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how do i restore or repair a corrupt or deleted file
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by opatzg9

If your system has a recent backup, get it from there. Otherwise you will need to reload what is missing either from its' source or do a search on the web to find a place to download it from. Restore/ Repair is pretty well dependent on the files use and type. With repairing a damaged file there's always data loss problems to deal with. Deleted files if recovered from the recycle bin are great but otherwise you need a good retrieval utility like what comes with nortons utility software or some other of its' kind. What is the file?

by pierrejamme

If you know the name of the file use the "System File Checker" File Run SFC
Select the second option "Extract one file from installation disk", enter the file name and extension, the hit the "Start" key. The program will prompt you for thesource and will usually default the target if a windows file. Select your Win98 CDROM or whereever you are restoring from an thats all. Probably a good idea to run SFC with the first option and set your settings to "Check for changed files" and "Check for deleted files", you will have to run this in its entirety before the files are updated.

by aramos15

You don tell if the file is a windows system file.
but if its you can restore with the next process.
Open start
run
and write sfc and enter
you can see a windows with
stract a file from source
then you can write the name file
and then enter
now you can see a box with something like
c:\win98 and you can click
start
and done.
The sfc command is windows (system file check)

good luck.

by lilly_pk

hi,
if we run backup the problem cuz's less trouble
the windows corrupt's can be removed by running
"SFC" on run and resote the missing file.

by lilly_pk

hi,
if we run backup the problem cuz's less trouble
the windows corrupt's can be removed by running
"SFC" on run and resote the missing file.

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