sfc /scannow file replacement log? (in XP, not Vista)

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Can someone please tell me where a LOG file of the actual files that are

being replaced or updated is? I know Event Viewer will indicate that some

files were replaced as an event, but I want to know specifically which dll

files (or whatever) are being replaced in case there are some problems with

some specific programs and I need to restore the previous version. As I

recall (but I may be recalling incorrectly), Event Viewer will not have that

information, much less be able to save it in a log.

[Guest Nonny]

Re: sfc /scannow file replacement log? (in XP, not Vista)

 

On Tue, 27 May 2008 13:51:10 -0600, "Bill in Co."

<not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Can someone please tell me where a LOG file of the actual files that are

>being replaced or updated is? I know Event Viewer will indicate that some

>files were replaced as an event, but I want to know specifically which dll

>files (or whatever) are being replaced in case there are some problems with

>some specific programs and I need to restore the previous version. As I

>recall (but I may be recalling incorrectly), Event Viewer will not have that

>information, much less be able to save it in a log.

 

 

If you do sfc /?, you will see no option for log file <hint>

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: sfc /scannow file replacement log? (in XP, not Vista)

 

Nonny wrote:

> On Tue, 27 May 2008 13:51:10 -0600, "Bill in Co."

> <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>

>> Can someone please tell me where a LOG file of the actual files that are

>> being replaced or updated is? I know Event Viewer will indicate that

>> some

>> files were replaced as an event, but I want to know specifically which

>> dll

>> files (or whatever) are being replaced in case there are some problems

>> with

>> some specific programs and I need to restore the previous version. As

>> I

>> recall (but I may be recalling incorrectly), Event Viewer will not have

>> that

>> information, much less be able to save it in a log.

>

> If you do sfc /?, you will see no option for log file <hint>

 

But that doesn't *necessarily* mean one isn't created, or (more likely) that

that information isn't being written somewhere. Although at this point,

I'm not even betting on that. Which is pretty sad. (I think that is

one thing they did fix in Vista, from what I recall reading).

[Guest Nonny]

Re: sfc /scannow file replacement log? (in XP, not Vista)

 

On Tue, 27 May 2008 15:07:32 -0600, "Bill in Co."

<not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Nonny wrote:

>> On Tue, 27 May 2008 13:51:10 -0600, "Bill in Co."

>> <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>>

>>> Can someone please tell me where a LOG file of the actual files that are

>>> being replaced or updated is? I know Event Viewer will indicate that

>>> some

>>> files were replaced as an event, but I want to know specifically which

>>> dll

>>> files (or whatever) are being replaced in case there are some problems

>>> with

>>> some specific programs and I need to restore the previous version. As

>>> I

>>> recall (but I may be recalling incorrectly), Event Viewer will not have

>>> that

>>> information, much less be able to save it in a log.

>>

>> If you do sfc /?, you will see no option for log file <hint>

>

>But that doesn't *necessarily* mean one isn't created, or (more likely) that

>that information isn't being written somewhere.

 

I don't know why anyone bothers to answer your questions. You never

seem to accept the answers.

>Although at this point,

>I'm not even betting on that. Which is pretty sad. (I think that is

>one thing they did fix in Vista, from what I recall reading).

>

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: sfc /scannow file replacement log? (in XP, not Vista)

 

Nonny wrote:

> On Tue, 27 May 2008 15:07:32 -0600, "Bill in Co."

> <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>

>> Nonny wrote:

>>> On Tue, 27 May 2008 13:51:10 -0600, "Bill in Co."

>>> <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>>>

>>>> Can someone please tell me where a LOG file of the actual files that

>>>> are

>>>> being replaced or updated is? I know Event Viewer will indicate that

>>>> some

>>>> files were replaced as an event, but I want to know specifically which

>>>> dll

>>>> files (or whatever) are being replaced in case there are some problems

>>>> with

>>>> some specific programs and I need to restore the previous version.

>>>> As

>>>> I

>>>> recall (but I may be recalling incorrectly), Event Viewer will not have

>>>> that

>>>> information, much less be able to save it in a log.

>>>

>>> If you do sfc /?, you will see no option for log file <hint>

>>

>> But that doesn't *necessarily* mean one isn't created, or (more likely)

>> that

>> that information isn't being written somewhere.

>

> I don't know why anyone bothers to answer your questions. You never

> seem to accept the answers.

 

Because I have not yet got a *definitive* answer (i.e., not speculative).

[Guest Nonny]

Re: sfc /scannow file replacement log? (in XP, not Vista)

 

On Tue, 27 May 2008 20:16:55 -0600, "Bill in Co."

<not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Nonny wrote:

>> On Tue, 27 May 2008 15:07:32 -0600, "Bill in Co."

>> <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>>

>>> Nonny wrote:

>>>> On Tue, 27 May 2008 13:51:10 -0600, "Bill in Co."

>>>> <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>>>>

>>>>> Can someone please tell me where a LOG file of the actual files that

>>>>> are

>>>>> being replaced or updated is? I know Event Viewer will indicate that

>>>>> some

>>>>> files were replaced as an event, but I want to know specifically which

>>>>> dll

>>>>> files (or whatever) are being replaced in case there are some problems

>>>>> with

>>>>> some specific programs and I need to restore the previous version.

>>>>> As

>>>>> I

>>>>> recall (but I may be recalling incorrectly), Event Viewer will not have

>>>>> that

>>>>> information, much less be able to save it in a log.

>>>>

>>>> If you do sfc /?, you will see no option for log file <hint>

>>>

>>> But that doesn't *necessarily* mean one isn't created, or (more likely)

>>> that

>>> that information isn't being written somewhere.

>>

>> I don't know why anyone bothers to answer your questions. You never

>> seem to accept the answers.

>

>Because I have not yet got a *definitive* answer (i.e., not speculative).

 

When you exhaust everything you know how to do and still can't find

the log, then you will know that my answer was definitive.

[Guest Nonny]

Re: sfc /scannow file replacement log? (in XP, not Vista)

 

On Tue, 27 May 2008 20:16:55 -0600, "Bill in Co."

<not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

 

>>

>> I don't know why anyone bothers to answer your questions. You never

>> seem to accept the answers.

>

>Because I have not yet got a *definitive* answer (i.e., not speculative).

 

I see (via a Google Groups search) that you asked essentially the same

question 3 months ago and you got no "definitive" answer then either.

 

So why ask it again?

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: sfc /scannow file replacement log? (in XP, not Vista)

 

Nonny wrote:

> On Tue, 27 May 2008 20:16:55 -0600, "Bill in Co."

> <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>

>

>>>

>>> I don't know why anyone bothers to answer your questions. You never

>>> seem to accept the answers.

>>

>> Because I have not yet got a *definitive* answer (i.e., not speculative).

>

> I see (via a Google Groups search) that you asked essentially the same

> question 3 months ago and you got no "definitive" answer then either.

>

> So why ask it again?

 

Because somebody may know the answer. And I have some patience and

perseverance. (old school values, pretty much gone with the wind, I know,

I know).

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: sfc /scannow file replacement log? (in XP, not Vista)

 

Nonny wrote:

> On Tue, 27 May 2008 20:16:55 -0600, "Bill in Co."

> <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>

>> Nonny wrote:

>>> On Tue, 27 May 2008 15:07:32 -0600, "Bill in Co."

>>> <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>>>

>>>> Nonny wrote:

>>>>> On Tue, 27 May 2008 13:51:10 -0600, "Bill in Co."

>>>>> <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>>>>>

>>>>>> Can someone please tell me where a LOG file of the actual files that

>>>>>> are

>>>>>> being replaced or updated is? I know Event Viewer will indicate

>>>>>> that

>>>>>> some

>>>>>> files were replaced as an event, but I want to know specifically

>>>>>> which

>>>>>> dll

>>>>>> files (or whatever) are being replaced in case there are some

>>>>>> problems

>>>>>> with

>>>>>> some specific programs and I need to restore the previous version.

>>>>>> As

>>>>>> I

>>>>>> recall (but I may be recalling incorrectly), Event Viewer will not

>>>>>> have

>>>>>> that

>>>>>> information, much less be able to save it in a log.

>>>>>

>>>>> If you do sfc /?, you will see no option for log file <hint>

>>>>

>>>> But that doesn't *necessarily* mean one isn't created, or (more likely)

>>>> that

>>>> that information isn't being written somewhere.

>>>

>>> I don't know why anyone bothers to answer your questions. You never

>>> seem to accept the answers.

>>

>> Because I have not yet got a *definitive* answer (i.e., not speculative).

>

> When you exhaust everything you know how to do and still can't find

> the log, then you will know that my answer was definitive.

 

"Exhaust everything I know, end of story"? I don't know about you, but I

keep learning (or try to), so that will never happen, grasshopper.

[Guest Nonny]

Re: sfc /scannow file replacement log? (in XP, not Vista)

 

On Tue, 27 May 2008 22:31:48 -0600, "Bill in Co."

<not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Nonny wrote:

>> On Tue, 27 May 2008 20:16:55 -0600, "Bill in Co."

>> <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>>

>>

>>>>

>>>> I don't know why anyone bothers to answer your questions. You never

>>>> seem to accept the answers.

>>>

>>> Because I have not yet got a *definitive* answer (i.e., not speculative).

>>

>> I see (via a Google Groups search) that you asked essentially the same

>> question 3 months ago and you got no "definitive" answer then either.

>>

>> So why ask it again?

>

>Because somebody may know the answer. And I have some patience and

>perseverance. (old school values, pretty much gone with the wind, I know,

>I know).

 

Know how to use XP's search using wildcards?

 

Should be a simple task to run the System File Checker and then to run

a simple search of your system disk for "*.log".

 

THAT should be provide you with a "definitive" answer.

 

Of course, then you'd probably wonder if maybe the checker used a

different file suffix other than ".log".

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: sfc /scannow file replacement log? (in XP, not Vista)

 

Nonny wrote:

> On Tue, 27 May 2008 22:31:48 -0600, "Bill in Co."

> <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>

>> Nonny wrote:

>>> On Tue, 27 May 2008 20:16:55 -0600, "Bill in Co."

>>> <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> I don't know why anyone bothers to answer your questions. You never

>>>>> seem to accept the answers.

>>>>

>>>> Because I have not yet got a *definitive* answer (i.e., not

>>>> speculative).

>>>

>>> I see (via a Google Groups search) that you asked essentially the same

>>> question 3 months ago and you got no "definitive" answer then either.

>>>

>>> So why ask it again?

>>

>> Because somebody may know the answer. And I have some patience and

>> perseverance. (old school values, pretty much gone with the wind, I

>> know,

>> I know....).

>

> Know how to use XP's search using wildcards?

>

> Should be a simple task to run the System File Checker and then to run

> a simple search of your system disk for "*.log".

>

> THAT should be provide you with a "definitive" answer.

>

> Of course, then you'd probably wonder if maybe the checker used a

> different file suffix other than ".log".

 

Actually, it does in Vista, from what I recall reading. (So, so much for

assumptions).

[Guest Nonny]

Re: sfc /scannow file replacement log? (in XP, not Vista)

 

On Wed, 28 May 2008 01:00:30 -0600, "Bill in Co."

<not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Nonny wrote:

>> On Tue, 27 May 2008 22:31:48 -0600, "Bill in Co."

>> <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>>

>>> Nonny wrote:

>>>> On Tue, 27 May 2008 20:16:55 -0600, "Bill in Co."

>>>> <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>> I don't know why anyone bothers to answer your questions. You never

>>>>>> seem to accept the answers.

>>>>>

>>>>> Because I have not yet got a *definitive* answer (i.e., not

>>>>> speculative).

>>>>

>>>> I see (via a Google Groups search) that you asked essentially the same

>>>> question 3 months ago and you got no "definitive" answer then either.

>>>>

>>>> So why ask it again?

>>>

>>> Because somebody may know the answer. And I have some patience and

>>> perseverance. (old school values, pretty much gone with the wind, I

>>> know,

>>> I know....).

>>

>> Know how to use XP's search using wildcards?

>>

>> Should be a simple task to run the System File Checker and then to run

>> a simple search of your system disk for "*.log".

>>

>> THAT should be provide you with a "definitive" answer.

>>

>> Of course, then you'd probably wonder if maybe the checker used a

>> different file suffix other than ".log".

>

>Actually, it does in Vista, from what I recall reading. (So, so much for

>assumptions).

 

Nope. In Vista it's a standard log file.