SFC cannot fix corrupted files in Windows 7 -- Windows Update for May 2015?

Anonymous
2015-05-14T15:47:58+00:00

I believe we have a system wide problem!  No, I am not kidding.  I routinely run SFC on computers and it almost always returns a report of no problems or not often but sometimes reports that it found problems and fixed them.  Rarely, it reports corruption found and not fixed.  In those instances the only way I know to fix this in Windows 7 is to re-build the OS.

 In the past several days I have run SFC on 5 different computers all running Windows 7, but in different places, used by different people. 

All report SFC found corrupted files and was unable to fix them.

I do not know if there is corruption, if SFC is itself incorrect, let alone how to fix this.  There is suspicion that the May 2015 patches may have caused this.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-05-20T17:56:10+00:00

    Hi - I think I've made some progress on this...see my previous post. I have just deleted the earlier offering of KB3035583 and re-installed the revised version. This seems to have had the effect of side-lining the troublesome 3022345 to 'Optional Update' status. I'll repeat this process on my other W7 pc and see if I get the same result. - Ric.  

    Update 1... SFC Scannow completed on first pc... - no issues present.

    Update 2... Installed new offering of KB3035583 on second pc...3022345 now optional! - scannow also found no violations here.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-05-20T17:42:16+00:00

    UPDATE:  I gave KB3022345 another chance.  Same result.  I there for conclude that the revised version of this update has NOT corrected the problem -- at least not in my computer.  It is hidden again.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-05-20T17:18:07+00:00

    Thanks Gerry - I'll give this a try and report back...Ric.

    Update - I haven't tried reinstalling yet but I did uninstall the earlier offering of KB3035583 and when I then went to hidden updates KB3022345 was downgraded to 'Optional'...Mmm!

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-05-20T17:14:32+00:00

    Would one of those have been KB3035583 by any chance? Canadian Tech has referred to this in an earlier post in this thread (apparently it allows MS adware!) - I suspect (as maybe you do) that there is a connection between this and 3022345. I hid it and (yet again) after hiding it says 'recommended' rather than important. - R.

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-05-20T16:14:12+00:00

    I HID IT SO IT WOULD NOT REINSTALL i GOT TWO OTHER SECURITY UPDATES RIGHT AWAY

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