Need to find and repair a corrupt file

[Guest]

I got a message that a file was corrupted, and it is causing some problems
now. I forgot to write down which file. I am wondering how I determine
which file is corrupt and then how I repair it.

Alternately, how do I repair it without determining which file it is?

 

[Taurarian]

http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html
Introduction to using scannow sfc (system file checker)

 

[Guest]

I ran a scannow, and it went all the way through and didn't tell me anything.
The problem still exists though. Any other ideas?

 

[Taurarian]

Not without knowing what file it is that is corrupt - could be one of the programs
you have on your computer.

 

[Guest]

It is clearly one of the programs that is loading at start up. Is there any
way to track what program is loading when to get an idea of which is loading
when the problem takes place?

Also, I was watching a video on WinAmp that I had downloaded from FireFox
when this happened. I uninstalled both just now to see if this fixes the
problem else. Any others I might want to dump?

paul

 

[Taurarian]

programs at startup
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm