNOW but
I keep getting a prompt to insert the SP3 CD. I don't have a SP3 CD
(it was updated over the internet like the other 99.5% of SP3 updates)

How can I fix this so SFC will work and not look for a CD? There is a
C:\i386 folder and the HKLM\.... settings were changed to show the
sourcepath = c:\ and the \WINDOWS NT\ sourcepath also to C:\i386 yet
every time I run SFC / SCANNOW I get this CD prompt.

Any assistance to get around this is appreciated.
Click to expand...

Go to the MS site, find the SP3 file, and download it. There will be
two possibilities: One for your model and one for ALL models, which is
a LOT bigger than the other one. Download it, put it on a CD for
safekeeping, and send the program to it when it asks for it.

Regards,

Twayne
 
You need to Slipstream a SP3 service pack into your existing
Windows CD in order to get around the error message.


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Windows XP Service Pack 3 Installation Package 316MB
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...A8-5E76-401F-BE08-1E1555D4F3D4&displaylang=en


TUTORIALS

Slipstreaming Windows XP with Service Pack 3
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/xpsp3_slipstream.asp

Slipstreamed Windows XP CD Using SP3 Final
http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp3_cd_final.htm

Create a Slip Stream version of Windows XP
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/slipstream.htm


ju.c
 
Just download SP3 from the downloads area & burn it to CD. When it asks
for it, put that CD in.
 
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