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hey, rick, i tried to run the scan using "sfc/scannow" (no quotes) and notice
said cannot find sfc/scannow, so i tried just scannow, and just sfc, but
nada. then entered "system check" which took me to all kinds of files and
drivers, etc. any advice? thanks.
"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
> Hi,
>
> No need to reload. Click start/run, type "sfc /scannow" (without the quotes)
> and click ok. This will run the system file checker, and corrupted or
> incorrect versions will be replaced with fresh ones from the I386 folder on
> the hard drive or installation CD.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "ms. greenhorn" <ms. greenhorn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9B487ED1-860C-4628-A9BE-A20C265F4F7C@microsoft.com...
> > help center says i probably have a corrupt file and need to reinstall OS.
> > how much back up do i need - just data or start-up/re-boot info. and is
> > it
> > very hard to move back-up stuff to external drive? am really new at this
> > and
> > don't know where to start.
>
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