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elw:
I have just completed a Pre Repairs Scan which has come up with numerous missing Windows Package files.  Tha log states that "problems where found with the packages files, these files need to be replaced". The SFC (System File Checker) doesn't scan and replace some of these files, so you may need to replace them manually".  How do I replace/re-install these missing files?

Also there are three Reparse points which are not "pointing to the correct default location".  How do I correct this error (the log does identify the correct default location)?

Finally there is one problem with the Environmental Variables which states the "folder in the 'Path' variable doesn't exist".  How do I rectify this?

Any assistance would be gratedully received.  Thanks

Willy2:
- Do you have any failed Updates ?
- Click on "Open repair Environment Variables" under the scan screen. Then an extra screen opens. There you can repair e.g. the "Path=" command line.

elw:
I have only gad one failed update = KB2976978.

Not sure how to "...repair e.g. the "Path"=" command line.  Can you explain please?

What about how to replace/re-install the missing package files?  How is this done?

Look forward to ypur reply.

Willy2:
- Any Update places a number of files in a special folder. When one of those files are missing or corrupted then one or more updates will continue to fail. That's why one needs to have a copy of those files BEFORE updating one's system. But I don't know in which folder these files are located. Shane knows.
- Windows Update is very brittle and can easily be broken. That's why I recommend the following:
  1. Set the method to "Notify before downloading". Then you can update when you got enough time.
  2. When WU asks to restart one's system then Always decline. Let WU wait until you shut down your system.
- At the bottom there's a button that opens the "Repair Environment Variables" screen. That's where you can try to fix the Environment variables. You also can manually repair those Variables. Windows provides a GUI for that but then one needs to dig rather deep.

Shane:
Do the scan again and then copy the log text for me and paste it :wink:

When it comes to replacing the missing or corrupt files in the packages folders, you have to normally grab them from a good machine or manually download the update that has them and extract them. Since that isnt easy to do I just ask users to post here, then when I see the log I can grab the files they need and post them :-)

Shane

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