Hi guys and gals - I built a this computer a while back but still need it to run certain audio software in my home studio that will only work with WinXP. Lately the OS has been giving me problems so I tried to use sfc /scannow to check for corrupted Windows files but the problem is I can't find the WinXP home edition OEM disk I bought from a computer store when I built this machine. What is currently on this computer is Windows XP home edition version 2002 service pack 3 (76477-OWEM-0060001-07324) and the motherboard is a GigaByte GA-700N Pro2. My question is which version of WinXp should I download to use with this system that will workm properly and allow files to be replaced with sfc /scannow? Thanks.
Thanks for your reply Tito. I am only using my XP machine for some audio plug ins that are no longer available (company out of business and they are 32bit) but I really like the job they do for my recordings so WinXP home is probably good enough for what I need but I will consider upgrading to WinXP Pro down the road if I can repair this current OS. Which torrent software would you suggest is best and the least chance to cause further corruption. Also - do I just burn the IOS file to disk and use that?
Hi urie - you lost me here - how do I save it as key.vbs? And how do I run it - from within a CMD prompt?
Thanks Tito - I now have the Prod. Key so now what? I still need some advice on which torrent client to use and whether or not I just burn the downloaded ISO to disk or?
try searching for P.S. better to search for MD5: 0F707417150C0AEE4E91C9919D86B4A7 or SHA1: 7F395B9EC84CFFCC43C855BF89AB91EF3BFAD612 iso files can be renamed but file hashes are true
thanks for the info - I will download from pirate bay and scan it with several virus scanners and then burn it and give it a try.
Well I burned the DVD of WinXP home edition and tried sfc /scannow again and I still get - "the Cd you provided is the wrong CD" Please insert the Windows XP Home edition CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Maybe it's looking for the OEM version not the retail edition?
Small solution Copy the contents of the ISO to a folder e.g Desktop\XP. Then open i386\setupp.ini & change it like the following: Code: [Pid] ExtraData=786F687170637175716954806365EF Pid=76477OEM Now save it. Next time point the SFC scanner to this folder path.
OK Tito I'll give that a try but how exactly do I point SFC scanner to this folder path? - (I know there's a way to change something in the registry to point to whatever) or do I change the path in the command prompt? If I am scanning C: drive for corrupt files how do I get the SFC scanner to go to the desktop folder and not the optical drive for the correct files?
Go to Run and type in "regedit.exe" (without the quotes) and press enter. Naviagte to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup Look in the right hand pane and double click on the entry that says "SourcePath". Modify the value with the path of your extracted folder like "D:\XPSP3" (without the quotes).
I know this is probably long-resolved by now, but I just had the same problem and the above information did not help. Here's what worked for me: Open Regedit and find the key Tito refers to above: "...\CurrentVersion\Setup". My "SourcePath" was already set to the root of my CDrom, but if yours isn't, change it (ex: "E:\"). Search your PC for "Fp40ext.inf" and "Ims.inf". Update any references to "\i386" to include your root (ex: ; 34000 = "\i386" or "\") and delete any paths that don't apply to your CD. Then follow the (imprecise, but you can figure it out) directions found here on changing the Security Policy of your CD-ROM drive: support . microsoft . com/kb/263499 (Be sure to save your changes when done or you can't go back and verify them later. Reload the change file after rebooting to verify.) Reboot. You should be able to run SFC now. (Sadly for me, it didn't fix my problem.) Good luck.