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[crusher]

Okay everytime i open msn and wetsock(weather program) and many others i get this very annoying message that i must click 100 times so that the program can open. If i do not click ok it sits there until i do and another one opens over and over an over...
Heres what pops up:


Can someone help me?

Thanks you very much

[patio]

Do you have a Windows CD ? ?

[crusher]

probably maybe somewhere.

reinstall windows?

[patio]

Not neccessarily...but find the CD first...

[crusher]

found.

[patio]

Go to Start/Run and type in sfc /scannow and hit Enter...
Have the CD handy.
When it's done scanning remove the CD and re-boot.

[crusher]

I entered sfc /scannow 

then i hit enter just liek you said but nothing happened.
any idea what i did wrong? 

[killerb255]

Try Start -> Run -> cmd (press Enter).

Type sfc /scannow in the black box and press Enter.  Tell us EXACTLY what happens.

[patio]

There is a space between sfc and the switch/

[crusher]

Okay, it says:

You mst be an administrator running a console session in order to use the sfc utility.


Now what does this mean. i am an administrator on my PC.

Whats a console session?

thanks for the help

[patio]

How many User accounts are setup on that machine ? ?
You could try the above procedure in Safe Mode...

[crusher]

no other accounts.

[killerb255]

Okay, it says:

You mst be an administrator running a console session in order to use the sfc utility.


Now what does this mean. i am an administrator on my PC.

Whats a console session?

thanks for the help

Poop...I forgot you were running Vista.

Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Right-click on "Command Prompt" -> Left-click on "Run as Administrator." -> Accept the UAC prompt.

Now type sfc /scannow (again, remember the space) and press Enter.

[patio]

Thanx killerb i missed that as well...
Nice Catch !

[Broni]

Another thing to try, if the above doesn't work.
Run Command Prompt again, and type in:
Regsvr32 winrnr.dll
Hit Enter.