Re: XP corruption



Carl Fogelin wrote:
Something happened last night to my system such that I think some system files became corrupted. I am finally able to boot up, but not without some "barking" messages. Anyone know of a utility I can run that will check and see which files are damaged? Any help appreciated.

Carl


What in the world do you mean by "barking" messages?

Anyway, try Start > Run > SFC /Scannow and have your installation CD ready to insert when prompted.

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