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we are trying to run sfc but the screen just changes &
comes back without working. please advise how can we try
to extract the sfc from windows cd?
also if we can't run extract command how can we get that
file
 
we are trying to run sfc but the screen just changes &
comes back without working. please advise how can we try
to extract the sfc from windows cd?
also if we can't run extract command how can we get that
file
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It sounds like you are running sfc from Start> Run. This would cause the
cmd prompt window to appear while to tool is running and to immediately
close when it is done. To keep the window open, do not type the command
into Start> Run. Instead, open a command prompt window (Start> Run> cmd).
Then in the window that appears, type your sfc command.

Most likely the tool will still complete quickly with no prompts. This is
normal when SFC cannot find files that need replacing.

You mention wanting to use the Extract command. Did you mean Expand? This
can run from the command prompt window. Type expand /? to learn more about
using it.

Start> Run> MSCONFIG is another way to do this. There is an Expand button
on the General page of this tool. Click it to bring up an interactive
dialog for expanding files from XP's installation media.
 
What you need to do is go to the start menu and select
"run" (without the quotes of course). When you get the
window asking or the name of the file you want to run type in

sfc /scannow

That should open a command window and start the process.
That command window will open a slider in windows showing
you the progress of the scan.

Be advised you will need to have your windows CD handy to
place in your drive or the program will not be able to
continue.

Bob
 
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