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Question about 'Prevent file corruption problems'
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Question about 'Prevent file corruption problems'
Sunday, March 30, 2003 at 7:31 pm
Posted by Charles
(1 messages posted)
I have a question about my installation of programs among other things. Windows
first off won't install (most) anything (except for windows components or programs)
when it does install a windows component, I just recently installed windows media
encoder, after I tried to save it the program crashed. Word gives me an illegal
operatoin message when I try to save, and WinZip is giving me "bad file header" messages
when I try to open archives. None of this was happening before I used a disk cleaner
to remove "unnecesary" files. I don't have a windows installation disk or I'd format
and reinstall. I just wanted to know if there is a way I can work around any of
this.Prevent
file corruption problems:
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re: Question about 'Prevent file corruption problems'
Sunday, March 30, 2003 at 11:50 pm
Posted by JmC
(14166 messages posted)
This is not good Charles! The only option you may have without the system CD, is
run 'SFC' (System File Checker) and write down the names of the missing files. Then
search for them on the Internet, download what you can find and place them in their
appropriate directories.
JmC
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On Sunday, March 30, 2003 at 7:31 pm, Charles wrote:
>I have a question about my installation of programs among other things. Windows
>first off won't install (most) anything (except for windows components or programs)
>when it does install a windows component, I just recently installed windows media
>encoder, after I tried to save it the program crashed. Word gives me an illegal
>operatoin message when I try to save, and WinZip is giving me "bad file header"
messages
>when I try to open archives. None of this was happening before I used a disk cleaner
>to remove "unnecesary" files. I don't have a windows installation disk or I'd format
>and reinstall. I just wanted to know if there is a way I can work around any of
>this.Prevent
>file corruption problems:
>
>
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re: Question about 'Prevent file corruption problems'
Monday, March 31, 2003 at 4:05 am
Posted by BrizBoy
(110 messages posted)
Most of the file and registry cleaners (eg Easy Cleaner, Regclean, Microsoft Registry
Cleaner) have an automatic backup facility that saves the files you delete so you
can later restore the files if problems occur. Check the help files and website for
the cleaning program you used to see if your cleaner has this facility and how to
reinstall deleted files.
On Sunday, March 30, 2003 at 7:31 pm, Charles wrote:
>I have a question about my installation of programs among other things. Windows
>first off won't install (most) anything (except for windows components or programs)
>when it does install a windows component, I just recently installed windows media
>encoder, after I tried to save it the program crashed. Word gives me an illegal
>operatoin message when I try to save, and WinZip is giving me "bad file header"
messages
>when I try to open archives. None of this was happening before I used a disk cleaner
>to remove "unnecesary" files. I don't have a windows installation disk or I'd format
>and reinstall. I just wanted to know if there is a way I can work around any of
>this.Prevent
>file corruption problems:
>
>
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