No more os cd required

[Paul]

This i find is a time saver for me hope it will be for you to enjoy.

Step 1

You will need to get your XP CD and locate the folder called:

I386

This is a major folder and should be one of the first you see, now copy this onto your hard drive into the system root. For most of you that is going to be C:\ so you should end up with a folder that looks like: C:\I386

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Step 2

Now you will need to tell your computer you now have the files on your PC. We do this is the registry (type regedit in the Run box on the start menu) by navigating to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Setup

You will see various entries here on the right hand side. The one we want is called:

SourcePath

It probably has an entry pointing to your CD-ROM drive, and that is why it is asking for the XP CD. All we need to do is change it to:

C:\

Simply double click the SourcePatch setting and a new box will pop up allowing you to make the change.

Now restart your computer and try scannow sfc again

 

[NYJimbo]

Believe it or not that doesnt always work. SFC can be a real pain in the ass and refuse to work with a folder no matter where in the registry you edit it and sometimes if you give it the exact type of disk it wants it will still tell you to give it the "correct" disk even though you did.

 

[twhelan14530]

many thanks

many thanks paul, i run sfc weekly and prior to your post my finger was crippled lol. i was always looking out for an easy way to run the sfc. cheers mate and NYjimbo if you follow what paul suggested you will see IT ALWAYS WORKS,if it doesn't work for you i suggest running a virus/trojan scan or even a SFC. i've ran it on my three pc's and just walked away to let them run, EACH COMPLETED PERFECTLY. thanks again paul your a star

 

[Alan22]

many thanks paul, i run sfc weekly and prior to your post my finger was crippled lol. i was always looking out for an easy way to run the sfc. cheers mate and NYjimbo if you follow what paul suggested you will see IT ALWAYS WORKS,if it doesn't work for you i suggest running a virus/trojan scan or even a SFC. i've ran it on my three pc's and just walked away to let them run, EACH COMPLETED PERFECTLY. thanks again paul your a star

Wait a sec, after trying it on 3 systems you came to the conclusion that it always works? Run it on a couple hundred systems and revisit this.

 

[NYJimbo]

Wait a sec, after trying it on 3 systems you came to the conclusion that it always works? Run it on a couple hundred systems and revisit this.

Don't bother. He will experience it soon enough. He obviously doesnt have much experience if he needed the OP's post to figure this "trick" out. But he will get that machine which wont accept a disk or folder and maybe he will come back here.

 

[Paul]

Wait a sec, after trying it on 3 systems you came to the conclusion that it always works? Run it on a couple hundred systems and revisit this.

Out of those couple of hundred systems i would say it worked on the majority of them and even if it were a fiew of them im sure you would agree it saved you time to work on other machines so the moral of the story is dont knock it you may need it some day.

 

[Methical]

Well someone is goin' to look like an ass when they turn up on-site without their discs

SFC is a PITA; I admit that. Sometimes it doesn't like the CD you have placed in, but has worked for you hundreds of other times, and you know it IS the correct CD.

I wouldn't rely on this method either; although I have been thinkin' for a while now to implement it on my next spare 8GB that I come across (with all versions of all Windows OS's) and write a batch script to determine type of OS's and change the registry to point to the appropriate folder on the thumb drive.

Always carry around your CD's; even if you have everything on USB. They don't take up much spare in your toolkit; and are a highly valuable tool !

 

[twhelan14530]

sfc

for the record guys i have run the sfc manually on 1000's of machines and yes there were literally only a few saying cd was not correct but when i tried running it in a different cd player they worked so i'm presuming the format on these cd readers were either minus or plus (guessing here) and also the activation registry key was not the same as that on the cd so i was dealing with pirated installations (which was rectified with magic jelly bean) but in fairness to these people they bought their system legitamately where the user lost their original cd. so in my experience the I386 sfc works and has worked except for those few also what i found with paul's automated sfc and if what ye say happens just copy the I386 folder from windows/driver cache after you do a fresh install and keep it safe for that particular pc so when you do what paul said it should work

 

[The PCologist]

This i find is a time saver for me hope it will be for you to enjoy.

Step 1

You will need to get your XP CD and locate the folder called:

I386

This is a major folder and should be one of the first you see, now copy this onto your hard drive into the system root. For most of you that is going to be C:\ so you should end up with a folder that looks like: C:\I386

-----------------------------

Step 2

Now you will need to tell your computer you now have the files on your PC. We do this is the registry (type regedit in the Run box on the start menu) by navigating to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Setup

You will see various entries here on the right hand side. The one we want is called:

SourcePath

It probably has an entry pointing to your CD-ROM drive, and that is why it is asking for the XP CD. All we need to do is change it to:

C:\

Simply double click the SourcePatch setting and a new box will pop up allowing you to make the change.

Now restart your computer and try scannow sfc again

Don't you think it would be fair to include a LINK to the website your post was copied from? I'm not trying to be a pain but I just think it is disrespectful to borrow someone else's work without giving them some sort of credit.

 

[littlephoenix]

although a good idea, this will not work on most PC's specially the ones purchased from say Frys