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system file checker found corrupt files
Name: Elle Date: August 18, 2001 at 06:15:24 Pacific
Comment:
Howdy, i'm a very non-technical computer user. My pc seems to be booting and operating fine. However, I was doing the routine maintenance that i know to do, including running Windows 98 SE system file checker. It told me that i have two files possibly corrupt - user.exe and setupx.dll However, I have a computer with an OEM, preinstalled version of Windows, so i don't have a clue how to get the files i need short of using the recovery cd provided with my pc. That will completely reformat my harddrive. I'm just wondering if anyone knows of any alternatives. Everywhere I've looked so far just recommends extracting the files from the Windows CD or disks, neither of which i have.
Name: rac Date: August 18, 2001 at 06:22:37 Pacific
Reply:
If it ain't broke, don't fix it! (Since it works OK, I'd ignore the alleged problem.)
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Response Number 2
Name: bob j. Date: August 18, 2001 at 06:43:54 Pacific
Reply:
If you want to restore the files, point to:
c:\windows\options\cabs
and the files you need are there.
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Response Number 3
Name: Ell Date: August 18, 2001 at 07:13:35 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks Bob J.... worked like a charm!!! no more probs.... :)
Elle
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Response Number 4
Name: WhitPhil Date: August 18, 2001 at 07:18:54 Pacific
Reply:
SFC has trouble with those 2 files and frequently reports them as corrupted. DO NOT restore user.exe from the Win CD, as SFC will choose an incorrect file.
As rac indicates, there is no action that needs to be taken.
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Response Number 5
Name: JohnT Date: August 18, 2001 at 20:37:10 Pacific
Reply:
Elle, rack and Whitphil are very much on target depending on what version of IE you are using. SFC gives out incorrect info about missing files, and corrupted files that is false. I wish I could remember the Micrsoft article on this one, but they (MS) knows there is a problem and as usual are slow to correct it. If the repair worked count yourself as lucky. Good to do the maintenance but SFC is one to omit for now.
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