What is System corruption?
Windows OS comprises of lot of core important system files and the configuration settings etc are stored in the system registry. These aspects govern the complete OS and when one or both of these are affected they give constant errors known as system errors. Computer repairing becomes very important when the system corruption occurs and causes the system to behave abruptly.
How to solve errors involving system corruption?
The major reasons for system corruption are -
• Virus and malwares
• Invalid registry keys
• Outdated device driver
• System file corruption due to installation of software
These errors can be overcome by following these computer troubleshooting methods -
1) System Restore
2) Running a complete system scan
3) Using the Windows Repair and system commands
System Restore – System restore is a feature provided in windows which stores a snapshot of the registry on random days. It provides a list of dates to the user and once a date is chosen puts a copy of the registry to that date. This works well when a new device driver or software is installed which has corrupted the system files by installing its files within the registry. System restore puts back the good registry back and helps the system to recover completely. To run the system restore follow these steps –
1) Click on Start and Select All programs
2) Browse to Accessories and then select System tools
3) Choose System restore and select a date prior to the installation of any software or driver installation.
4) After selecting the date click Next
It will apply the settings and restart the system and the system will be clear from these system errors.
Running a complete system scan– Viruses always attack system files and try to take complete control of the system. Viruses are so advanced now that they are designed to compromise the windows shell and then download more files from the internet to affect it further. Disabling system restore is important as the shadow copies can have traces of the virus. To disable system restore follow these steps –
1) Right clicking on My computer and click on Properties
2) Select System Protection from System window
3) Select C: from the Available drives and then click on Configure
4) Select Turn Off System Restore
Once system restore is disabled you should run an antivirus update and then run a comprehensive scan of the system. This will completely take care of any virus or malware infections of the system. It is also advised to keep your system up to date by running the windows update feature which updates the important system files.
Running the Windows Repair – Running the repair will try to replace corrupted system files in the system and to achieve this follow these steps –
1) Put the Windows OS disk into the drive and boot from it
2) When prompted ‘press any key to boot from the cd’, press Enter
3) Choose the language and then select the option to repair OS
4) Select the Windows OS to repair and select Next (this is when you have multiple OS)
5) At the system recovery options menu, select Startup repair
Once the affected files are replaced it will automatically restart the system.
You can follow the above steps to solve any errors even without a computer repair technician’s assistance. These steps will completely eliminate errors related to system corruption. Regular system and antivirus updates keeps the system from getting affected by any malicious files. Buying original version of windows OS software is also very important aspect to keep your system free from all kind of unwanted errors.
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