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System File Checker (Windows 98 only)

Posted by on Dec 30, 2005 in Windows Tips | 0 comments

Some very astute listeners asked me to expand on the System File Checker I refer to on the air. System File Checker (SFC) exists only in Windows 98 and Windows 98 SE. Windows 95 didn’t have it and neither do Windows Me or Windows XP. 

SFC was designed to help cut down on illegal operations and blue screen make to crucial system files. If your Win98 system has become unstable or ‘buggy’, running the SFC can help restore some order and stability. When it runs, SFC looks for deleted or modified crucial computer files (system files) and allows you to
reinstall the originals.

To run SFC with Windows 98:

  1. Click Start –> Run
  2. Type:   sfc
  3. Press Enter on your keyboard
  4. Insert your Windows 98 CD (or know where your Windows ‘cab’ files exist on
    your hard drive)
  5. Click on the Settings button
  6. Check the boxes next to ‘Check for changed files’ and ‘Check for deleted
    files’
  7. Click OK
  8. Click Start
  9. If a file comes up as deleted or changed, you can choose to skip or restore the file.

For more information on SFC, visit the following sites: