What is the System File Checker, and how do I run it?

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Dear Leo,
I have 2 hotmail adresses, one i can access fine (christinabitar@hotmail.com) and one i can only reach the inbox page and that's it (kooky555@hotmail.com). in the inbox, i can see all the new emails but i cannot click on any of them! a yellow error icon appears on the left botttom of my screen. what could be the problem? i have tried all the soluctions mentioned above!!!
please help!
christina

You want this article: http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_resolve_my_msn_hotmail_sign_in_problems.html

dont know bout anyone else but i cannot even access my hotmail account, it just comes up with page cannot be displayed and i've heard about other ppl who have the same problem..anyone know wats goin on

You want this article: http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_resolve_my_msn_hotmail_sign_in_problems.html

Hi Leo, when I try to run system file checker a black screen comes up then instantly goes away. Please help.

You need to run a command prompt (start, run and then type "cmd" and OK), and then run the sfc /scannow in the resulting command window.

What is the System File Checker, and how do I run it?
Well Leo explained very well. It is pretty simple and obvious to me.

Here is another way to help you:
Click the Start Icon / Run / Type: “SFC /scannow” without the quote.
Or copy paste
There you go…

Be patient it takes a while. Than restart Windows…

Monk

I ran SFC/scannow & expected a report when it was done - but none was produced. If a report was created, where should I look for it?

There's no report that I'm aware of. Basically if it finds an error, it'll let you know. Otherwise no news is good news. :-)

What if the apps error does not cause a system crash, just a simple click ok,and it's gone would you still run the SFC? IEXPLORE.EXE Application Error
The instruction at "0x1001cbf1" referenced at "0x1001cbf1". The memory could not be "read". Click on ok to terminate the program. That's the apps error i got twice in two days. what should I do about it. XP Home SP2 IE 6

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