Scf windows 2000

Contents Exit focus mode. Description of System File Checker Sfc. Please rate your experience Yes No. Any additional feedback? In this article. TechRepublic does not and will not support problems that arise from editing your registry. Use the Registry Editor and the following directions at your own risk. Working in safe mode If there is a problem with a driver or some other glitch preventing Windows from booting normally, Windows can automatically boot in Safe Mode.

You may even want to manually boot Windows to Safe Mode. For example, say you install a video driver that's buggy or isn't compatible with Windows , and you can't see the desktop properly to log on. When the system begins to boot, press [F8] in order to display the boot menu, which offers the Safe Mode options.

The Networking key lists the services that start when you select Safe Mode With Networking from the boot menu. Although it's possible to modify these keys to add or remove services, it's not advisable. The service you add could eventually turn out to be the reason why Windows doesn't start.

To do this, click Start , type Command Prompt or cmd in the Search box, right-click Command Prompt , and then click Run as administrator. To view the details that included in the CBS. Log file, you can copy the information to the Sfcdetails. To do this, follow these steps:. Note The Sfcdetails. The file includes information about files that were not repaired by the System File Checker tool. Verify the date and time entries to determine the problem files that were found the last time that you ran the System File Checker tool.

How to manually replace a corrupted system file with a known good copy of the file. After you determine which system file was corrupted and could not be repaired through the detail information in the Sfcdetails. To do this, follow these steps: Note You may be able to get a known good copy of the system file from another computer that is running the same version of Windows with your computer. You may perform a System File Checker process on that computer to make sure the system file that you intend to copy is a good copy.

Take administrative ownership of the corrupted system file. To do this, at an elevated command prompt, copy and then paste or type the following command, and then press ENTER:. Grant administrators full access to the corrupted system file. Replace the corrupted system file with a known good copy of the file. I was having trouble with Win XP asking for the wrong disk.

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