Finding and repairing corrupted windows files

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John - 30 Dec 2005 20:30 GMT

In W95,98, there used to be a utility that would check all the dll files to
see if any were corrupted and allow a repair. Does anyone know if such a
utility exists in W-XP Home and if so, how to access it?

Thanks,

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Carey Frisch [MVP] - 30 Dec 2005 21:29 GMT

1. Go to Start > Run and type: CMD , and hit enter.
2. In the Command Prompt window type: SFC /SCANNOW
and hit enter. Have your Windows XP CD available.

After running SFC:

Go to Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools >
System Information > View > System History

Introduction to using scannow sfc (system file checker)
http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html

Description of Windows XP System File Checker (Sfc.exe)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310747&Product=winxp

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| In W95,98, there used to be a utility that would check all the dll files to
| see if any were corrupted and allow a repair. Does anyone know if such a
| utility exists in W-XP Home and if so, how to access it?
|
| Thanks,

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John - 30 Dec 2005 21:41 GMT

Thanks Carey,

John

> 1. Go to Start > Run and type: CMD , and hit enter.
> 2. In the Command Prompt window type: SFC /SCANNOW
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> |
> | Thanks,

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