- Quick Questions for XP Pro
- Posted by Will on October 2nd, 2005
I am not ignorant about Windows XP Pro in general, but there have been a few
small issues that I have not been able to solve completely. Since explaining
my situation would require too much time, I will just ask for the following.
When Windows was first installed and fully updated, were there the two
driver files papyjoy.sys and papycpu2.sys in /WINDOWS/system32/drivers? I
just cannot determine whether these are legitimate.
If you have an OEM Windows XP Pro installation disk with SP1a, what is the
volume label, which is what appears as the new name of the CD drive? I ask
because my sfc utility does not accept my installation media as so I cannot
go through a manual scan.
- Posted by ANONYMOUS on October 3rd, 2005
Will,
Let me give you a piece of advice. If you have any problems about
files, you can always put the names in Google search box and it will
tell you everything about them!
As to your two files, they are not normal windows files.
HTH
Will wrote:
>
> I am not ignorant about Windows XP Pro in general, but there have been a few
> small issues that I have not been able to solve completely. Since explaining
> my situation would require too much time, I will just ask for the following.
>
> When Windows was first installed and fully updated, were there the two
> driver files papyjoy.sys and papycpu2.sys in /WINDOWS/system32/drivers? I
> just cannot determine whether these are legitimate.
>
> If you have an OEM Windows XP Pro installation disk with SP1a, what is the
> volume label, which is what appears as the new name of the CD drive? I ask
> because my sfc utility does not accept my installation media as so I cannot
> go through a manual scan.
- Posted by Steve N. on October 3rd, 2005
Will wrote:
> I am not ignorant about Windows XP Pro in general, but there have been a few
> small issues that I have not been able to solve completely. Since explaining
> my situation would require too much time, I will just ask for the following.
>
> When Windows was first installed and fully updated, were there the two
> driver files papyjoy.sys and papycpu2.sys in /WINDOWS/system32/drivers? I
> just cannot determine whether these are legitimate.
They are not native Windows files. What does a scan of them with up to
date antivirus and antispyware result in?
>
> If you have an OEM Windows XP Pro installation disk with SP1a, what is the
> volume label, which is what appears as the new name of the CD drive? I ask
> because my sfc utility does not accept my installation media as so I cannot
> go through a manual scan.
>
You need to use a slipstreamed CD with the same SP level as your OS.
Do a Google search on Slipstreaming. SFC will not remove the files you
question about, though.
Steve
- Posted by Will on October 3rd, 2005
Yes, I already looked up those drivers on the internet. Thank you for
confirming that they are unimportant nonetheless. I still think it awkward
that such a game needs to install a (virtual?) device driver. I did not
realize until yesterday that Sierra Racing Games are also Papyrus ones.
The custom builder of my computer installed XP Pro SP1a for me and shipped
the OEM installation disk with it as well. So presumably the versions should
match perfectly. I should try to find someone else with an OEM disk, but I
am afraid that there is something strangely wrong with my SFC program. I
would still like to know the volume label for a standard disk, just in case
something is different.
By the way, I currently have SP2 installed and enabling DEP causes a stop
error as Windows just starts to load up after booting. This is the most
irritating problem, but I do not desperately need it fixed.
- Posted by Steve N. on October 4th, 2005
Will wrote:
> Yes, I already looked up those drivers on the internet. Thank you for
> confirming that they are unimportant nonetheless. I still think it awkward
> that such a game needs to install a (virtual?) device driver. I did not
> realize until yesterday that Sierra Racing Games are also Papyrus ones.
>
> The custom builder of my computer installed XP Pro SP1a for me and shipped
> the OEM installation disk with it as well. So presumably the versions should
> match perfectly. I should try to find someone else with an OEM disk, but I
> am afraid that there is something strangely wrong with my SFC program. I
> would still like to know the volume label for a standard disk, just in case
> something is different.
I don't think the CD Volume label matters. Your SFC problem is that
you're feeding it an SP1a CD when it needs an SP2 CD. Like I suggested
do a search for Slipstreaming.
Steve
>
> By the way, I currently have SP2 installed and enabling DEP causes a stop
> error as Windows just starts to load up after booting. This is the most
> irritating problem, but I do not desperately need it fixed.
>
>
- Posted by Will on October 5th, 2005
This problem actually dates back to when it first installed. And I have
already tried SFC with a slipstreamed SP2 CD. Thoroughly confounding
problem, isn't it?
