Vista - System Files - SFC Command

Hi Neil, and welcome to Vista Forums.

If this error was recent, then you might try doing a System Restore using a restore point dated before the error. This tutorial will show you how to if needed.

System Restore - How to


If not, then other than a clean reinstall, you can do a repair (upgrade) install. This tutorial will show you how to if needed.

Repair Install For Vista

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Brink,

Thanks. Startup repair and System Restore both tried and failed. The Vista repair is a great idea but the instructions state that it will not work if I have to use the disk to boot. Using the disk to boot is the only way I can get it to start at all. It is stuck in a boot loop and crashes before I can even get it into safe mode. The added problem is that I only have an OEM Vista 64bit installation disk. Any further ideas are much appreciated. Are you sure the repair option will not work if I use the disk to boot?

Regards,

Neil

Neil,

Sorry, but yes it will only work from within the current OS. Booting from the Vista installation DVD will only allow you to have the custom option to do a clean install. It sounds like your problems are beyond a repair job though.

Sorry,
Shawn

I tried the scannow as chkdsk will not run at start up, when it was verifying in cmd etc it said "Windows resource protection could not perfrom the requested operation" ?

I'm having the same problem I did a repair install and it worked but only temporarily so I would recommend doing a clean install.

Hi Hawco916, and welcome to Vista Forums.

I would recommend doing a clean install also.

Shawn

Thanks guys, I'm off to the clean install tutorial part now, thank gawd you guys are around!

Your welcome Hawco916. I hope it goes smoothly for you.

Shawn

Hi Brink, i am trying to check my HD with chkdsk (i tried all the methods) but this one doesn't want to work on reboot, so i followed this tutorial for the SFC but it always stops the verification process in 67% even in the safe mode and it shows an error message saying that it cannot perform the asked operation. What does it mean ??

Hi Himcals, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Have you tied this to see if it will get chkdsk to run for you?

Chkdsk will Not Run at Startup in Vista

Shawn