Windows Vista - repair corrupted system files

[TheGreatOne]

Some library files and Vista are replaced when you install programs. With the possible result of system failures. Fortunately there is a good practice to replace the original versions, system files corrupted.

• To do this, click Start and click Run. If the Run menu is not in the menu list, type the Windows key + r
  
  
• In the window type: SFC / scannow and click OK
  
  
• A scan of the system and is performed with replacement of any damaged system files with versions of origin.
  
  
• If you have any doubt about the reliability of your system, it is possible to check only
  
  
• To do this, type SFC / VERIFYONLY

Think about this trick before a complete re-installation of Windows Vista

This trick also works for Windows XP

[Daley]

I tried the operation on Vista, but you have to log in as administrator. I do a sfc / scannow to see on XP. In your opinion is blocking my PC if I try to pause but it runs very well once started, is it just the software, drivers or hardware?

[Raiz]

Start / click all programs / accessories / right click on the icon "command prompt" and choose "Run as administrator" / further

As a result I got:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000] Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C: \ Windows \ system32> sfc / verifyonly

Early analysis of the system. This may take a while.

Starting the verification phase of system analysis.
The audit is 99% complete.
The Windows Resource Protection found integrity violations. Of
Details are provided in the newspaper CBS.log example C: \ Windows \ Logs \ CBS \ CBS.log