XP Practical Tips: Recover Damaged System Files

If Windows XP system files are corrupted by viruses or other reasons, we can recover those corrupted files from the Windows XP installation disk.

specific methods are as follows:

file in the Windows XP installation disk search corrupted, note that the last character of the file name "_" is replaced by the bottom line, for example: if To search for "Notepad.exe" you need to search with "Notepad.ex_".

After searching, open the command line mode (enter "cmd" in "Run") and enter: "Full path of the EXPAND source file The full path to the target file". For example: EXPAND D:\\SETUP\\NOTEPAD.EX_ C:\\Windows\\NOTEPAD.EXE. One thing to note is that if there are spaces in the path, you need to include the path in double quotes (quotation marks).

Finding is of course the best, but sometimes we can't find the files we need when searching on Windows XP. One reason for this is that the file you are looking for is in the "CAB" file. Since Windows XP treats "CAB" as a folder, for Windows XP, just drag and drop the "CAB" file to the appropriate directory.

If you are using other Windows platforms, search for a "CAB" file containing the target file name. Then open the command line mode and type: "EXTRACT /L target location full path of the CAB file", for example: EXTRACT /L C: \\ Windows D: \\ I386 \\ Driver .cab Notepad.exe. As before, as if there are spaces in the path, you need to enclose the path in double quotes.