9/17/12

Scan Win7 PC for Errors

Ever wonder what to do when you have problems with Windows 7 and your computer will not boot. One great tip is to scan Windows for errors. You'll need to do the following.

Sign-In as the administrator and type the following:
By default the Administrator account on the local system is disabled after installation. This is the case for all Windows 7 installations. Right click on "computer" select "manage" look for the users and groups section, on the users screen right click on the administrator account and select properties, uncheck the "account disabeled" option.


Sfc /scannow /offbootdir=[[driveletter]]:\ / offwindir=[driveletter]]:\windows


Ex:
Sfc /scannow /offbootdir=c:\ /offwindir=c:\windows