corrupted files

After a sudden power loss forcing the computer into a hard shut down, the first thing I noticed was my UAC setting being reset from "Never notify" to the default. Since that has been changed, I think it's possible other things have been changed as well. Why would these settings change after a...

I have run sfc /scannow a number of times (as an administrator) and I always get a message that says System File Checker has found corrupted files but cannot repair some of them. I have opened the Log and have found many files which SFC says are corrupted. In Windows XP, there was an easy way...

This is perhaps an advanced question, I'm not really sure where it belongs but I'll ask it here I guess. I keep hard drive clones (not quite the same as copy/paste) which are made using macrium reflect - I do this so that when an OS drive eventually fails, I can just slot in this clone and be...

Hey this afternoon i came back to my computer to find it would not boot windows, system repair did not work nether did running it in safe mode. Then i tried to system restore to about a month ago still no luck if anyone can help would be greatly appreciated :) "Problem details" Problem Event...

I boot up and it just says: PC Needs to be repaired. File: \Windows\system32\winload.efi :(

I have been editing a movie in Windows Movie Maker.. I completed it and saved it in a folder but when I go to open it again in Movie Maker the clips all have big red "X"s in them and when I push play it seems to be playing with the timer counting but there is no picture or sound. The program...

Hi So, after a few years I decided to try Linux again. I chose Puppy Linux because it sounded nice, easy and fast. I made a bootable USB flash drive, booted from the USB and tested Puppy Linux. After the try-out I booted back to Windows and began experiencing some problems: 1. All the USB...

Not to be clichéd, but PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME!!! I know this is a VERY long post, but PLEASE, some tech genius has to read it and help me. I'm going to University in two weeks and really need my laptop to be working and up to date. I hope SOMEONE can help me with this problem as I have been...

A couple of months ago I had an issue with Windows Explorer crashing when I tried to open the Videos folder. After much research and help from other forums it turned out to be a dodgy windows update, KB297519. Once this was manually removed I was able to access my videos folder again and the...

Hi all, Up to date Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center. Media Center crashes immediately on (attempted) start up, with this info: Problem signature: Problem Event Name: APPCRASH Application Name: ehshell.exe Application Version: 6.3.9600.16384 Application Timestamp: 5215efc2...

So I've had this issue twice where I can't actually see the file explorer open. -It says file explorer is open in the task bar but it isn't on the screen -file explorer doesn't appear in task manager -right clicking the icon and trying to open there doesn't work -right clicking the file...

Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem: 1. Insert your windows installation disc and restart your computer. 2. Choose your language settings, and then click "Next." 3. Click "Repair your computer." If you do not have...

it takes upto 25 mins to get my control panel to open most of the times it just wont budge i have done the complete scan of my pc using Microsoft as well as avg (paid) sfc/scannow has shown some files are corrupted how do i go froward with it . (Note i have limited knowledge of computers)

I posted a similar thread but received no replies. I'll ask again in a new thread in slightly different format............... Win 10 TP users : Please do a system file check and post back your results. Both my laptops returned with corrupt files but unable to repair. I suspect the culprit is...

Laptop #1..... 32-bit. Win 8.1 Pro dual boot with Win 10 TP Laptop #2..... 64-bit. Win 7 dual boot with Win 10 TP There is something inherently wrong with the Win 10 TP iso non-Enterprise copies. Both 32-bit and 64-bit copies. In both copies ( 32 and 64 bit ), sfc found corrupt files but unable...

Within the span of one week, I have installed Dual Boot on my 2 laptops. Win 7 and Win 10 TP 64-bit Win 8.1 Pro and Win 10 TP 32-bit In BOTH cases, after install and before I started to install programs, I made a restore point, and then did a sfc. Both cases, sfc reported corrupt files but...

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At first, some simplified introduction. I have two laptops, one with Windows 7 and another with Windows 8.1 connected via Ethernet. I gave the first one IP 192.168.10.1 and 192.168.10.2 to the second one. This connection is shown as Unidentified network on both of them. When I ping...

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The computer is a custom build. Details below my sig. The OS is a standard install on C:\. Applications/utilities are installed on E:\ Built in October 2013, put in service February 2014. (For some reason never had much confidence in it!) I use it mainly to finish photos in Photoshop I have...