Any ideas?

Re: System File Checker (sfc.exe) missing by Mike

Mike
Wed Nov 12 12:09:09 CST 2003

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?



Re: System File Checker (sfc.exe) missing by Kezzi

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?



Re: System File Checker (sfc.exe) missing by Kezzi

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?



Re: System File Checker (sfc.exe) missing by Mike

Mike
Sun Nov 16 17:19:31 CST 2003

Kezzi,

Glad to have been of some help.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP
mcmaltby@hotmail.com


Kezzi <kezzi@westREMOVEshape.co.uk> wrote:

> Thanks, Mike, for an excellent answer!!