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Can anybody help me with a problem that l am getting? I have only had Windows xp and a reformat for 3 weeks but am getting this message in the task bar by the clock: Windows Corrupt File The file or directory C:\WINDOWS\system32 is corrupt and unreadable. Please run the Chkdsk Utility l typed that in the 'run' window but nothing happened, as you can imagine l know little about the runnings of a computer. Patricia53uk2002@y...

Name: Peter
Date: January 30, 2003 at 12:44:57 Pacific

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OK, Insert the WinXP CD into the Drive, go to "run" and type sfc /scannow then OK. This will replace all missing and corrupt system files. Good luck Cheers the Peter

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