Berserk87 Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I have a friends laptop with me that wont boot into windows because of a failed update. Looks like windows is starting then just hangs there for hours and hours, never actually loading. So I'm trying to run sfc /scannow hoping that will find the messed up files and replace them, but windows resource protection keeps blocking me because the cmd prompt isnt being run as admin. I can't boot the computer, so I can't figure out how to get elevated permissions to run sfc /scannow from the startup repair options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_K Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 runas /user:administrator cmd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserk87 Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 that does nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserk87 Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 it looks like that command is from windows xp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryster Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 it looks like that command is from windows xp. runas is a ubiquitous command that has existed in XP, Vista, 7, 2003, 2008 and 2008R2... it may even have been in 2000 and NT4 too, but I can't remember that far back. It is not just a windows xp command. Where are you trying to run sfc from? In the recovery console? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserk87 Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 windows wont boot, so im in 'system recovery tools'. trying the runas command tells me "not recognized as a internal or external command." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryster Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 If you're in the recovery console, then you don't need to do runas. The console should automatically have the rights it needs. Try a chkdsk of the C drive first.... chkskd c: /f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserk87 Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 running it. looks like its stuck at 60%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserk87 Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 I've left check disk running since you first posted to. It scans up to 60% in a matter of seconds, then goes very very slow. its now at 64% showing a couple errors fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
articuno1au Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 That means it's doing something. Let it keep running, and try booting once it's done. Let us know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserk87 Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 check disk finished, fixed a bunch of stuff, still hangs on the loading windows screen. its not freezing there, and ive seen the user screen once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
articuno1au Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Might be getting close to a Linux Live CD + Reformat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserk87 Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 yep. clean install time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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