sfc, and Norton vs Windows protection

[Guest]

Can any one tell me whether Norton SystemWorks/Firewall's file protection is
likely to be overriding Windows' File Protection (and thus the functioning of
sfc). (I vaguely recall Norton's setup asking me to let it take over Windows
roles, or someting.) I fear I may have corrupt files, but sfc /scannow gives
me no report log of what it's done, so I don't even know if it's working!
I've heard of sfclog.txt, but how do you instigate it?

 

[Guest]

(See other related posts.) I'm answering myself, not becaouse I'm mad, but
to clear up this post, and also so that no one else wastes any unnecessary
time answering it. So here goes...

Can any one tell me whether Norton SystemWorks/Firewall's file protection is
likely to be overriding Windows' File Protection (and thus the functioning of
sfc). (I vaguely recall Norton's setup asking me to let it take over Windows
roles, or someting.)

Norton say it is, but I don't think it does interfere with Windows system
utilities, just everybody else's.

I fear I may have corrupt files,

Yes you have

but sfc /scannow gives
me no report log of what it's done, so I don't even know if it's working!

Mooch about in the system's .log files, or the event viewer.

I've heard of sfclog.txt, but how do you instigate it?

Who knows!

Thank me. I'm welcome.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

sfclog.txt is for Windows 98 not XP.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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(See other related posts.) I'm answering myself, not becaouse I'm
mad, but to clear up this post, and also so that no one else wastes
any unnecessary time answering it. So here goes...

Can any one tell me whether Norton SystemWorks/Firewall's file
protection is likely to be overriding Windows' File Protection (and
thus the functioning of sfc). (I vaguely recall Norton's setup
asking me to let it take over Windows roles, or someting.)

Norton say it is, but I don't think it does interfere with Windows
system utilities, just everybody else's.

I fear I may have corrupt files,

Yes you have

but sfc /scannow gives
me no report log of what it's done, so I don't even know if it's
working!

Mooch about in the system's .log files, or the event viewer.

I've heard of sfclog.txt, but how do you instigate it?

Who knows!

Thank me. I'm welcome.

 

[Guest]

Thanks.

sfclog.txt is for Windows 98 not XP.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

(See other related posts.) I'm answering myself, not becaouse I'm
mad, but to clear up this post, and also so that no one else wastes
any unnecessary time answering it. So here goes...

Can any one tell me whether Norton SystemWorks/Firewall's file
protection is likely to be overriding Windows' File Protection (and
thus the functioning of sfc). (I vaguely recall Norton's setup
asking me to let it take over Windows roles, or someting.)

Norton say it is, but I don't think it does interfere with Windows
system utilities, just everybody else's.

I fear I may have corrupt files,

Yes you have

but sfc /scannow gives
me no report log of what it's done, so I don't even know if it's
working!

Mooch about in the system's .log files, or the event viewer.

I've heard of sfclog.txt, but how do you instigate it?

Who knows!

Thank me. I'm welcome.