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Where is Vista Folder I386
I want to use System File Checker (sfc.exe) on my laptop. I only have a
recovery partition and no original Vista installation disk. I tried logging in to my Administrator account, typing in CMD, using it in Administrator mode - then running sfc /scannow. It gets to 56% then quits with a message that says it can't complete the process. How can I check my system files for validity? My Avira anti-virus says that I may have five unsigned system files (heuristically). I'm concerned. |
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Where is Vista Folder I386
Some OEMs, in place of providing an OS disk, included a folder titled "I386"
(standard title) which contained the OS installation files. Not all OEMS did so. If unsigned files are your concern, run the signature verification utility "Sigverif.exe" - sfc.exe checks system file integrity - a subtle distinction. You may get some idea of sfc.exe not completing the scan by checking "sfcdetails.txt" = the log created each time the utility is run. |
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Where is Vista Folder I386
On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:57:08 -0400, "Al" wrote:
Some OEMs, in place of providing an OS disk, included a folder titled "I386" (standard title) which contained the OS installation files. Not all OEMS did so. If unsigned files are your concern, run the signature verification utility "Sigverif.exe" - sfc.exe checks system file integrity - a subtle distinction. You may get some idea of sfc.exe not completing the scan by checking "sfcdetails.txt" = the log created each time the utility is run. Thank you. I found 93 files that are not digitally signed. Can you help? BTW, I couldn't find sfcdetails.txt. Where is it? |
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Where is Vista Folder I386
Also, one file wasn't scanned.
On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:57:08 -0400, "Al" wrote: Some OEMs, in place of providing an OS disk, included a folder titled "I386" (standard title) which contained the OS installation files. Not all OEMS did so. If unsigned files are your concern, run the signature verification utility "Sigverif.exe" - sfc.exe checks system file integrity - a subtle distinction. You may get some idea of sfc.exe not completing the scan by checking "sfcdetails.txt" = the log created each time the utility is run. |
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Where is Vista Folder I386
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 wrote in message ... I want to use System File Checker (sfc.exe) on my laptop. I only have a recovery partition and no original Vista installation disk. I tried logging in to my Administrator account, typing in CMD, using it in Administrator mode - then running sfc /scannow. It gets to 56% then quits with a message that says it can't complete the process. How can I check my system files for validity? My Avira anti-virus says that I may have five unsigned system files (heuristically). I'm concerned. |
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Where is Vista Folder I386
On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:15:31 -0500, "R. C. White"
wrote: 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. |
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Where is Vista Folder I386
"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. |
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Where is Vista Folder I386
wrote in message ... On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:15:31 -0500, "R. C. White" wrote: 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. There is no I386 folder on a Vista DVD. Do you have an actual problem or are you just reacting to what your Avira program told you ? |
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Where is Vista Folder I386
On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:53:19 +0100, "Dave-UK" wrote:
wrote in message ... On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:15:31 -0500, "R. C. White" wrote: 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. There is no I386 folder on a Vista DVD. Do you have an actual problem or are you just reacting to what your Avira program told you ? I don't have an "obvious" problem - but my Avira NEVER showed unsigned files before (and I run it every night). I also just remembered that I have been updating my driver files and some of them have been unsigned. Could this be the cause of having unsigned system files? The problem of unsigned system files happened immediately after trying to uninstall Comodo - and I couldn't boot my machine. My "guess" is that something in Comodo is suspicious and, therefore, so am I. |
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Where is Vista Folder I386
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 -- 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. |
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