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Well it turns out I'm getting another shot at it, the shop wants to format it. So I'll try the above steps again tonight and let you know how it goes.
Well it turns out I'm getting another shot at it, the shop wants to format it. So I'll try the above steps again tonight and let you know how it goes.
Okay. Take your time.
Let me know these:
- The age of the hardware
- Its warranty status
- What is the date of installation of the OS
- Was the OS ever re installed
1) It's a newer HP desktop, maybe a year old, loaded 1TB, 8GB memory, etc
2) It may be under warranty, but were in a time crunch, so if I can't fix it this weekend I'll just format and start over
3) The OS came installed on the PC (I can get the exact date when I get home)
4) No the OS was never reinstalled, in fact I don't even have the disks (of course)
There is only a single error in the log
Running SFC again will do nothing to fix it.Code:Line 8577: 2012-09-23 15:09:44, Info CSI 000002de [SR] Cannot repair member file [l:18{9}]"vcomp.dll" of Microsoft.VC80.OpenMP, Version = 8.0.50727.762, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture neutral, VersionScope neutral, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b}, Type = [l:10{5}]"win32", TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral in the store, hash mismatch
The problem appears to be with vcomp.dll - which in my main machine only actually exists in the WinSxS folders and is from Visual Studio 2005.
I doubt very much that it is the cause of your problem - but here's a way to fix it.
You'll see a zipfile attached - extract it to C:\SFCrepair
Then use the following method to put the files where they need to be
1) reboot, and use F8 to access the advanced boot menu - pick Repair your Computer.
Once you've logged in open the option for a Command Prompt.
at the prompt type DIR C:\sfcrepair - if it finds the files, then great, if, not then try DIR D:\sfcrepair (and so on until you find it).
Now use the following commands
XCOPY <drive>:\sfcrepair <drive>:\Windows\winsxs /S /Y
Change the <drive> to the proper drive letter you found above.
note that you MUST get those commands exactly right, or they simply will not work.
Once you have the in place, reboot to Windows normally
Run another SFC /SCANNOW and post the results
Last edited by NoelDP; 24 Sep 2012 at 06:03. Reason: remove excess baggage :)
@Noel
While I was waiting on a reply from the community, I dropped down to the next troubleshooting step I could do, and I ran Disk Check. It was a 1TB drive, and the scan took a couple hours, not sure if that's normal. However I tried booting back up just for grins, and SHAZZAM!! It's all working?!?! I surfed the net, created some Word docs, ran a full AV check and then let it run all night. I shut it down and then booted up, let it run an hour, rinsed and repeated three times. I think we're good, however I don't know if it's safe to give the all clear, or if I should continue to run repair tools on the system.
Which version of CHKDSK did you run? - by preference, it should have been the /R - which on a 1TB drive could easily take 4-5 hours.
Please run another SFC /SCANNOW anyhow - it may show more events now.
I found the culprit! I let a Security Essentials run all day doing a deep scan and it detected the Alureon.A virus. I read the Wikipedia entry and that sounds like all the symptoms, the BSOD masquarading as a hardware issue when it's a virus. While the scan revealed the threat it couldn't remove it. I had to use the Kaspersky TDSSKiller to actually remove that sucker. Effing viruses! When I was a kid they were funny, but now as an adult their just petty.
As promised I wanted to post the result so others can hopefully catch their issues. However I also was wondering if I need to run any repair progs, or with the virus removed I should be good? Thanks for all the support!