System File Checksum?

Is there some means by which we can track system files and determine whether one has become corrupt?

And then perhaps just replace the system file from an installation disk?

It never fails. I install fresh, then somewhere down the line after some modification or mere daily use, Windows will crash and you never know if that is the beginning of trouble. Maybe a simple replacement file would restore the system. I suppose that's what scandisk is for, but has it ever recommended reinstalling a file?

There's an app that comes with Windows that does that for you, let me go and check and I'll post back if I can find it :D

EDIT: Ok it's called System File Checker. Type in "sfc.exe" from Run under the start menu and it should load.

Thanks Rick Bull.

Do you know what a "CRC Match" is, in the log report?

Wow, that's alot of system files. Definitely a project to figure out which replacements could have cause certain problems that windows doesn't want to report.

Nah sorry I don't know what it is :p Maybe check on the MS site? THey'll probably have something there.