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Having Trouble Running "System File Checker (SFC)"!
I really need some help here, guys! What am I doing wrong? I'm unable to run System File Checker (SFC). It generates the following text no matter how I try to execute the command (paraphrasing):
I can get the exact wording if it would help. Anyway, I have one disk with two partitions, the 100MB boot partition, and a ~450GB system partition; the former is active. I've run the command using every possible switch(es). Since I'm running SPC BECAUSE Windows is not starting up fully, I obviously can't run it from within that Windows environment (Win7 Home Premium 64-bit), but I've run it from the Windows System Recovery command prompt and from a Windows retail installation DVD command prompt window. System Recovery previously stated that it believed the problem was from a driver or system file that was recently installed or became corrupt. After MANY, MANY repeated runs through System Recovery, it now says that it finds no problems and windows loads without problem - but nothing has (outwardly) changed whatsoever. I can't get to login screen, just blackness and the mouse cursor after win-logo screen. No waiting for hours or key-combination will do anything at that point.
- SFC is checking the integrity of your system files, this may take a few minutes....
- (pauses 2-3 seconds)
- SFC cannot run since System Recovery has repair(s) pending. Please restart the system to allow the repair(s) to complete.
- (returns control to command prompt)
So what am I doing wrong? One example of many incarnations of the command I have used would be: SFC /SCANNOW (or: SFC /SCANNOW /OFFWINDIR=D:\Windows /OFFBOOTDIR=C:\).
PLEASE HELP ME! I’m pulling my hair out as you read this sentence!
Thanks!