Windows XP System File Checker

Martin — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:01:52 +0000

Windows XP and Windows 2003 administrators who are noticing difficulties like performance drops, application or system crashes while using the computer system that can be caused by third party applications that are overwriting shared system files of the operating system. System Administrators can run the sfc /scannow command to verify the integrity of all protected operating system files. The check will basically compare the current file with the original version and replace modified files with the original Microsoft version.

It has to be noted that the command will replace all modified files even those that have been modified deliberately by a user of the system (e.g. a patched uxtheme.dll file to be able to use third party themes).

Not everyone likes to use a command line version (that comes with several parameters) on the other hand. File Checker is a small portable software program that offers a GUI for the process. The program gives the system administrator the tools at hand to run most sfc commands from that GUI including starting a system scan, purging the cache or defining the locations of the setup sources.

Options are available that can change the process further. It is possible to reset the cache size to a new value, to disable the Windows File Protection and to define how protected system files should be handled by the scan.

The Windows XP system file checker is a portable alternative for system administrators who like to work with graphical user interfaces. File Checker is available at the developer’s website.

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System Protect Protects Windows Files

Martin — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:45:43 +0000

System Protect can protect custom files and folders as well as system files in Windows. By default all files and folders that are necessary to run the operating system are protected by the security application. Protected in this case means that deleting and modifying protected files is denied to the user. This setting can be changed in the program’s options to allow system changes on the user requests which is for example helpful during system updates.

An access denied window pops up when the user or system tries to delete or modify a protected system file. This popup notification can be removed in the options as well.

Besides protecting important system files System Protect can also protect custom files and folders that have been selected by the user. This is done by adding those files and folders to the Custom Protection tab in the software program’s settings.

Information about files and folders that are protected are stored in a database that gets regularly updated just like the virus definition file of a antivirus software. That’s a good way of keeping up with system changes initiated by Microsoft and other software vendors.

System Protect is compatible with Windows XP 32-bit and 64-bit editions as well as Windows Vista 32-bit editions.

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