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System file user.exe
Name: haprho Date: October 5, 2004 at 23:38:30 Pacific OS: W98se CPU/Ram: P3-450MHz/96MB
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System File Checker says user.exe may be corrupted.
Name: haprho Date: October 7, 2004 at 08:44:17 Pacific
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Thank you for the education (I always get that here!).
Response Number 4
Name: ding Date: October 7, 2004 at 12:37:21 Pacific
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it is even worse: if you choose sfc to replace user.exe, it takes the wrong one (there are two files called user.exe in the windows cab files) and causes your computer to refuse booting anymore
Response Number 5
Name: ding Date: October 7, 2004 at 12:38:12 Pacific
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so NEVER use sfc, it will only make things worse
Response Number 6
Name: Derek Date: October 7, 2004 at 17:46:59 Pacific
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ding
Can't say I quite agree with your NEVER, I've often found it very useful.
The important thing is to understand where it can go wrong (hence my link) and to always use the option to save the file it is overwriting.
I've used it to drag files out of IE download cabs and all sorts of other things. The log is handy if you run it after a program install, in case you need to know later what files have been changed.
You can always ask it to simply Update the table rather than change the file. Once you have it tamed it can tell you a lot about what has been going on.
For anyone who is unsure I do accept that it is best left alone.
Derek.W
Response Number 7
Name: jboy Date: October 7, 2004 at 17:56:10 Pacific
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Yeah - I just used it a few hours back, and the sky hasn't fallen yet.
Like any tool that can replace System Files, a certain level of caution & understanding is required. If you do use it, you need to be familiar with its quirks & limitations.
Keeping the SFC database current doesn't hurt either, and, there are backup options in the 'settings' section.
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Comment: 
98SE to laptop H-e-l-p
