XP Missing Files Diagnostics

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Does XP contain self-diagnostics to determine if a file or files are missing?
If not, can someone please recommend an outstanding software program.
Thanks, Rick
 
Xp contains the command SFC SCANNOW which is called System File Checker.It
check XP files only and has the capability of correcting/adding files from
your original CD.
If you do a Google on the above it will explain in more detail.
peter
"Rick" <Rick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Does XP contain self-diagnostics to determine if a file or files are
> missing?
> If not, can someone please recommend an outstanding software program.
> Thanks, Rick
 
Rick wrote:
> Does XP contain self-diagnostics to determine if a file or files are missing?
> If not, can someone please recommend an outstanding software program.
> Thanks, Rick

There's the System File Checker.

Start>Run>sfc /scannow [enter]

Have your XP install CD handy.


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Go slow when using System File Checker(SFC). It has been known to cause some
problems of it's own. I been there done that. Greg T
"Rick" <Rick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Does XP contain self-diagnostics to determine if a file or files are
> missing?
> If not, can someone please recommend an outstanding software program.
> Thanks, Rick
 
Thanks to all. I tried it, it worked and no corrupted or missing files were
found. After reading the article, I expected to have to dig out my XP CD but
that wasn't the case. Thanks again. Rick

"Greg T" wrote:

> Go slow when using System File Checker(SFC). It has been known to cause some
> problems of it's own. I been there done that. Greg T
> "Rick" <Rick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:369E3516-72ED-4B52-80F8-F5DB604B1AB1@microsoft.com...
> > Does XP contain self-diagnostics to determine if a file or files are
> > missing?
> > If not, can someone please recommend an outstanding software program.
> > Thanks, Rick
>
>
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