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by **David Walke** » Wed, 01 May 2002 02:37:45

Article Q254135 says that Windows File Protection searches for the "correct"
files in DLLCache, then in the network installation path if any, then asks
for the install CD.

Shouldn't it also look in x:\Winnt\ServicePackFiles\i386? If not, then
using sfc /purgecache will cause the system to ultimately destabilize.
Unless, of course, sfc /purgecache then populates DLLCache with files from
ServicePackFiles. Is this the case?

I have read all the KB articles I can find on WFP and SFC, but I don't see
where it describes exactly how the files in the ServicePackFiles directory
come into play. This should be described somewhere, unless I just missed
it.

Thanks for any insight.

David Walker
DWalker at senderocapital dot commmmm (com, actually) (no junk e-mail
PLEASE)

by **Jerold Schulma** » Wed, 01 May 2002 05:31:44

>Article Q254135 says that Windows File Protection searches for the "correct"
>files in DLLCache, then in the network installation path if any, then asks
>for the install CD.

>Shouldn't it also look in x:\Winnt\ServicePackFiles\i386? If not, then
>using sfc /purgecache will cause the system to ultimately destabilize.
>Unless, of course, sfc /purgecache then populates DLLCache with files from
>ServicePackFiles. Is this the case?

>I have read all the KB articles I can find on WFP and SFC, but I don't see
>where it describes exactly how the files in the ServicePackFiles directory
>come into play. This should be described somewhere, unless I just missed
>it.

>Thanks for any insight.

>David Walker
>DWalker at senderocapital dot commmmm (com, actually) (no junk e-mail
>PLEASE)

It also uses the files pointed to by ServicePackSourcePath, tip 2509 in the 'NT
Reg Hacks' at http://www.jsiinc.com
Also, see tip 3788.

Jerold Schulman / MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com

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