JimR

"mitvah" <mitvah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks Jim & Darrell!
>
> I like the reinstall idea and I'm in the process of tyring it. I started
> the
> install from within Windows environment but didn't get the upgrade option
> first time as it needs ~8GB free space on the system drive. I've Vista
> installed on a 20GB partition but only had ~4GB free, so I'm working on
> cleaning up some space but it seems to be a tough order at this point.
> I'll
> post the results once I'm able to create the space.
>
> Regards,
>
>
> ""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> Right now a reinstall or upgrade may be the best choice.
>> From the looks of the log file the prblem appears to be corruption in the
>> store which is causing this.
>> Thanks,
>> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights
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>> |>From: "JimR" <jrap107@msn.com>
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>> |>Subject: Re: Vista system file corruption and sfc problem
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>> |>"mitvah" <mitvah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> |>> I’ve a Vista Ultimate installed on a DELL Latitude D620 laptop. The
>> |>> problem
>> |>> started a few weeks ago when Symantec Antivirus reported catching
>> Clone
>> |>> War
>> |>> (1) on my computer. I’ve since done a few clean scans using various
>> |>> scanning
>> |>> programs but some system files seems to have been lost or are
>> corrupted. I
>> |>> tried running sfc /scannow under admin cmd window and also after
>> starting
>> |>> the recovery cmd window, but got the same message both time:
>> |>>
>> |>> Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested
>> operation.
>> |>>
>> |>> Even the automated recovery option to fix boot problem failed. I’m
>> able to
>> |>> boot up the windows and its generally funtinal but quite a few things
>> are
>> |>> not
>> |>> working e.g. I can’t open the personalize window from the desktop
>> right
>> |>> click
>> |>> menu.
>> |>>
>> |>> Unitl late last week I was able to run the sfc and it reported a
>> whole
>> |>> bunch
>> |>> of problems but did not automatically fix anything. I didn't have
>> time
>> to
>> |>> look into manually fixing things but now even that's not working.
>> |>>
>> |>> Please help!
>> |>
>> |>
>> |>If you are sure the system is clean, the quickest solution might be a
>> repair
>> |>install of Vista.
>> |>
>> |>--
>> |>Jim
>> |>
>> |>
>>
>>


What I've done on small partitions is to delete hiberfil.sys, turn off
system restore, and move the page file to another partition. That should be
good for about 4gb.

--
Jim