Is there an XP tool to scan and recover damadged system files?

[thelordoftherings]

Hello,

I have few problems which I think are caused by missed or damadged system files. Is there a tool in XP that allows you to scan and restore missed or damadged files (assuming I have the XP CD of course)? If yes than where do I find it?

 

[KevinADC]

START>RUN then type sfc, click OK, check the "scan for altered files" option, then click the start button.

 

[thelordoftherings]

Hello,

When I type sfc I receive a prompt to type it with parameter like /SCANNOW, when I do that I don't have any option to choose from it immiditaley starts scanning...

 

[KevinADC]

OK, well it should still do what you want it to. I just took a quick look on my W98 system and thats how it runs (the way I posted), but I guess XP is a bit different.

 

[thelordoftherings]

Than I guess it is different, all it does is scan but I don't see that it alters for damadged files Thank you for your kind help anyway, but anyone with an XP experience can answer that please?

 

[wunkunn]

thelordoftherings
I run XP and when I run the sfc /scannow it wants the XP CD and then does it's thing. The only way I know it is making corrections is by watching the leds on the hd and CD drive.
The required system files are compared, corrected or replaced as necessary. No summary is given of the actions taken.

 

[KevinADC]

yep, according to the micorsoft site that's how it work in XP:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310747#kb2

 

[linney]

SFC leaves a report in the Event Viewer (System) at completion.

Event Type: Information
Event Source: Windows File Protection

You can get to the Event Viewer via right click My Computer icon and select Manage.

If "SFC/ Scannow" does not fix anything, you could try repairing windows by running it over itself. You will lose all your windows updates but your files will be untouched.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP (Q315341)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q315/3/41.asp

 

[stuke]

I tried using the sfc/scannow but when it came to putting the cd in I ran into trouble. Basically it kept telling me that the CD was the wrong one. It kept asking me for an XP disk with SP2 on it. The operating system I have was originally without any service Pack. I had to add sp2 (slipstreaming), and although I put this onto another disk with XP integrated the disk was not bootable. So neither the original disk or the one with the service pack did the trick. I also tried another XP disk that I have with SP2 (I am using this to build a system for someone) but it never worked either. What a pain.

 

[electronicsfreak]

Did you use your original disc files when slipstreaming a new disc with sp2? If not follow this site below to make a new one. Also even if the disc isnt bootable if it has sp2 on it the scan should still use it for they do on mine although im using win2k pro. Anyways let me know.

http://www.petri.co.il/windows_2000_xp_sp_slipstreaming.htm

 

[linney]

Try making another Slipstream CD, and make it bootable, and see if that works.

Slipstream Service Packs
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Maybe you could change the SourcePath and copy your current Slipstreamed files to it, OR point it to your current files. It must reflect the exact location of the I386 folder.

Check This Registry location.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion

Have a look at the Value for SourcePath and see what it says.

Change the souce file path
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Prompted for CD-ROM When You Run System File Checker While Correct CD-ROM Is in Drive

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;263499&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

Prompted to Insert Your Windows XP CD-ROM During Setup When the CD-ROM Is in the CD-ROM

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811260&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

 

[stuke]

linney, there is no SourcePath!!!
Would explain a bit.

I have a pata drive and a RAID sata. I normally boot to the RAID sata but the PATA is C: No doubt I booted to C: and then just installed from the slipstreamed image on the hard drive, rather than using the CD (takes about 20min of the install and removes any chance of a corruption due to the cd or cd-drive).

So I might not be able to do this, as I probably removed the slip from the hard drive at some stage.

 

[linney]

Double check you are looking in the correct location and not doing, as I often do, confusing the Windows and Windows NT keys?

Perhaps you can just create a new string value (SourcePath) for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion and point it to wherever you keep your installation files?

Out of interest what have you got about SourcePath(s) at this location?

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup