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| Thread ID: 31885 | 2003-04-03 08:05:00 | System File Checker (or similar) for XP ? ? ? | glenn (177) | Press F1 |
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| 133131 | 2003-04-03 08:05:00 | I was using win98 before upgrading to xp pro. When I needed to reinstall a corrupted system file, I could use System File Checker or the extract utility in DOS. Does anyone know if there are similar utilities within xp? Cheers g |
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| 133132 | 2003-04-03 08:14:00 | Well there is a system file checker on WinXp as per Microsoft(R) Windows XP Windows File Checker Version 5.1 (C) 1999-2000 Microsoft Corp. All rights reserved Scans all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with correct Microsoft versions. SFC [/SCANNOW] [/SCANONCE] [/SCANBOOT] [/REVERT] [/PURGECACHE] [/CACHESIZE=x] /SCANNOW Scans all protected system files immediately. /SCANONCE Scans all protected system files once at the next boot. /SCANBOOT Scans all protected system files at every boot. /REVERT Return scan to default setting. /PURGECACHE Purges the file cache. /CACHESIZE=x Sets the file cache size. You must be logged on as a member of the Administrators group to run sfc. If sfc discovers that a protected file has been overwritten, it retrieves the correct version of the file from the %systemroot%\system32\dllcache folder, and then replaces the incorrect file. If the %systemroot%\system32\dllcache folder becomes corrupt or unusable, use sfc /scannow, sfc /scanonce, or sfc /scanboot to repair the contents of the Dllcache directory. And you also have System Restore, can't say I have ever (had to use) used SFC,,, Babe. |
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| 133133 | 2003-04-03 08:50:00 | would i use this with the Command Prompt available while windows is running? | glenn (177) | ||
| 133134 | 2003-04-03 08:53:00 | Yes. Babe. |
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