repair corrupt system files after scannow cmd couldn't repair

I ran the scannow command, but the corrupted files were unable to be
repaired. I'm told I need to insert the CD in order to repair them, but my
laptop did not come with a Vista CD. Does Microsoft have a recovery cd to
download, or is there any way I can repair these files without this CD?

Read the documentation supplied with the computer. There is probably away to
make a disk.
There is nothing you can download.

[Grey Man]

I am in exactly the same boat, I ran the scannow command, but the corrupted files were unable to be repaired. I'm told I need to insert the CD in order to repair them, but my like you, my Dell laptop did not come with a Vista CD.
There must be a way to repair these files without this CD?
Someone please help the old Grey Man

Whoever told you that you need the Vista DVD to repair corrupt
files found by SFC is wrong. Vista will not ask for the DVD as all
the files are already on the hard drive.
This article has more info:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833/en-uk

It would be easier to copy the command line:

findstr /C:"[SR] Cannot repair member file" %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log >sfcdetails.txt

into a blank text document and save it as batch file, with a .bat extension.
Call it something like SFC.bat. Run SFC.bat from your Desktop and it will
create a text file, sfcdetails.txt, on your Desktop which you can read with Notepad.

[stretch2]

"run from your desktop"? how does that work? the primary (only?) reason for using sfc/scannow would be because windows gui did not start properly.

[EINSTEIN_007]

Originally Posted by stretch2

"run from your desktop"? how does that work? the primary (only?) reason for using sfc/scannow would be because windows gui did not start properly.

You could always use a different solution ,if the System File Checker tool cannot repair a file, follow these steps:

1. At an elevated command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
   1. takeown /f Path_And_File_Name
   2. For example, type takeown /f E:\windows\system32\jscript.dll.
2. Type the following command, and then press ENTER to grant administrators full access to the file:
   1. icacls Path_And_File_Name /GRANT ADMINISTRATORS:F
   2. For example, type icacls E:\windows\system32\jscript.dll /grant administrators:F.
3. Type the following command to replace the file with a known good copy of the file:
   1. Copy Path_And_File_Name_Of_Source_File Path_And_File_Name_Of_Destination
   2. For example, type copy E:\temp\jscript.dll E:\windows\system32\jscript.dll.

[stretch2]

to EINSTEIN_007

well... those commands are not functional in the command prompt under the repair mode. regedit and notepad are available, however.