Comments on: How to Run the System File Checker (Sfc.exe) Offline in Windows 7 and Vista

By: John Dangerbrooks

John Dangerbrooks — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 06:25:25 +0000

There IS a way in Windows XP but not a SIMILAR way. I’m going to tell you about it but I won’t take responsibility if anything went wrong. Do it at your own risk.

You must insert a Windows XP CD into your disc drive, boot from it and install a copy of Windows XP right over the existing copy.

DO NOT tell the setup to FORMAT your hard disk. (Some people seem to think that to install Windows means to format the hard disk as well. WRONG!) Tell the setup to leave your file system intact.

Ignore the warning that says “C:\My Documents” folder will be deleted. Windows XP does not have a “My Documents” folder at the root of drive C.

By: Yutaka Y.

Yutaka Y. — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 02:57:22 +0000

I would very much like to know if there is any similar way for Win XP, as this is timely issue for me. I got my work laptop in front of me crashed yesterday…

By: John Dangerbrooks

John Dangerbrooks — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:52:34 +0000

@Jan: Not a chance for Windows XP. Windows XP Recovery Console does not have a SFC command.

@Jsmith: Don’t do it!

By: Jan

Jan — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:53:59 +0000

Does the above apply for winXP ?

How to do a similar thing in WinXP.

By: Ramesh Srinivasan

Ramesh Srinivasan — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:53:49 +0000

@jsmith: The Windows 7 Setup DVD worked just fine to load Windows RE in Vista PC, and the SFC command worked fine.

By: jsmith

jsmith — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:14:38 +0000

Question: Can a windows vista installation be repaired this way using a windows 7 install disc?

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