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The windows SFC command is used to replace system files if they have been altered.

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Is there a way to force SFC /SCANNOW command to run even if there is a system repair "flag" set ? I keep getting "There is a system repair pending which requires reboot to complete. Restart ..." . The problem is that i cannot boot into windows normally ...

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In Windows 7, after running chkdsk C: /F /R and finding out that my hard disk has 24 KB in bad sectors (log is posted below), I decided to run Windows 7's System File Checker utility (sfc /scannow).

SFC showed the ff. message after I ran it: "W ...

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http://mikemstech.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/how-to-perform-offline-system-integrity.html

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This article primarily applies to Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2.

Various system issues can prevent a system from booting properly and can be fixed through an offline f ...

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http://www.eightforums.com/performance-maintenance/27401-issue-dism-online-cleanup-image-restorehealth.html

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This threads tells you how using Dism is the same as using SFC

I am trying to use dism/online/cleanup-image/restorehealth tool in an elevated command prompt to fix corrupt files that sfc/scannow is unable to repair. I keep getting this error me ...

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The SFC command scans the integrity of all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with correct Microsoft versions.

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The sfc command checks Windows files for issues and replaces them if necessary. The sfc command is also referred to by its full name, System File Checker.

System File Checker is a very useful tool to use when you suspect issues with protected W ...

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We are trying to attempt to fix a Windows 2008 start up problem. We boot the machine from a Windows 2008 CD and go to the repair tool - command prompt.

When we do the command sfc /scannow, we are getting

"Windows Resource Protectio ...

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If you receive Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them, when running System File Checker sfc /scannow, read this post.

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