Kezzi
Fri Nov 14 04:21:21 CST 2003
Thanks, Mike, for an excellent answer!!
Kezzi. . .
Mike M wrote:
> Win Me uses System File Protection to protect against replacement or
> alteration a large number of essential system files and does not
> include SFC that was part of Win 98/98SE. Win 98/98SE's SFC file
> replacement capability is replaced in Win Me by MSConfig, which has a
> File Extract ... button on the General tab.
>
> See also KB129605 - "HOW TO: Extract Original Compressed Windows
> Files" (
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=129605). and KB 265371 -
> "How to Extract and Replace a Protected File in Windows Me"
> (
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=265371).
>
> If however you are used to using SFC for logging and monitoring files,
> changes, versions and dates then the good news is that yes SFC still
> works fine in Me but should ONLY be used for logging. All that is
> required are
> the files sfc.exe and sfcdll.dll from 98/98SE (perhaps also sfc.hlp).
> Do
> not bother with default.sfc from an earlier OS but rather set up your
> own
> SFC configuration (file extensions and folders to be monitored) once
> installed in Me. I did this when I first installed Win Me and
> continue to use SFC but only for logging changes to my system files,
> not as a tool for replacing them. I also do so on my PCs running XP.
> --
> Mike Maltby MS-MVP
> mcmaltby@hotmail.com
>
>
> Kezzi <kezzi@westREMOVEshape.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Any ideas?