Re: a Win System File Protection problem

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_attbi.com)
Date: 05/30/03


Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 18:18:56 GMT


         Point it to the I386 directory on the disk. If something is not
right on the disk then download or obtain SP2 file and use the -x option to
extract it to a folder and point it to that. For me it has always worked it
I point it to the I386 folder with the extracted files. --Steve

"Martin Plechsmid" <MPlechsmid.remove_to@send_mail.merlin.cz> wrote in
message news:OZk8TunJDHA.1784@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> The Windows System File Protection says that some system files have been
> replaced by an unknown version and wants me to put the Windows 2000 SP2
> installation CD into my CD-ROM drive. But, I've got Windows installed from
a
> network (LAN) disk. There we have the Win 2000 SP3 installation already,
and
> our SP2 installation CDs are not accepted (probably, the installation
files
> are in a different directory than expected).
>
> What am I to do? Lots of Windows Update patches are already installed, so
I
> don't want to run the Windows repair installation.
>
> Thanks,
> Martin.
>
>
>



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