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I recently found out that my copy of autochk.exe is corrupt, and the source file that Windows tries to replace it with is also corrupt, according to SFC:

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Can someone e-mail me a copy of their autochk.exe from Windows 7 (latest updates), 64-bit? My address is .

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Alright, if you want something done right...

I used DISM to mount install.wim as read-only from my Windows 7 disk. Since I have the Ultimate edition, I selected index 4 (but this may not be necessary for a generic file such as autochk). I then checked the hashes of all the copies of autochk that I have, and found that the x64 version in WinSXS did not match the original. I took ownership of the appropriate files and directories, deleted the corrupt file, replaced it with the copy from my installation media, and ran sfc /scannow again. This time, Windows was able to complete the scan without any errors.

Windows 7 has the ability to mount WIM files natively, and that process is described here:

http://4sysops.com/archives/windows-7-dism-how-to-mount-manage-and-service-wim-images/

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