xp cd or oem restore cd.

[phil]

I have a oem restore cd. I would like to have the possibility to do an "sfc
/scannow" or "repair install".
Suppose I buy an actual xp cd, could I do a repair install with that cd
,without further ado, or what would be the procedure ??

My OS is evidently win Xp ,with he latest updates. Thanks

[Joseph Conway \(MSFT\)]

You should be able to do a /scannow with a OEM CD as far as I know.

--
Joseph W. Conway, MCSE
Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server Group

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

"phil" > wrote in message
...
> I have a oem restore cd. I would like to have the possibility to do an
"sfc
> /scannow" or "repair install".
> Suppose I buy an actual xp cd, could I do a repair install with that cd
> ,without further ado, or what would be the procedure ??
>
> My OS is evidently win Xp ,with he latest updates. Thanks
>
>

[Maureen Goldman]

>"phil" > wrote:
>I have a oem restore cd. I would like to have the possibility to do an "sfc
>/scannow" or "repair install".
>Suppose I buy an actual xp cd, could I do a repair install with that cd
>,without further ado, or what would be the procedure ??
>
>My OS is evidently win Xp ,with he latest updates. Thanks

You should be able to do both. As for sfc /scannow, first use RUN and
type in cmd. Hit enter to get a dos box, then type the command.

[Harry Ohrn]

If this is a "restore CD" as the OP mentioned then it could very likely just
be an image file in which case SFC can access anything out of it :-(

--

Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"Joseph Conway (MSFT)" > wrote in message
...
> You should be able to do a /scannow with a OEM CD as far as I know.
>
> --
> Joseph W. Conway, MCSE
> Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server Group
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
>
> "phil" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have a oem restore cd. I would like to have the possibility to do an
> "sfc
> > /scannow" or "repair install".
> > Suppose I buy an actual xp cd, could I do a repair install with that cd
> > ,without further ado, or what would be the procedure ??
> >
> > My OS is evidently win Xp ,with he latest updates. Thanks
> >
> >
>
>

[Harry Ohrn]

Providing the version of XP that you buy is the same as the version you are
running (Home->Home or Pro->Pro) then yes you should be able to use it to
run SFC or do a Repair Install.

--

Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"phil" > wrote in message
...
> I have a oem restore cd. I would like to have the possibility to do an
"sfc
> /scannow" or "repair install".
> Suppose I buy an actual xp cd, could I do a repair install with that cd
> ,without further ado, or what would be the procedure ??
>
> My OS is evidently win Xp ,with he latest updates. Thanks
>
>