Re: Reinstalling Windows Components

I do not understand. Try this, Don.

Open a command prompt...
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
In the command prompt type: sfc /? hit Enter.

What happens? Do you get an error? Or a line starting with:
Microsoft(R) Windows XP Windows File Checker Version 5.1???

System File Checker (sfc) help...
Paste the following line into Start | Run and click OK...

hh ntcmds.chm::/system_file_checker.htm

Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System File Checker
(Sfc.exe)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310747

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:O2GhnFJRHHA.3316@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Don Smith <donsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Thanks Wesley, that ran, but SFC still won't run from the hard disk. How
do I re-install SFC on my hard disk? I've searched and can't find
*components*.

Thanks for your help.
Don

Wesley Vogel wrote:
I just tried it and all I got was a flash of a black window! What would
have caused that?

If you type just: sfc into Start | Run, it will just flash the
command prompt and close it.

Try this.

System File Checker (sfc.exe) replaces screwed up system files.

Load your XP CD in your CD drive.

Start | Run | Type or paste: sfc /scannow | Click OK

sfc /scannow scans all protected system files immediately and replaces
incorrect versions with correct Microsoft versions.

System File Checker takes a while to run.

If you have XP Home and it asks for your XP Pro CD, see this KB
article...

You may be prompted to insert a Windows XP Professional CD when you run
the System File Checker tool in Windows XP Home Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/897128

If SFC.EXE did anything it will be listed in the Event Viewer.

Open the Event Viewer...
Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | Click OK | Click System |

Windows File Protection will be listed under the Source column. Look at
any Windows File Protection entries.

Explains a whole bunch about sfc.exe.
scannow sfc (sfc.exe)
http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html

Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System File Checker
(Sfc.exe)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310747

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