Microsoft KB Archive/254563

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Description of the Windows 2000 System File Checker Tool

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Q254563

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

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SUMMARY
This article describes the System File Checker (Sfc.exe) tool, which is used with the Windows File Protection (WFP) feature.

MORE INFORMATION
The System File Checker tool gives an administrator the ability to scan all protected files to verify their versions. The System File Checker tool also checks and repopulates the %Systemroot%\System32\Dllcache folder. If the Dllcache folder becomes damaged or unusable, you can use the "sfc /scanonce" (without quotation marks) or "sfc /scanboot" (without quotation marks) command to repair its contents.

System File Checker Tool Syntax
Sfc [/Scanonce] [/Scanboot] [/Cancel] [/Quiet]


 * Sfc.exe - Scans all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with correct Microsoft versions.
 * /Scanonce - Scans all protected system files once.
 * /Scanboot - Scans all protected system files every time you start your computer.
 * /Cancel - Cancels all pending scans of protected system files.
 * /Quiet - Replaces all incorrect file versions without prompting the user.
 * /Enable - Enables Windows File Protection for normal operation.
 * /Purgecache - Purges the file cache and scans all protected system files immediately.
 * /Cachesize=x - Sets the file cache size.

For additional information about the Windows File Protection feature, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"Q222193 Description of the Windows 2000 Windows File Protection Feature" Additional query words: compatguidechange wfp sfp switches

Keywords : kbtool kbOSWin2000 KBW2KHOME

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