Scannow to fix BSODs

I built this computer last Sept, just over a year ago. For a few months it was perfect, then it started crashing (BSOD) at least once a day, 2-3 times is the average, but 11 times is the most I counted. So of course I've been trying to fix this for about a year now, I've updated all drivers, replaced parts, checked memory both with memtest86+ and by removing one stick at a time, and of course been through multiple long threads on forums. So finally yesterday one of the BSODs mentioned the file USBHUB.SYS which I had never seen mentioned before, so I Googled it and came up with a thread in this forum suggesting the poster should run ScanNow. So I did that and it surprisingly found and fixed some files. However it said some files could not be fixed and I would find more info in the CBS.log. I looked in the log but don't understand a word of it. I was wondering if someone here would know enough about it to look at it and figure out what I need to do. Thank you.

Hello Phil,

I don't know how to read them either, but there are links to tell you how in the tip box here. http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66978-system-files-sfc-command.html?filter[11]=Performance%20Maintenance

You could also do a repair install if you have the proper disk. Info here if needed: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88236-repair-install-vista.html

Hope that helps.
Gary

Thanks I'll look at that. I think I have done the repair install. If you're talking about inserting the Vista disc and clicking Repair, then yes, I have.

Well that's annoying, those instructions don't work. I typed in what it said in a command prompt (as admin.), hit Enter, and nothing happened, I just got another C:\ prompt So I typed in the next part ans it tells me "edit" isn't a recognized command.

Edit: OK I searched for that string manually and found the damaged files. They are all named similarly to this one "NlsData0045.dll" so I googled that and came across this site:
http://www.corruptedfilerepair.com/...ws-Operating-System-Microsoft-Corporation.asp

Anyone know if that site is trustworthy?

Sorry Phil, but I don't see where the command 'edit' is mentioned anywhere. I'm assuming that your talking about the SFC command. Make sure you have a space between the sfc and the /scannow. If that fails, then try it in safe mode. Also if you are in an elevated (admin) prompt it should read 'C:\Windows\system32>'.

Please keep us posted.
Gary

It's step 3 on that Microsoft link you gave me
3. Type the following command, and then press ENTER:
edit sfcdetails.txt

Actually you gave me a link to this forum, that page had the MS link

As I said in the first post I already did the scannow, I'm just reading the results now.

Ah. Sorry about that. I hadn't read the MS link so didn't know that command. Learn something new everyday.

Gary

Phil,

When I opened up my own cbs.log file I just did a search for "cannot" and/or "repair" to find all the lines that mentioned whether or not a file was repaired.

Richard

Yeah thanks, that's what I did too. Now I just need to know where to get those damaged files, like I said in post #4 I found a site but I wonder how trustworthy it is.

Hello Phil,

If your not sure about the other site this one is , as far as I know, OK

DLL-files.com - Download all your missing dll-files.

Thanks it looks like that site doesn't list them but I found more info on them from that other site. Turns out they are related to a Crysis demo I had installed like 8 months ago and it never worked right anyway so I'm just uninstalling it, then I'll run Scannow again.

Not the Crysis demo, don't know what that site was talking about. So I downloaded the files and replaced them. Scannow still said they were bad. Then I crashed, twice! Back to the drawing board. Thanks for the help.