Forgotten command?

[vhawk]

is what you type in run a command?

this may be an odd question but I recall years ago there was a thing you could type in run- and I'm talking about xp home- this combination of letters command or whatever makes it tell you to put the xp disc in and it checks if all the components of xp are where they should be and there

anybody have a clue what I'm talking about?- or know what the magic thing/ command is?

 

[kimsland]

System File Checker

Start > Run > sfc /ScanNow
(note: 1 space after "sfc" in that command)

 

[vhawk]

ah, now it comes back tome- thank you so much you are a star

 

[kimsland]

And if that doesn't help, here's some easy to follow guides:

(Please choose your OS version)

Microsoft's Windows XP Professional Repair Install step by step
http://www.windowsxpprofessional.windowsreinstall.com/sp2sp3installxpcdrepair/indexfullpage.htm

Microsoft's Windows XP Home Repair Install step by step
http://www.windowsxphome.windowsreinstall.com/sp2sp3installxpcdrepair/indexfullpage.htm

Microsoft's Windows XP Professional X64 Repair Install step by step
http://www.windowsreinstall.com/winxpprox64/installxpcdrepair/indexfullpage.htm

 

[vhawk]

I'm not sure there's anything wrong with it, but I was sure I had seen such a command but no-one I had heard of it; thanks to you I now know I'm not going mad