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sfc error insert your windows xp professional CD2 now

HI All

Trying to run SFC in Windows XP Media Center. Typed sfc /scannow in the run box while the first setup disk for XP media center was in the optical drive. It ran for a good long time and then prompted me to " insert your Windows XP professional CD2 now. I don't think Windows XP PRO has a disk 2 so I assumed it wanted the disk 2 for Media Center. Now it says "the CD you provided is the wrong CD"
"Please insert the Windows XP professional CD2 into your CD-Rom drive".

I have removed all bugs and nasties from this system, including entries discovered with Hi-Jack this.

Thanks ahead of time for the good advice.
Clint

Chris B

That would be SP2 not CD2. If SP2 was added after installation you will find it difficult to get sfc to run correctly. You really need to slipstream your XP (SP1) disk with SP2. Google Autostreamer. Easy.

Chris B

sramesh2k

You are prompted to insert a Windows XP SP2 CD when you try to run the System File Checker tool on a Windows XP SP2-based computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=900910

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clintstewart

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Please read carefully !!
It's prompting me to "Please insert the Windows XP professional CD2 into your CD-Rom drive".
The key word here is PROFESSIONAL not SP2 or HOME.
Strange.
But I think the link sramesh2k has some additional info at the bottom thaty may be helpful.

Mohammed Hamada

Change the reg value for the source path after copying the I386 folder of the Original CD for your Win XP to C Drive and try again.

This should fix it.

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clintstewart

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Sorry but none of the methods worked, and I decided to format & reload the OS. Not sure how to do the points, if at all, so I will leave it to the powers that be.

Thanks for all the help,
Clint

Mohammed Hamada

You can split, or Refund points by asking in the community support area with a link of this questions..!

originalbiffmalibu

This is found often with XP Media Center 2005. It is indeed asking for CD #2 about 98% of the way complete. You must edit the registry location for the windows installation to point to a complete directory of the almost 1GB I386 folder that media center has to offer. Clcik retry and the registry should point windows in the right direction.