| Windows 7: I have a silly question - re : sfc and system restore |
15 Feb 2012
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#1 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, SP1 |
I have a silly question - re : sfc and system restore Yesterday I did a sfc and it found and repaired corrupt files.
If I am to do a system restore to 5 days ago, will the corrupt files that had been repaired return ?
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Editing ... Reason of the question is that : I have Windows Mail installed in my Win 7 about 2 weeks ago. It was working until today. I clicked on the shortcut, clicked Open... nothing.
I did a system restore to a few days ago, and WM is back in action.
I wonder if the " corrupt files " which sfc found are related to WM installation.
I prefer not to run sfc in order to find out. Hence my question.
t-4-2 | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Acer Aspire 7741Z OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, SP1 CPU Intel Pentium P6200, Cores 2, 2.13 GHz Memory 4 GB Graphics Card Intel HD Sound Card unknown Monitor(s) Displays 17.3 inches Screen Resolution 1600 x 900 Hard Drives 640 GB, 5400 PRM |
15 Feb 2012
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#2 | | |
( If I am to do a system restore to 5 days ago, will the corrupt files that had been repaired return ? )
without noing when your files got corrupt no one can realy say.
scrooge | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number home build OS win 7 ( 64 bit) CPU Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95 Motherboard ASUS P7P55 LX LGA 1156 Memory G.SKILL Sniper Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD6800 Series Sound Card hdmi Monitor(s) Displays 42" lg 3d tv Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 Keyboard logtech Mouse logitect PSU Rosewill BRONZE Series RBR1000-M 1000W Continuous@40°C, 80Pl Case CoolMaster 922 Cooling CORSAIR CWCH60 Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Hard Drives 1 ssd pci-e revodrive
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15 Feb 2012
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#3 | | Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit |
I don't think that is a silly question at all.
System Restore restores the registry, but it doesn't give you a new Windows installation.
I'm tempted to say yes, the corrupted files will return--if they existed when you made the restore point 5 days ago, but I'd be interested to hear the fine points and nuances of this myself. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one OS Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit CPU Intel Sandy Bridge i5-2500, not overclocked Motherboard Gigabyte H67A-UD3H-B3, full ATX Memory 4 GB Crucial DDR3-1333 Graphics Card none; graphics are integrated on CPU Sound Card onboard: Realtek ALC892; external: USB Behringer UF0-202 Monitor(s) Displays NEC 90GX2-BK 19" LCD Screen Resolution 800 x 640 Keyboard Leopold Tenkeyless with Cherry Blue switches, USB Mouse Logitech or Microsoft optical wired; either USB or PS 2 PSU Seasonic SS-560KM, modular Case Antec Solo II Cooling CPU: Scythe Big Shuriken; Case: Scythe Slipstream 800 & 500 Hard Drives System: Intel 320 Series SSD, 80 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD15EADS-00P8B0, 1.5TB Other Info Power consumption of this system, including monitor: 68 watts at idle; 144 watts at full load |
15 Feb 2012
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#4 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, SP1 |
Update ......
After I had WM back in action ( my default is WLM, by the way ), I went ahead and did a sfc.
Sfc reports corrupt files found and successfully repaired them. Same as last time I did sfc.
And yes, WM does not respond anymore.
So, it has to be related to the " corrupt files " that sfc repaired.
Advice needed .....
Should I do system restore again to revive WM, or say goodbye to WM ?
I don't have to have WM.
t-4-2 | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Acer Aspire 7741Z OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, SP1 CPU Intel Pentium P6200, Cores 2, 2.13 GHz Memory 4 GB Graphics Card Intel HD Sound Card unknown Monitor(s) Displays 17.3 inches Screen Resolution 1600 x 900 Hard Drives 640 GB, 5400 PRM |
15 Feb 2012
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#5 | | Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit |
I am trying to forget about my experience with Windows Mail. Why would you even consider keeping it around if, as you say, you don't have to have it??? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one OS Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit CPU Intel Sandy Bridge i5-2500, not overclocked Motherboard Gigabyte H67A-UD3H-B3, full ATX Memory 4 GB Crucial DDR3-1333 Graphics Card none; graphics are integrated on CPU Sound Card onboard: Realtek ALC892; external: USB Behringer UF0-202 Monitor(s) Displays NEC 90GX2-BK 19" LCD Screen Resolution 800 x 640 Keyboard Leopold Tenkeyless with Cherry Blue switches, USB Mouse Logitech or Microsoft optical wired; either USB or PS 2 PSU Seasonic SS-560KM, modular Case Antec Solo II Cooling CPU: Scythe Big Shuriken; Case: Scythe Slipstream 800 & 500 Hard Drives System: Intel 320 Series SSD, 80 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD15EADS-00P8B0, 1.5TB Other Info Power consumption of this system, including monitor: 68 watts at idle; 144 watts at full load |
15 Feb 2012
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#6 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, SP1 |

Quote: Originally Posted by ignatzatsonic I am trying to forget about my experience with Windows Mail. Why would you even consider keeping it around if, as you say, you don't have to have it??? I keep WM solely because there are times people ask questions about WM in the other Vista forums, I use it to double-check if I've given correct procedures to the OPs.
WM and WLM 2011 have very different procedures to access various options.
t-4-2 | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Acer Aspire 7741Z OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, SP1 CPU Intel Pentium P6200, Cores 2, 2.13 GHz Memory 4 GB Graphics Card Intel HD Sound Card unknown Monitor(s) Displays 17.3 inches Screen Resolution 1600 x 900 Hard Drives 640 GB, 5400 PRM |
15 Feb 2012
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#7 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, SP1 |
This is my " speculation " as to why my WM stops working once sfc has repaired the " corrupt files ".
In installing the WM, I had to replace the existing mose.dll from the Windows Mail folder with a 64-bit mose.dll that I had downloaded from the tutorial ( Windows Mail )
sfc , upon repairing, must had replaced my new 64-bit mose.dll with the original one. That renders WM unresponsive afterwards.
This speculation may sound silly, but answers from experts in Mail or Programs would be appreciated.
t-4-2 | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Acer Aspire 7741Z OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, SP1 CPU Intel Pentium P6200, Cores 2, 2.13 GHz Memory 4 GB Graphics Card Intel HD Sound Card unknown Monitor(s) Displays 17.3 inches Screen Resolution 1600 x 900 Hard Drives 640 GB, 5400 PRM I have a silly question - re : sfc and system restore problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:22 PM. | |