My friend ask me how to fix his corrupted XP files (mostly Windows System Files).
Well, actually that problem can be solved easily, using this few steps. This is what Im going to share with you today.
The things that you will need:
Windows XP Operating System
Windows XP CD
Steps:
1) First place the CD into your CD/DVD Drive.
2) Go to start
3) type “run”
4) type in “sfc /scannow” (without the “)
Now, it should load and fix all your corrupted file on Windows XP.
August 5th, 2007 at 3:40 pm
Yeahh cool
January 24th, 2008 at 7:08 am
Thought/Question…if you are on XP SP2, wouldn’t you need an XP SP2 install CD to fix your system files or risk installing older versions?
February 26th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
thanks a lot. saved my day
March 16th, 2008 at 1:42 am
i have done this process before and it worked., how come now that the error came up again, i tried doing this process again, but now it wont work. it keeps on asking me to insert the cd but i have. wt???
March 23rd, 2008 at 6:35 pm
what do I do when I can’t get to the start menu, search or run? HELP!! Newbie here
March 25th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
mazzyc,
Check this site, it gives some reasons for this problem. It is most likely because you have added a new HDD or CD which shifted the drive letters so that the system is looking for the files on the wrong drive letter.
http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html
April 20th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
trying this now, thanks.
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:04 am
All:
Need to ask a question. I have a PC (Dell Latitude D600) that will not boot up..keep getting blue screen with message “fatal error” etc…I got the diagnostics disk out and ran tests. There are several message blocks that say ” uncorrectable data error or media is write protected”. My hard drive was encrypted with PointSec and now we have decrypted it hoping that it would fix the issue or at least let me get to some of my files. However, the Blue screens continued so we put the hard drive into a USB enclosure and hooked it up to my other PC as an external drive. I can read the C: drive but where my files are all at on the D: drive it says “The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable”….Sorry for the long story..here is my question…I know that some of the drive is bad but do I have to lose my entire 3 years of data ? do I take the hard drive to a shop that fixes drives or is there some software that I can use or can I run chkdks or something just on that drive ? Looking for answers, thanks everyone
May 24th, 2008 at 11:59 am
It really worked with my vista - Thank you very much !
Saved all my 300Gb Emule finished programs directory, and fasten my computer …. Uff…. Good Bless you !
May 28th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
it asking me what to open the program with that was my problem
June 29th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Fuck you man You’re the best…u saved my day!!
July 11th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
I tried doing this but it keeps saying file not found! What am I doing wrong?
July 14th, 2008 at 8:42 am
thanks for solution and now i have another problem.
any software files that was i install in my window is corrupting.plzzz give me solution
August 4th, 2008 at 2:02 am
Hi
I have a peculiar problem in my XP machine. Mp3 files written thru my Samsung DVD writer (model 202j) are not playable in other DVD or audio players. The tracks are jumping and disturbed. These tracks play ok even when you play on the PC from the same CD on which they are written. But not outside the PC. It does not play in any other PC also.
What could be the issue? Recently I formatted my C drive and reinstalled the XP afresh and applied all the patches. Still the problem persists.
Would appreciate if some one help me out.
I have checked, there is no issue with the DVD writer.
Thanks.
November 5th, 2008 at 12:22 am
The file adan408.sys is corrupted during setup on window installation. Pls help!! My email is daisy4uchy4christ@yahoo.com