How to extract a system file from the Windows XP CD-ROM?
There are situations where you need to expand a DLL file or any other system file from the Windows XP CD-ROM, in order to replace a corrupt or missing file in the system. Here are the instructions to expand a file from the source CD. Note: If you have a Service Pack installed, you need to extract the latest copy of the DLL. Your base Windows XP CD (without any Service Packs included) will not help if you already have a Service Pack installed in your system. Therefore, make sure that you’re extracting the system file from a slipstreamed Windows XP CD-ROM (SP2 integration), or get the updated files from %Windir%\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder. Extracting a file from Windows XP CD-ROM Insert your Windows XP CD-ROM into the drive. Click Start, Run and type CMD.EXE. Use the Expand command.
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