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On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:46:08 +0100, "Dave-UK" wrote:


"R. C. White" wrote in message ...
Hi, five256.

The I386 folder is not a part of the installed Windows. It is a folder on
the Vista CD-ROM. It holds compressed versions of the actual files.
Setup.exe extracts and expands that files that it needs during installation
of Vista.

I don't know how SFC uses the I386 folder, but it does need the source files
if it encounters missing or corrupted files during its file checking. I
usually advise users to have the Vista CD handy when running SFC, just in
case.

If you have a Vista DVD - or a download (such as from MSDN) - from almost
any source, it should work with SFC. The OS "bits" are not copy-protected,
since they are of no use to you if you don't have a valid Product Key.

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64


The I386 folder was last used with XP. There is no I386 folder on any Vista DVD.
Setup uses an image of the installation, not individual files.
The two main image files are boot.wim and install.wim.
These are Windows Image files.


You're the only person I've talked to that is aware of this. So how can
I get my System File Checker to work past 56% verification? There is no
error message - just a note that says it can't perform the operation.

It seems your problems have been Comodo and now Avira.
It might be Avira interfering with SFC.
Remove Avira , boot into safe mode and then run SFC /scannow.
When I've run SFC out of curiosity it often told me it had found a problem
but it couldn't fix it. I gave up on it and don't bother with it now.
If you haven't got a specific problem I wouldn't worry too much about
unsigned files.
If you think you have an infection run Malwarebytes:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/
Download the free version, run it, let it update and then do a quick scan.
If it finds anything do a full scan, after you have deleted any infections.

Hi, five256.

MSDN is the Microsoft Developers Network. Subscribers can download much of
Microsoft's software - but the subscription is too expensive for most home
users: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subs...s/default.aspx

Thanks to Dave for reminding me that the I386 folder last appeared in WinXP,
not in Vista.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64

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On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:15:31 -0500, "R. C. White"
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Hi, five256.

The I386 folder is not a part of the installed Windows. It is a folder on
the Vista CD-ROM. It holds compressed versions of the actual files.
Setup.exe extracts and expands that files that it needs during
installation
of Vista.

I don't know how SFC uses the I386 folder, but it does need the source
files
if it encounters missing or corrupted files during its file checking. I
usually advise users to have the Vista CD handy when running SFC, just in
case.

If you have a Vista DVD - or a download (such as from MSDN) - from almost
any source, it should work with SFC. The OS "bits" are not
copy-protected,
since they are of no use to you if you don't have a valid Product Key.

RC

Thanks! What is MSDN? I don't have a Vista Home Premium CD or DVD - my
system didn't come with one. System File Checker compares the system
files on the PC to the ones on the CD-ROM. If it finds a file that is
corrupt, it replaces it with a good copy. If I could get a copy of that
I386 folder or an original Vista Home Premium CD-ROM, and I knew how to
point SFC to that folder, I think I could replace my corrupted files with
good ones.

Hi, Dave.

Thanks for that correction and reminder. I know that Win7 is an image file,
but I thought I remembered that Vista used individual files. I should have
looked it up. :^{

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64

"Dave-UK" wrote in message
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"R. C. White" wrote in message
...
Hi, five256.

The I386 folder is not a part of the installed Windows. It is a folder
on the Vista CD-ROM. It holds compressed versions of the actual files.
Setup.exe extracts and expands that files that it needs during
installation of Vista.

I don't know how SFC uses the I386 folder, but it does need the source
files if it encounters missing or corrupted files during its file
checking. I usually advise users to have the Vista CD handy when running
SFC, just in case.

If you have a Vista DVD - or a download (such as from MSDN) - from almost
any source, it should work with SFC. The OS "bits" are not
copy-protected, since they are of no use to you if you don't have a valid
Product Key.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64


The I386 folder was last used with XP. There is no I386 folder on any
Vista DVD.
Setup uses an image of the installation, not individual files. The two
main image files are boot.wim and install.wim.
These are Windows Image files.