Hmm, don't know what its called

jhoop2002 · 26-June-03, 11:17 PM

I know what the name is but its something that is in windows that you can type at the command prompt and it runs a program that checks all the files in windows to see if they are all in working order. Does anyone know what or how to get to this program.

I know its there cause a tech support guy had me do it one time.

jhoop2002 · 27-June-03, 12:25 AM

someones gotta have an idea of what I'm talking about.

NoSlak · 27-June-03, 12:42 AM

SFC? system file checker I think that worked in 98

jhoop2002 · 27-June-03, 12:45 AM

something like that

you know how to get to it in XP??

TekXoID · 27-June-03, 12:45 AM

Start>>Run>>Type "CMD" without the quotes>>Type "sfc" without the quotes>>Use Appropriate command parameters to use the tool.

Command Parameters are listed when you type sfc into Command

Make sure you have your O/S CD In the CD drive before running system file checker!

jhoop2002 · 27-June-03, 12:46 AM

thanks

jhoop2002 · 27-June-03, 01:09 AM

I've definatly got a problem now. I restarted my computer, don't know why exaclty, but though it would be better before i ran sfc.

Well i get an error right before windows loads saying that this file
windows\system32\config\system

is corrupt or not there. Do i tried to use the recovery console, but i don't know how to fix that file using the recovery console.

I get to where it says which os do you want to logon to and i chose c:windows and don't know where to go from there.

NoSlak · 27-June-03, 01:19 AM

U are pretty much screwed IMHO, prolly gunna have to reload or format,

jhoop2002 · 27-June-03, 01:21 AM

can't you replace that file in the recovery console or in dos, or is file specific to each system??

TekXoID · 27-June-03, 01:22 AM

Boot from your O/S CD and go to where you would normally do a fresh install and "Press R to run system repair" it will automatically find out what is missing or damaged and will fix accordingly.

jhoop2002 · 27-June-03, 01:24 AM

no it doesn't, or you need to be more specifc. I get to that screen and press r and it brings me to a dos prompt and asks what os i want to login to. I have 1: c:\windos, and the only thing i know to type in the gets me anywhere is c:\windows, and then i am at a dos prompt.

NoSlak · 27-June-03, 01:25 AM

I beleive it is a virtual file that u cannot do anything with. Were u trying to OC?
Broadbandreports.com
did have a " cure " or what have u to that error althogh even they said it was not 100% My friend got that error and he did what they said to do and he boorted up fine but had to reload Os , I tried it and nuttin had to format. Type your error in theyre search bar is my only hope to you.

jhoop2002 · 27-June-03, 01:27 AM

no wasn't oc. I first got this error after i install the chipset drivers that said somefiles needed to be replaced (but i cancelled that) and now i pay the price. If was just a terd in my system i guess.

jhoop2002 · 27-June-03, 01:29 AM

haven't read the article yet, but i think this will help

http://www.broadbandreports.com/foru...inme~mode=flat

and then theres microsofts say on the matter (corrupt registry AAAAAAHHHH!!!!!)

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307545

jcarkeys · 27-June-03, 01:36 AM

Dang, I had that exact same problem happen to me. The exact same. And I had made a backup registry (weird coincidence), and I wasn't even able to restore it. So, you basically have to reinstall. Sorry

Booger Eater · 08-December-03, 10:13 AM

You may also want to try "chkdsk /r" in the dos prompt.....

"The fourth pass of CHKDSK is only invoked if the /R switch is used. /R is used to locate bad sectors in the volume's free space. When /R is used, CHKDSK attempts to read every sector on the volume to confirm that the sector is usable. Sectors associated with metadata are read during the natural course of running CHKDSK even when /R is not used. Sectors associated with user data are read during earlier phases of CHKDSK provided /R is specified. When an unreadable sector is located, NTFS will add the cluster containing that sector to its list of bad clusters and, if the cluster was in use, allocate a new cluster to do the job of the old. If a fault tolerant disk driver is being used, data is recovered and written to the newly allocated cluster. Otherwise, the new cluster is filled with a pattern of 0xFF bytes. When NTFS encounters unreadable sectors during the course of normal operation, it will also remap them in the same way. Thus, the /R switch is usually not essential, but it can be used as a convenient mechanism for scanning the entire volume if a disk is suspected of having bad sectors."

HoJo · 08-December-03, 10:17 AM

Check the date on the threads you're answering. This one is almost 6 months old. I'm sure he has solved his problem by now. Oh, and welcome to PR.

Booger Eater · 08-December-03, 10:19 AM

lol, well I found this thread about a week ago when I had the same problem..... and I figured I'd come back and say how I fixed it...

Oh, btw thanks for the welcome.

godfoot · 08-December-03, 04:09 PM

Just for anyone else that comes across this problem (I know it is an old thread) here is another possible cause:
Is this a released version of XP or a bootlegged one.
I got a copy not long after XP came out to play with and see if I wanted to get it. Since this copy could not be authenticated, I got the same error after 30 days.
Fortunately (assuming you install your program files onto another partition or drive) all that had to be re-installed was the OS and any app/game patches that wrote to the registry since Windows now reinstalls over itself rather nicely.

26-June-03, 11:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
jhoop2002 Apex Tech Maniac Supreme Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: duh, pimprig.com Posts: 988	Hmm, don't know what its called I know what the name is but its something that is in windows that you can type at the command prompt and it runs a program that checks all the files in windows to see if they are all in working order. Does anyone know what or how to get to this program. I know its there cause a tech support guy had me do it one time. __________________ Abit NF7-S Athlon XP2400+ Gainward Gefore 4 Ti4600 1 Gig Corsair XMS3200

27-June-03, 12:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
jhoop2002 Apex Tech Maniac Supreme Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: duh, pimprig.com Posts: 988	someones gotta have an idea of what I'm talking about. __________________ Abit NF7-S Athlon XP2400+ Gainward Gefore 4 Ti4600 1 Gig Corsair XMS3200

27-June-03, 12:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
NoSlak Gridiron Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Hovering over the Neg Rep Button Posts: 3,640	SFC? system file checker I think that worked in 98 __________________ The best activities for your health are pumping and humping." -Arnold Schwarzenegger Mongol General: "What is best in life?" Conan: "To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women." Only two people have every offered to die for you. One was Jesus Christ and the other is the American GI. One died for your soul, the other died for your freedom.

27-June-03, 12:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
jhoop2002 Apex Tech Maniac Supreme Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: duh, pimprig.com Posts: 988	something like that you know how to get to it in XP?? __________________ Abit NF7-S Athlon XP2400+ Gainward Gefore 4 Ti4600 1 Gig Corsair XMS3200

27-June-03, 12:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
jhoop2002 Apex Tech Maniac Supreme Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: duh, pimprig.com Posts: 988	thanks __________________ Abit NF7-S Athlon XP2400+ Gainward Gefore 4 Ti4600 1 Gig Corsair XMS3200

27-June-03, 12:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
TekXoID Banned Join Date: May 2003 Location: looking for love in the nearest gay bar Posts: 4,089	Start>>Run>>Type "CMD" without the quotes>>Type "sfc" without the quotes>>Use Appropriate command parameters to use the tool. Command Parameters are listed when you type sfc into Command Make sure you have your O/S CD In the CD drive before running system file checker!

27-June-03, 01:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
jhoop2002 Apex Tech Maniac Supreme Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: duh, pimprig.com Posts: 988	I've definatly got a problem now. I restarted my computer, don't know why exaclty, but though it would be better before i ran sfc. Well i get an error right before windows loads saying that this file windows\system32\config\system is corrupt or not there. Do i tried to use the recovery console, but i don't know how to fix that file using the recovery console. I get to where it says which os do you want to logon to and i chose c:windows and don't know where to go from there. __________________ Abit NF7-S Athlon XP2400+ Gainward Gefore 4 Ti4600 1 Gig Corsair XMS3200

27-June-03, 01:19 AM	#8 (permalink)
NoSlak Gridiron Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Hovering over the Neg Rep Button Posts: 3,640	U are pretty much screwed IMHO, prolly gunna have to reload or format, __________________ The best activities for your health are pumping and humping." -Arnold Schwarzenegger Mongol General: "What is best in life?" Conan: "To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women." Only two people have every offered to die for you. One was Jesus Christ and the other is the American GI. One died for your soul, the other died for your freedom.

27-June-03, 01:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
jhoop2002 Apex Tech Maniac Supreme Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: duh, pimprig.com Posts: 988	can't you replace that file in the recovery console or in dos, or is file specific to each system?? __________________ Abit NF7-S Athlon XP2400+ Gainward Gefore 4 Ti4600 1 Gig Corsair XMS3200

27-June-03, 01:22 AM	#10 (permalink)
TekXoID Banned Join Date: May 2003 Location: looking for love in the nearest gay bar Posts: 4,089	Boot from your O/S CD and go to where you would normally do a fresh install and "Press R to run system repair" it will automatically find out what is missing or damaged and will fix accordingly.

27-June-03, 01:24 AM	#11 (permalink)
jhoop2002 Apex Tech Maniac Supreme Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: duh, pimprig.com Posts: 988	no it doesn't, or you need to be more specifc. I get to that screen and press r and it brings me to a dos prompt and asks what os i want to login to. I have 1: c:\windos, and the only thing i know to type in the gets me anywhere is c:\windows, and then i am at a dos prompt. __________________ Abit NF7-S Athlon XP2400+ Gainward Gefore 4 Ti4600 1 Gig Corsair XMS3200

27-June-03, 01:25 AM	#12 (permalink)
NoSlak Gridiron Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Hovering over the Neg Rep Button Posts: 3,640	I beleive it is a virtual file that u cannot do anything with. Were u trying to OC? Broadbandreports.com did have a " cure " or what have u to that error althogh even they said it was not 100% My friend got that error and he did what they said to do and he boorted up fine but had to reload Os , I tried it and nuttin had to format. Type your error in theyre search bar is my only hope to you. __________________ The best activities for your health are pumping and humping." -Arnold Schwarzenegger Mongol General: "What is best in life?" Conan: "To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women." Only two people have every offered to die for you. One was Jesus Christ and the other is the American GI. One died for your soul, the other died for your freedom.

27-June-03, 01:27 AM	#13 (permalink)
jhoop2002 Apex Tech Maniac Supreme Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: duh, pimprig.com Posts: 988	no wasn't oc. I first got this error after i install the chipset drivers that said somefiles needed to be replaced (but i cancelled that) and now i pay the price. If was just a terd in my system i guess. __________________ Abit NF7-S Athlon XP2400+ Gainward Gefore 4 Ti4600 1 Gig Corsair XMS3200

27-June-03, 01:29 AM	#14 (permalink)
jhoop2002 Apex Tech Maniac Supreme Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: duh, pimprig.com Posts: 988	haven't read the article yet, but i think this will help http://www.broadbandreports.com/foru...inme~mode=flat and then theres microsofts say on the matter (corrupt registry AAAAAAHHHH!!!!!) http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307545 __________________ Abit NF7-S Athlon XP2400+ Gainward Gefore 4 Ti4600 1 Gig Corsair XMS3200

27-June-03, 01:36 AM	#15 (permalink)
jcarkeys Key Hoe Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Defiance, MO (real city) Posts: 2,333	Dang, I had that exact same problem happen to me. The exact same. And I had made a backup registry (weird coincidence), and I wasn't even able to restore it. So, you basically have to reinstall. Sorry

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08-December-03, 04:09 PM	#19 (permalink)
godfoot A George Orwell fan...sorta Join Date: May 2003 Location: "Truth is not determined by majority vote." Posts: 9,948	Just for anyone else that comes across this problem (I know it is an old thread) here is another possible cause: Is this a released version of XP or a bootlegged one. I got a copy not long after XP came out to play with and see if I wanted to get it. Since this copy could not be authenticated, I got the same error after 30 days. Fortunately (assuming you install your program files onto another partition or drive) all that had to be re-installed was the OS and any app/game patches that wrote to the registry since Windows now reinstalls over itself rather nicely. __________________

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