armstrong Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Dell Dimension 8300 running XP Home sp1.I have tried to run scannow, which has always worked in the past, asking me to load the Win instalation disc. This time - and every time I try it - I see a mini black screen flash on and off, then nothing. Everything else is working fine.Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b2cm Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Did you type: sfc /scannow?Do Windows do a scan?o you get the WFP prompt for the Windows XP Service Pack 1 CD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armstrong Posted April 15, 2005 Author Share Posted April 15, 2005 Did you type: sfc /scannow?Do Windows do a scan?o you get the WFP prompt for the Windows XP Service Pack 1 CD?<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes, I typed that.No, no scan.No, no prompt. Nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armstrong Posted April 15, 2005 Author Share Posted April 15, 2005 Have just solved problem by opening the command prompt and typing sfc /scannow there. Worked perfectly! Thanks anyway - and hope this may help someone else if they get the same problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbdietz Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Have just solved problem by opening the command prompt and typing sfc /scannow there. Worked perfectly! Thanks anyway - and hope this may help someone else if they get the same problem.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> If it works from a cmd window but not from the Run box, look for a mangled registry key -HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\SFC.exe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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