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File Protection
Whenever I boot, I get a message box, as follows:
Message Box: Windows File Protection Message: "Files that are required for Windows to run properly have been replaced by unrecognized versions. To maintain system stability Windows must restore the original versions of these files. Insert your Windows XP Home Edition CD Rom now." Is this legitimate? If it is, since I didn't get a CD with this machine, and since there is no browse option to allow me to get to the system files, what can I do, other than System Restore? |
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File Protection
"Dick Reuben" wrote in message
... Whenever I boot, I get a message box, as follows: Message Box: Windows File Protection Message: "Files that are required for Windows to run properly have been replaced by unrecognized versions. To maintain system stability Windows must restore the original versions of these files. Insert your Windows XP Home Edition CD Rom now." Is this legitimate? If it is, since I didn't get a CD with this machine, and since there is no browse option to allow me to get to the system files, what can I do, other than System Restore? In a DOS shell (aka Command Prompt), run: sfc /scannow That runs the system file checker utility. That might end up giving you the same message you saw before. If you didn't get a CD with the computer, the Windows install files might be in a hidden partition on the hard drive (but that may only contain a drive image for a full restore which overwrites and wipes out everything in the OS partition). You'll have to contact whomever built your computer for their instructions on how to use SFC or how to recover corrupted system files using whatever they provided, assuming the manual(s) that came with the computer don't tell you that already. -- __________________________________________________ _______________ Post your replies to the newsgroup. Share with others. E-mail: vanguard_help AT yahoo.com (append "#NEWS#" to Subject) __________________________________________________ _______________ |
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File Protection
Hi there,
In case you have a Compaq/HP/Dell/IBM or any other branded computer, then you must be using a OEM version of Windows XP, the Windows XP setup files are located in the hard drive, check in the below locations: C:\Windows\i386 C:\i386 You may also like to refer to the below site for more information: http://www.winxptutor.com/sfp.htm HTH Venkatesh "Dick Reuben" wrote in message ... Whenever I boot, I get a message box, as follows: Message Box: Windows File Protection Message: "Files that are required for Windows to run properly have been replaced by unrecognized versions. To maintain system stability Windows must restore the original versions of these files. Insert your Windows XP Home Edition CD Rom now." Is this legitimate? If it is, since I didn't get a CD with this machine, and since there is no browse option to allow me to get to the system files, what can I do, other than System Restore? |
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