Need help locating a file

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Look at your Windows folder (usually C drive; either \WINNT or \Windows).
The service pack files should be at %windir%\ServicePackFiles\i386

Check the Windows Explorer "View" options --- set it to show you all folders; all system folders; & hidden files.
Bring up Windows Explorer / Tools / Folder Options/ select VIEW Tab and look at all of settings listed.

"CHECK" (turn on) Display the contents of system folders.

Under column, Hidden files and folders----choose ( *select* ) Show hidden files and folders.
Next, un-check Hide extensions for known file types.
Next un-check Hide protected operating system files.

HTH
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Maurice N
MVP Windows - Shell / User
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Steve Magoon wrote:
>> Open %WinDir%\System32 folder and and rename the existing copy of
>> MMSYS.CPL (to OldMMSYS.CPL). Windows File Protection will issue a
>> new copy of this file. If that does not help, you need to extract a
>> new copy of the file from
>> the ServicePackFiles\i386 folder or from the Windows XP CD-ROM,
>> whichever has the latest version of the CPL file.
>>
>> --
>> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP Shell/User
>
>
> Ramesh, or anyone,
>
> Thank you for your assistance. I tried renaming mmsys.cpl with
> Oldmmsys.cpl and a copy was made by my system, but that did not help.
> Where is the "ServicePackFiles\i386" folder? How do I locate it? A
> search for this did not yield anything. I have SP2 installed. I also
> searched the WinXP CDROM, also with no results.
>
> Steve

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Steve Magoon wrote:
>> "Maurice N ~ MVP" wrote
>>
>> Look at your Windows folder (usually C drive; either \WINNT or
>> \Windows). The service pack files should be at
>> %windir%\ServicePackFiles\i386
>>
>> Check the Windows Explorer "View" options --- set it to show you all
>> folders; all system folders; & hidden files.
>
> Maurice,
>
> I have those options set, but still the folder (
> C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 ) does not seem to exist. What am I
> doing wrong?
>
> Steve

Is your XP at service pack 1, or 2, or none? And if it's on SP2, did you get it on-line at Windows Update?
Where is *your* Windows XP folder located?
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Maurice N
MVP Windows - Shell / User
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Look at your XP CD, at the \I386 folder. You'll see a MMSYS.CP_

You'll need to expand that file to your Windows' System32 folder with it's final name being MMSYS.CPL

"How to expand Windows XP files from the installation disk"
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/888017

The syntax of the EXPAND command is
expand source [destination]
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Maurice N
MVP Windows - Shell / User
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Steve Magoon wrote:
>> Is your XP at service pack 1, or 2, or none? And if it's on SP2,
>> did you get it on-line at Windows Update?
>> Where is *your* Windows XP folder located?
>> --
>> Maurice N
>> MVP Windows - Shell / User
>
> Maurice, I have WinXP SP2 upgrade on CD-ROM. Sorry I didn't make that
> clear earlier. So I assume mmsys.cpl is somewhere on the CD-ROM, but
> when I did a search there, it didn't come up. Is it in an archived
> library somewhere?
>
> Steve

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Steve, You are very welcome !

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Maurice N
MVP Windows - Shell / User
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Steve Magoon wrote:
>> "Maurice N ~ MVP" wrote
>>
>> Look at your XP CD, at the \I386 folder. You'll see a MMSYS.CP_
>>
>> You'll need to expand that file to your Windows' System32 folder
>> with it's final name being MMSYS.CPL
>>
>> "How to expand Windows XP files from the installation disk"
>> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/888017
>>
>> The syntax of the EXPAND command is
>> expand source [destination]
>
>
> Thank you for your help!
>
> Steve