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Unable to run SFC after failed system restore
Hey folks, long time no see.
Kind of in a bind here. Had a power outage during a system restore on a unit here. It won't boot, the registry appears intact and start up repair is telling me a corrupt file is the reason for the inability to boot. (safe mode is also a no go)
I've been trying to get SFC to run but depending on what switches I use I get one of two messages.
One tells me I can't run sfc due to the system already being in a repair process, or if using offline switch, I get a similar message telling me file check can't run, the verify only switch also results in in the first message.
I kind of need to get this system to boot without a new install, it has a ridiculous amount of customized music and production software on it that would mean a major loss for us if it had to be completely rebuilt. from a fresh install. Microsoft's forums weren't much help on this so I was wondering if anyone here has any ideas how to work around this sfc lock out.
A repair install is what I'm hoping to do in the long run, but in order to do that I have to be able to boot. I may not even need sfc to run fully, I just need a method to id the corrupt file so I can replace it/update it properly.
I really need a way to get this thing to boot even if it's imperfect so we can properly backup 30 or so production programs worth of settings and tweaks before attempting anything else. A base data backup has already been done using mini xp as a copy medium.
If any additional info will help let me know, disabling restart on error results in a blue screen that oddly has no useable information on it, and no dump file appears to be created. I would be able to troubleshoot myself from there if it were the case.
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