Windows 7: SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker

It's just saying that it can't be found in the store location. This wouldn't be the same as the C:\Windows\explorer.exe location.

Basically your store (clean copies of system files) is either corrupted or missing.

You could try doing a repair install to fix this without loosing anything.

Sounds interesting! Where is the store usually located?

It's the folders in the C:\Windows\WinSxS folder.


With the amount of files you have corrupted in there, only a clean or possible repair install is going to fix it.

So I've no chance to repair it manually, right? :-/

I heard that a repair install causes very serious problems with the start menu (faulty shortcuts etc.)... Is it true?

If it was only a few files, I'd say go for manually replacing the files. However, with just about everyone of them, it most like would end up bad and you having to reinstall anyways.

No. A repair install is basically just an in-place upgrade to the same edition. The yellow Tip box at the top of the tutorial has a list of what will be affected, but your Start Menu will be fine. As always, you should back up anything that you do not want to lose because anything could happen (ex: power outage) while doing the repair install.

Repair Install

Brink I need your help!!!

Ok, let me explain. I uninstalled all incompatible software, then I tried the inplace upgrade. It went horribly wrong. After it was "finished", I got hundreds of error messages - nothing worked anymore.
So I googled the whole night, until I found out that TuneUp Utilities 2013 (especially the program deactivator) causes such problems!
So I restored my system with Acronis, uninstalled everything required (including TuneUp!) and performed the in-place upgrade.

And lo an behold it worked like a charm!

BUT (Here's my real problem) by the inplace upgrade all my mklink-shortcuts are gone!
(which I made like this: cmd /C mklink /J "C:\Users\XxX\Pictures\Bilder" "X:\Users\XxX\Pictures\Bilder")
I use them cause I work on a fast SSD on which WIndows runs. On my HDD are big games / programs stored.


How can I restore my mklink-shortcuts?! :O
There were so many that I can not remember on all! ...

Fabmme,

You might consider this below to be able to access the files from your libraries with the files actually located where you like (ex: X: ) instead. This way you will not have to worry about any potential issues that come with moving user folder locations. For example, whatever partition you move your user folders to will now be included in a system image in Windows 7 and Windows 8.

• Create a new folder at any location (ex: X: ) you want.
• Move any files you want into the new folder.
• Include the new folder into a library of your choice.
• If you like, you can also set the new folder to be the default "save" to location for the library as well.

Hi Brink thanks for your great help!
I restored everything manually But your advice to use the library is very useful! Next time I'll choose this solution!

Now everything is fine Thank you so much!

That's great news Fabmme. I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted.

Hi Brink,
Try to use: “SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker”
Some time ago I do not have good experience using this method, special with: Aero, Window Color, Sounds.
With sounds you help me in “How to Change the Windows 7 Start up Sound”
Before I start my work I was looking for your:
"Warning
Be aware that if you have modified your system files as in theming explorer/system files, running sfc /scannow will revert the system files such as explorer.exe back to it's default state. Make the appropriate backups of your system files that you have modified for theming if you wish to save them before running sfc /scannow".
How to make backup on my system, to be sure that “Aero” and “Window Color” come back after sfc /scannow ? Can I use “Restore Point”, or “System Restore”? Or make backup “C:” in additional hard disk?
When I finish my sfc /snannow work, how I can back to my modification before work?
Wish you all the best. With my best regards
stasioau