Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:25:58 -0400, webster72n wrote:

Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:56:42 -0400, webster72n wrote:

Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Sat, 15 Sep 2012 23:04:40 -0400, webster72n wrote:

When using the command prompt 'sfc scannow' in administrator mode,
I get 'Access denied' after trying to open the log file command
C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log
in order to find the name of the corrupted or lost system files.

My question: How do I gain access?

Harry.

Try opening your text editor in Administrator mode (by right clicking on
its icon or on the executable) and opening the log file in the editor's
open-file dialog.

That usually works for me (I am using Notepad++).


Found an 'edit' link, but that didn't lead me to the desired location
you mention. What am I missing?

Harry.

You are missing my instructions, apparently.

For one thing, I didn't mention any location, desired or otherwise.

Let's try again:

Find the shortcut to your text editor or find the executable file of
your text editor. That can be as easy as typing your text editor's name
in the Start menu's search bar. A shortcut to it will appear in the
window above that, and you can right click on that.

Then a menu will appear. Choose "Run as administrator". Say yes to the
question about letting it make changes.

Now see if you can open and edit your file.

If you can't follow that, try to get someone else to help you. They
might describe in a way that works better for you.


To follow that presents a problem, when the 'Start Search' refuses to
cooperate, by not being able to find the item.
Just forget the whole thing, if you can, that is.

What you wrote above makes no real sense...

I can't guess what you mean by "when the 'Start Search' refuses to
cooperate, by not being able to find the item".

For one thing, I never referred to a 'Start Search'... And since you
don't say what you mean by "the item", the vagueness of your statement
is invincible.

Meanwhile I extracted the old drive, mounted a new one and 'started from
scratch', by freshly installing my Windows Vista, Home Premium from the
beginning.
Result: no more problems and everything working like a charm.
Thank you and everyone for the extensive help.

Harry.