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To: mr.mark who wrote (19137)	4/27/2001 4:18:42 PM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110652

System File Check… I became curious about SFC action too. I ran SFC on my system and it reported no errors. I removed a system file and after re-executing, SFC reported no errors. However, SFC reported removing one file from the system database. I replaced the file I removed with a file containing garbage. After re-executing, SFC reported a corrupt file and offered to replace it. I replaced the corrupt file with the original data and original file name. After re-executing, SFC reported no errors. My conclusion is that SFC can detect a corrupt system file, but when SFC encounters a missing file, it doesn’t report it missing: It reconciles the situation by removing the file from its database. Now I know, but I’m not happy with how SFC works. Reporting missing files would be a better idea. Cheers, PW. P.S. I don’t know if SFC’s database gets updated when programs are added or removed through Control Panel. Because the experiment to answer this question requires a re-boot, it won’t be answered today. (At least by me!) P.P.S. An observation… When I ran SFC the first time, my disk activity made my system rattle like a can of Cashews falling down the stairs. For subsequent executions of SFC, my disk cache provided the data and the process ran silently and several fold faster.