The other day Martin wrote that Microsoft have made available direct downloads for versions of Windows 7 that contain Service Pack 1 integrated into the ISO file.A These downloads are more important than you might think, as installing service pack 1 on your Windows 7 effectively breaks one of the most useful and important troubleshooting features …
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One not very well promoted tool within Windows 7 is the System File Checker (SFC). This tool will scan your PC and if any system files are corrupt or have changed, it retrieves the correct version of the file i.e. the tool can be used to repair damaged, corrupt and unusable system files.
Your PC can appear to be running correctly but still have damaged files e.g. my main Windows 7 Media Center was running fine, but I did notice it was taking longer than usual to start. Running the System File Checker quickly identified that a number of files were damaged, and these were fixed at the next boot. Running the System File Checker as part of a regular maintainance routine will keep your Windows 7 machine running at optimum levels.
If you have changed any of your system files (e.g. through a skin or any other mod) then running the System File Checker will undo these changes.
How To Run SFC In Windows 7
- Go to your Start Menu and type in ‘cmd’. Right-click on the link that appears and select ‘Run as Administrator’ to start an elevated command prompt
- In the command prompt window type in ‘sfc /scannow‘ and click enter.
Let the tool run, which may take a while. If any issues are identified by System File Checker, then the SFC tool will automatically correct them.
if you want to view what changes have been made, then you might need to take ownership of the log file in order to open it.
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If you ever doubted the quality of the information and advice you get here at Windows7News, doubt no more. I’m delighted to be able to announce that my troubleshooting and tutorial videos for Windows will soon be appearing on the official Microsoft help and support website.
The first five videos to appear cover using the automated troubleshooters, the extremely well hidden system file checker, how to get started with the event viewer, how to use Windows Startup Repair and finally how you can manually repair corrupt boot files for Windows 7.
These are only the start as Microsoft have asked me to submit more tutorial videos and I’m only too happy to help, so you can expect to see many more appearing in the coming months.
The videos, which can also be viewed below, will appear on support.microsoft.com under the Windows 7 section and come about after the publication last year of my first Microsoft Press book Troublehsooting Windows 7 Inside Out.
They’ll all be available on the Microsoft Support website and you can keep up with the very latest information regards new videos on my new Facebook page, just click the ‘Like’ button here.
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