please od this
System File checker: sfc/ scanow
**Note: You will need A Windows XP CD for this exercise**
- Please insert the Windows XP CD into your CD/DVD drive.
- Click Start, then Run
- Copy and paste the command below into the text box (with out the quotation marks)
sfc /scannow
- Click Ok
- During the scan you may be asked to Insert the A Windows XP CD, if this happens just click retry and let it do its thing.
Please post back with the results.[/quote]
Dear moderator!
Sorry for my late answer, I was occupied with my job.
The result of the action you proposed in your last posting is as follows:
After inserting my Win XP home CD and quitting the CD menu I performed the start/run action and was confronted with two successive alert boxes (see also attachments):
box 1:
<Windows Dateischutz>
Bitte warten sie, während Windows überprüft, ob alle geschützten Windows-Dateien intakt sind und die Originalversionen verwendet werden.
<progress bar>
<Abbrechen>
box 2:
<Windows Dateischutz>
Dateien, die zum Ordnungsgemäßen Ausführen erforderlich sind, müssen in den DLL-Cache kopiert werden.
Legen sie Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 CD jetzt ein.
<Wiederholen> <Details> <Abbrechen>
Well, since this forum "talks" english I'll try a translation which in turn will most likely not be identical to the original english text of the boxes but will catch the contents (hopefully) correctly:
box 1:
<Windows file protection>
Please wait while Windows checks if all protected Windows files are intact und if the original versions are used.
<progress bar>
<Quit>
box 2:
<Windows file protection>
Files which are required for the proper execution have to be copied into the DLL-cache.
Insert the Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 CD now.
<Repeat> <Details> <Quit>
The action stops here, since the one cannot leave the box by clicking on any of the 3 options. To stop this game one has to click on <Quit> in box 1.
Obviously, my XP installation "believes" that it was installed from the above mentioned "Win XP Pro SP 3" disc and does not care about my old XP cd which does not contain any of the service packs. Hmmm........
Probably the problem can be solved by having that disc. Is there a CD image of that disc legally available (download) from Microsoft? If so, I could use my CD burning program to burn it on a cd, repeat the above mentioned action, and see what happens.
So far, so bad. What Options are left for me at that point?
Again, thanx a lot for supporting me in this "drama" so far.
Best regards
eastriverman