tmp.vbs file not foud on startup - Please help

Navigate to and see if you can find C:\I386 on your HD.

It's a Folder and should be the first after the Help Folder close to the front.

 

i386?

I am there. What do you want me to do?

Copy something to cd?

 

no, I just wanted to verify that you had it on the HD..

I'll be back in a bit and we'll set up so that sfc /scannow can read it from your HD.

I may have you change the reg entry or I may send you a little fix program..

Give me a little time, por favor

 

FYI, I see a SP1 and SP2 there but do not see an SP3 folder

 

I don't think SP3 has a folder and I believe SP1 and SP2 are kept in case you ever un-install SP3..

 

Before doing this, go to System Restore and set a new restore Point.. Just in case : )

You will need to tell your computer you have the files on your PC. We do this in the registry.

Goto > Start > Run and in the box type regedit then click OK

Now navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Setup

You will see various entries here on the right hand side. The one we want is called:
SourcePath

It probably has an entry pointing to your CD-ROM drive, and that is why it is asking for the XP CD. All we need to do is change it to:

C:\Windows

Simply double click the SourcePath setting and a new box will pop up allowing you to make the change.

Now restart your computer and try sfc /scannow again!

Please ask questions before doing anything, if you don’t understand..

 

I may have given you some bad info.

First is your I386 folder at C:\I386 or at c:\windows\I386

if it's not in windows let me know. no big deal, it just means one more edit

 

I found an interesting article on the svc and 'insert a cd issue'

http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html

probably nothing you don't already know.

The registry entry was originally set to C:\

 

I've got copies of that article on my desktop along with about 700 more.

That's why I say reading is King. lol

was the folder you found at c:\ and what was the setting in the reg.??

because if the reg was c:\ and it was asking for a CD something is wrong..

What I intended for you to look for was C:\windows\I386 but left out the windows in my post.. that's why you were to change the reg to c:\windows that is if that Folder resides there.. Does it??

 

No, I am afraid it does not. I did manage to get a copy of XP Pro SP2 and moved the C:\i386 to C:i386old and copied the the i386 directory from the cd to C:i386

I am running sfc now. I have been prompted 3 times to insert the XP Pro SP3 cd but I hit cancel and it went on without them.

I will keep you informed

If it still blows up I am wondering if I could backout SP3 and run then run sfc before re-installing SP3?

 

Here’s what I would do now that you can get the I386 file from the CD.

1. Copy the I386 folder from the CD to C:\Windows

2. Use the instructions for changing the SourcePath in the registry to C:\windows that’s all no more, no less.

3. Now run sfc /scannow and it will find the files. Sfc looks for the I386 folder so it’s not included in SourcePath.

I don’t know if you changed the SourcePath or not but if it still prompts you for a CD, it’s NOT right..


Not a good idea to backout SP3

 

Yep, I tried that. I think its complaining about the SP3 files. I think I need to find a copy of XP Pro SP3 and try it again.

I got through the scan but it kept prompting me for a XP Pro SP3 cd. I got through by canceling but I am guessing the files where I got the cd prompt did not get fixed.

I still have to have zonealarm at the less secure setting to access the internet.

I have sent out a note to someone that might have the cd's. For now I am going to bed. I have to work tomorrow but I will be in touch. Let me know if you have any other ideas.

I appreciate your help 2OG

 

Think I'll get a lil shut eye also.... If I come up with something, You'll be the first to know.

 

Good News!!!

I found a site that zonealarm had this exact same problem. apparently they have had it for a while.

http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/r20759839-MS-update-KB951748-and-ZoneAlarm-PROBLEM~start=100

I checked out the zonealarm updates and they just released an update to fix it. Apparently they had something that did not play well with MS update KB951748.

It appears we drove ourselves crazy trying to fix what turned out to be an application problem.

I can now access the internet in stealth mode

I am still going to try and find someone with a copy XP Pro SP3 cd so I can steal the i386 folder and contents in case of a future problem.

I think i am going ahead and install the other layers of protection after I create a new restore point of course

I can't thank you enough for your help and guidance thru all this. Hopefully I can let you spend more time helping others!

 

Sorry, I knew I couldn't leave you alone

I have noticed another oddity on my computer. When I go to the add/remove programs and look at the list the only ones that actually have a remove/change option in them are the programs I have installed since we started working on this

Adobe Reader 7.1 - I installed today
Antivire, Boclean, HJT, WinPatrol, and Zoneaslarm have change/remove options.

Everything else just shows the Size, Used, Last Used information.

I am baffled. For the most part its no problem but I got a notice from Dell today saying I had to upgrade the "Dell Support Center" which required removing the old "Dell Support Center". I can't do it and I guess I will not be able to upgrade.

Any ideas? I am still looking for someone with "XP Pro SP3" installation CDs so I can try and run a clean sfc.

 

I have been working with computers for over 40 years. I never recommend a program that I have not tested and found to be the BEST FREE program available. I screwed up on Zone Alarm, I knew about the conflict with the M$ update but thought it had been resolved already.

Avira AntiVir Free is the BEST of the FREE, bar none. Even better than most paid programs….
Bottom Line: AntiVir performed the best of the free programs, PERIOD.

Sounds like your Add/remove has lost contact with some of the un-installers. There is a program called CCleaner that has an un-install feature that, most of the time, works better than windows Add/Remove.. Has a lot of other great features and it’s FREE. Give it a try and see if you can un-install the programs that are not showing up in windows. In the mean time I will look for a fix for Add/Remove.

2OG

 

Some applications in Add/Remove Programs list are missing Change and Remove buttons ?

RESOLUTION

• Click Start, Run and type REGEDIT. This starts the Registry Editor. Navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\<Program Name>

• In the right-pane, do the following:

Double-click NoRemove (REG_DWORD) and set it to 0
Double-click NoModify (REG_DWORD) and set it to 0

If NoRemove is set to 1, the Remove button will be unavailable
If NoModify is set to 1, the Change button will be unavailable

 

Unfortunately the only applications lised in the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

part of the registry are those I have added since we determined we had a clean system. I have checked the registry backups we made and even the one I had prior to the SP3 upgrade and it is also blank. I am guessing one of my viruses removed the from the registry.

Does CCleaner depend on those entries being in the being in the registry?

 

I really don't know what it looks for..
If you have CCleaner, run it and click on tools on the left side and look under un-install to see if they are there..

 

Just a thought, if ccleaner gets it’s list from the registry, You in trouble..

On the other hand, each program has an Un-install program in it’s folder, or should, and you can go to the program folder, click on Un-install and remove it.. Hopefully

Look in some of the folders that aren't showing in add/remove to see if they have an un-install program..