JSI Tip 8229. What is SPVerify.exe?

SPVerify.exe is a command-line tools that lists the files that copied to your computer's disk when you install a service pack or hotfix. SPVerify.exe generates an XML (Extensible Markup Language) log that contains the new and replaced files.

To install the SPVerify tool, download SPVerify.msi.

When you type "C:Program FilesMicrosoft SPVerifyspverify.exe" /?, you receive:

Microsoft Windows SpVerify - Version 1.0Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 2003. All rights reserved.Command line format:   SpVerify.exe  ...Valid parameters:   -p          : package installation directory (extracted)   -c          : self extracting cabinet path   -o      : XML output file name (default = spverify.xml)   -f                : force cabinet extraction   -l    : output information level: warning, full or version   -h,-?             : print this help message   Only one of the -p and -c parameters can be specified.

NOTE: You can use SPVerify.exe with any Windows 2000 and greater service pack or hotfix that uses Update.exe version 5.2.0.0, or later.

Examples.

If you extracted Windows 2000 SP4 to C:Sp4I386, run:

"C:Program FilesMicrosoft SPVerifyspverify.exe" /p c:sp4i386 /l full

To generate a warning report on the network download of Windows 2000 SP4:

"C:Program FilesMicrosoft SPVerifyspverify.exe" /c w2ksp4.exe

To generate a full report on hotix 810585:

"C:Program FilesMicrosoft SPVerifyspverify.exe" /c q810585_w2k_sp4_X86_en.exe /l full

NOTE: If you are not sure if reinstalling a package will fix a problem, running SPVerify can help you determine what files will be replaced and added.