I powered up my Vista 64 machine tonight and chkdsk starting going berserk. I saw a whole bunch of "deleting index entry" and something about Windows and AMD64. I had no idea what I was even seeing until I did some research, but I'm confused about what's happening. Anyway, from a command prompt I ran sfc /scannow and this is what I saw: C:\Users\Administrator>sfc /scannow Beginning system scan. This process will take some time. Beginning verification phase of system scan. Verification 100% complete. Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of th em. Details are included in the CBS.Log windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For example C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log C:\Users\Administrator>findstr /c:"[SR]" %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log> %userprofile% \Desktop\sfcdetails.txt So, I checked that file and saw this: 2009-02-12 02:17:10, Info CSI 000003a0 [SR] Cannot verify component files for Microsoft-Windows-VideoViewer, Version = 6.0.6001.18000, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b: 31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged (TRUE) 2009-02-12 02:17:11, Info CSI 000003a1 [SR] Cannot verify component files for Microsoft-Windows-VistaSP1CEIP, Version = 6.0.6001.18000, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b: 31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged (TRUE) 2009-02-12 02:17:11, Info CSI 000003a2 [SR] Cannot verify component files for Microsoft-Windows-VMG-Shared.Resources, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture = [l:10{5}]"en-US", VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged (TRUE) 2009-02-12 02:17:11, Info CSI 000003a3 [SR] Cannot verify component files for Microsoft-Windows-VMG-Shared, Version = 6.0.6001.18000, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b: 31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged (TRUE) 2009-02-12 02:17:11, Info CSI 000003a4 [SR] Cannot verify component files for Microsoft-Windows-VolumeManagement-Core, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b: 31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged (TRUE) 2009-02-12 02:17:11, Info CSI 000003a5 [SR] Cannot verify component files for Microsoft-Windows-VolumeManagement, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b: 31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged (TRUE) 2009-02-12 02:17:11, Info CSI 000003a6 [SR] Cannot verify component files for Microsoft-Windows-VssAdmin.Resources, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture = [l:10{5}]"en-US", VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged (TRUE) 2009-02-12 02:17:11, Info CSI 000003a7 [SR] Cannot verify component files for Microsoft-Windows-VssAdmin, Version = 6.0.6001.18000, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b: 31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged (TRUE) 2009-02-12 02:17:11, Info CSI 000003a8 [SR] Cannot verify component files for Microsoft-Windows-VSSProviders, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b: 31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged (TRUE) 2009-02-12 02:17:11, Info CSI 000003a9 [SR] Cannot verify component files for Microsoft-Windows-VssProxyStub, Version = 6.0.6001.18000, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b: 31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged (TRUE) 2009-02-12 02:17:11, Info CSI 000003ac [SR] Verify complete 2009-02-12 02:17:12, Info CSI 000003ad [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components 2009-02-12 02:17:12, Info CSI 000003ae [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction 2009-02-12 02:17:12, Info CSI 000003af [SR] Cannot verify component files for Microsoft-Windows-VssService.Resources, Version = 6.0.6001.18000, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture = [l:10{5}]"en-US", VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged (TRUE) 2009-02-12 02:17:12, Info CSI 000003b0 [SR] Cannot verify component files for Microsoft-Windows-VssService, Version = 6.0.6001.18000, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b: 31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged (TRUE) 2009-02-12 02:17:15, Info CSI 000003b2 [SR] Verify complete And toward the end I saw this: 2009-02-12 02:19:53, Info CSI 00000500 [SR] Cannot verify component files for Microsoft-Windows-VMG-Shared, Version = 6.0.6001.18000, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b: 31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged (TRUE) 2009-02-12 02:19:53, Info CSI 00000501 [SR] Cannot verify component files for Microsoft-Windows-VolumeManagement-Core, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b: 31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged (TRUE) 2009-02-12 02:19:53, Info CSI 00000502 [SR] Cannot verify component files for Microsoft-Windows-VssProxyStub, Version = 6.0.6001.18000, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b: 31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged (TRUE) 2009-02-12 02:19:53, Info CSI 00000503 [SR] Cannot verify component files for Microsoft-Windows-VMG-Shared.Resources, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture = [l:10{5}]"en-US", VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged (TRUE) 2009-02-12 02:19:53, Info CSI 00000504 [SR] Cannot verify component files for Microsoft-Windows-VolumeManagement, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b: 31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged (TRUE) 2009-02-12 02:19:53, Info CSI 00000505 [SR] Cannot verify component files for Microsoft-Windows-VideoViewer, Version = 6.0.6001.18000, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b: 31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged (TRUE) 2009-02-12 02:19:53, Info CSI 00000506 [SR] Cannot verify component files for Microsoft-Windows-VistaSP1CEIP, Version = 6.0.6001.18000, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b: 31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged (TRUE) 2009-02-12 02:19:53, Info CSI 00000507 [SR] Cannot verify component files for Microsoft-Windows-VssAdmin.Resources, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture = [l:10{5}]"en-US", VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged (TRUE) 2009-02-12 02:19:53, Info CSI 00000508 [SR] Cannot verify component files for Microsoft-Windows-VSSProviders, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b: 31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged (TRUE) 2009-02-12 02:19:53, Info CSI 00000509 [SR] Cannot verify component files for Microsoft-Windows-VssAdmin, Version = 6.0.6001.18000, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b: 31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged (TRUE) 2009-02-12 02:19:53, Info CSI 0000050a [SR] Cannot verify component files for Microsoft-Windows-VssService.Resources, Version = 6.0.6001.18000, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture = [l:10{5}]"en-US", VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged (TRUE) 2009-02-12 02:19:53, Info CSI 0000050b [SR] Cannot verify component files for Microsoft-Windows-VssService, Version = 6.0.6001.18000, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b: 31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged (TRUE) 2009-02-12 02:19:53, Info CSI 0000050d [SR] Repair complete 2009-02-12 02:19:53, Info CSI 0000050e [SR] Committing transaction 2009-02-12 02:19:53, Info CSI 00000512 [SR] Verify and Repair Transaction completed. All files and registry keys listed in this transaction have been successfully repaired I have no idea what's going on. It appears that something has been corrupted, but I have no idea how. I'm also confused that a lot of what appears to be hosed has to do with AMD64 something-or-other and I have an Intel Core i7 processor, not AMD64. I'm also confused about whether or not this repair actually worked. At first it appears that it did not, but then at the very end of the file it says that the repair was successful. Which is it? If something is still wrong, what do I do to fix it? Thanks!
You should be good to go. To check, open the drive and under properties do the check and repair bit. It will schedule it for your next startup. Don't use chkdsk from command prompt. -- I mastered Wordstar graphics!
Assuming my disk turns out to be okay, you don't think those other messages are anything to worry about? I don't understand them, so I have no idea. I can't decipher what they're trying to tell me and I can't find any reference to them on Microsoft's site.
If you've got an OEM computer the OS/software package it came with may have been configured to be installed on more than one model of computer, some having different motherboards and chipsets. It isn't all that uncommon to find redundant files or even ghost drivers installed on such systems.
Assuming that my disk turns out to be okay, do you think those other messages are nothing to worry about? I don't understand them at all and I couldn't find any reference to them on Microsoft's website. Thanks!
If you're referring to the AMD64, in 64 bit Vista the Windows\ System32\winsxs directory has thousands of sub-directories that begin with AMD64_, which is used to identify the 64 bit entries. There are also sub-directories named Wow64 and x86 to identify the 32 bit entries. I guess they chose AMD64 over EM64T.