Is it just me or have others noticed that with the OEM Home edition of XP System File Checker (SFC) does not work? (at least with Dell XP CDs) Bil PC 1000 M-Pulse 5000 magnetic pulse generator http://magpulser.com Mammoth Lakes, CA 760-924-1000 Friday, September 16, 2005, 8:54:10 PM, you wrote: LP> Go to the start menue , select run type in "sfc /scannow" without the LP> quotes & this will check your files. It may also ask for you windows disk. LP> Hope this helps Larry lpoffen@xxxxxxx LP> ----- Original Message ----- LP> From: "Tel-Tek Electronics" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> LP> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> LP> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 6:02 PM LP> Subject: [TechAssist] Windows XP Home. >> Anyone know how to get rid of "crap" in Windows XP Home, without >> reinstalling the whole works. >> My XP is starting to be "flaky"...if I hit "My Computer" may take 3 to 4 >> minutes to show me the screen. >> I have been using Symantec's System Works to fix files that may have >> become >> un-linked. >> >> It there a part of Windows XP that will check your OS...and get rid of >> files >> that slow down your computer. >> >> Miss-linked files, or a general check? >> >> -Ed- >> >> Tel-Tek Electronics >> Ontario-Canada >> >> teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> teltek@xxxxxxxxx >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This Email List is accessible to the general public through search >> engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm >> Set Vacation >> mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation >> Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >> Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >> LP> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LP> This Email List is accessible to the general public through search engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm LP> Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation LP> Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". LP> Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is accessible to the general public through search engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/