Re: how to reinstall admin tools?

From: Dave (DaveM@hotmail.com)
Date: 12/15/02 

From: "Dave" <DaveM@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 05:07:30 -0800

When I run SFC, it says to mount the Windows XP
Professional CD but I have XP Home and it won't accept
that CD. Any clues what is going on?

>-----Original Message-----
>SCANNOW
>
>If you have an XP disk you can do a scan for missing
>files. Put the disk in your driver and wait for the
>autoplay to do it's thing. Now click exit on the
>selections screen and leave the disk in.
>click>start\run\and type in cmd and hit enter or click
ok.
>Now the command screen comes up and you type in
>SFC /scannow and hit enter. This should scan for any
>missing/corrupted files or dll's that windows XP needs
and put them
>back in their Microsoft specs.
>peter
>"James" <tripp@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote in message
news:052e01c2a183$85e1a320$d2f82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA09...
>| Somehow the Admin tools on my XP machine were corrupted
>| and will no longer run.
>| I'm wondering if anyone knows how to reinstall them.
>|
>
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