Hello Harry and other interested parties:

After googleing I came across this site with the following URL:
 http://inquirer.philly.com/newsroom/faq/pages/fdb7df9-8.html

Hope this short set of instructions helps.


System File Check, How to Start
To get to System File Checker
Go to Start/Run. Then, type sfc.exe in the Open dialogue box and press
Enter.

or

Go to

Start/Programs/Accessories/SystemTools/System Information.

In System Information click on the Tools Menu, then on System File Checker


Keywords System


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From: "Trippy Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 12:01 AM
Subject: can someone tell me how to do a system file check, (SFC)?


: Hi all,
: I wonder out there if one of you could tell me how to do a system file
check (also known as an SFC)?
: I'm using windows xp home, and I'm using a Dell inspiron 8100 laptop
computer, and the cpu is a 1 gig processor.
: I have a missing or corrupt file I want to restore called shell.dll.
: thanks for any help you can provide me step by step.
: Harry
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