Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 12:49:24 -0700 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@3-cities.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: question not related to FreeBSD ( but please read it ) Message-ID: <3724C344.55DD5D4A@3-cities.com> References: <99042611141900.00224@alfa.local.net>
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owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG wrote: > > Thank you guys for your answers. > Mark , Rick , Kevin . It seems to me that you like this subject very much . I > can't find other ways to explain why you sent me two copies of the same message > Kent wrote > > The are two ways to start sfc. You can use start>run>sfc or you can run > > "system information" from programs > accessories > tools > system > > information. Sfc is one of System information's Tool items. > One of the reasons for which I need to reinstall win98 is system information > itself: suddenly a few days ago it stopped working . I can run sfc from > start-run-sfc but since I don't know why the whole system information program > doesn't work I have no trust in using sfc You received two copies from them because they replied to all. I didn't think the list would be interested in how to recover a Windows 98 system and replied to you directly. As to why system information died, you probably installed or did something that wiped or corrupted one of the files that Msinfo32.exe uses. There are some knowledge base articles at http://support.microsoft.com/support/search/a.asp?FR=0 on this subject. You select windows 98 and enter sysinfo for the query and see if the error message you are receiving from SysInfo matches. This URL is the equivalent of searching the FreeBSD archives for fixes before you ask a question on the list. Windows 98 is always doing something with a HD and, for example, powering a system down with out doing a shutdown will leave it in a suspect condition. A bad shutdown can destroy the FAT tables and require formating the hard drive and reinstalling everything. I think droping power to FreeBSD can be bad but it isn't playing with the hard drive in the background. Your chances of recovering from a bad shutdown are better with FreeBSD. To reinstall system information you would run sfc from the start>run and Click "Extract one file from installation disk," type "msinfo32.exe" (without the quotes). Sfc will then reinstall system information. SFC is not part of system information. It is a program that system information uses. If you are interested in things that can break system information go to the URL above, select windows 98 and query on "msinfo32". Reinstalling 98 over an existing system will not always fix broken Win 9x systems. Problems because of the registry require clean installs where you install to a new directory. If you are booting more than one system, the reinstall or clean install can break more things than it fixes. -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA mailto:kstewart@3-cities.com http://www.3-cities.com/~kstewart/index.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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