[pchelpers] Re: Fw:
- From: "Nigel" <npl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 15:04:08 +1300
This won't work if you are trying to find a file on your installation cd.
All the files are contained in compressed files called .cab files.
The best way to replace a corrupt file is to let sfc do it for you, then you
don't need to know anything about files or where they are or anything.
When sfc tells you it has found a corrupt file, it gives you some options,
one of which is to replace it from the installation cd. All you need to
know is that ALL the windows files are in <cd drive letter>\win98. Just
make sure this is the path that sfc can see then all will happen
automagically!!!
This also works if you find some files are older than they should be.
You may ask "how can a file be older than it should be?" - easy, sometimes
programs install their own version of windows files without checking with
you first, and often these files are older than the installation you have.
If you install a lot of stuff then this happens quite often.
Cheers
Nigel
> Pen,
>
> When you insert the Windows CD into the drive it should
> automatically launch itself and there should be a button
> that is called browse. You can use this button to find
> the file in question. Or you can use the find feature of
> windows from the start menu and tell it to look in your
> CD ROM drive as th source. Also use the Windows find
> feature to locate the directory where the bad file is
> right now. Write that location down. Use the Windows
> explorer to get to that directory and after highlighting
> the file press the delete key, this will delete the
> file. Now using the same Window explorer you can locate
> the file on your CD and the just drag the file from your
> CD to the directory where you deletd thefile from.
> Reboot and you should be corrected. Please let me know
> if you sdont understand this procedure.
>
> John F
> >
> > How do I find the file on my cd? My windows 98 was down loaded from a
cd.
> > Please don't think me stupid remember I have NO knowlege on how to do
> > anything that requires repairing my system. I just put the cd in and it
does
> > its thing so if it requires more then that I don't understand what to
do.
> >
> > I have had a virus five times a sucessfully removed it Or at least this
is
> > what my virus checker said. Yes I have a virus program and set it to
scan
> > everyday and up date it weekly. I also do a weekly on line scanning.
> >
> > I will also need to know what you mean by copy a new file in place of
where
> > I deleted it from.
> >
> > Hope you have great patience.
> >
> > Thanking you again.
> >
> > Pen
> >
> > > Yes you are correct just find this file on you CD for
> > > Windows or you can get this same file from where you
> > > down loaded the program. Either way delete the file from
> > > Windows and copy a new one in the same place that you
> > > deleted it from. Make sure to empty you recycle bin to
> > > get rid of th old file. Have you run and are running a
> > > virus protection program? The file you named is easily
> > > corrupted by a virus. I would suggest that you have a
> > > virus program and keep it updated.
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