Windows 7 troubles after VeraCrypt crash

[ramon77]

Hey folks. I ran across this forum while trying to fix a problem I'm having on an old Windows 7 machine. I was encrypting the system drive using VeraCrypt. The power cable on the laptop wasn't secure - it's an old crappy machine - and the battery died partially through the encryption process. Luckily, I was able to decrypt the drive with the rescue disk. However, Windows wouldn't boot. I did some repair magic, including running sfc /scannow booted from a Windows 7 DVD recovery session. After that, I was able to boot into Windows.

However, some of the system files are still damaged. I ran sfc /scannow a few times from within Windows. I then discovered the SFCFix tool. After extracting the windows\system32 folder from the Windows 7 DVD, SFCFix was able to fix most of the problems it was finding. However, there are about a dozen files it still can't fix. I had been getting several DLL warnings. The only one that is still cropping up so far is SearchFolder.dll.

I'm hoping one of you lovely people can help me with these last few files.

Here's the link to the CBS folder... I think I shared it appropriate from Google Drive:
CBS.zip - Google Drive

Thank you!

 

[Sysnative Windows Update]

Hello and welcome!

SFCFix Script

Warning: this fix is specific to the user in this thread. No one else should follow these instructions as it may cause more harm than good. If you are after assistance, please start a thread of your own.

1. Download SFCFix.exe (by niemiro) and save this to your Desktop.
2. Download the file below, SFCFix.zip, and save this to your Desktop. Ensure that this file is named SFCFix.zip - do not rename it.
3. Save any open documents and close all open windows.
4. On your Desktop, you should see two files: SFCFix.exe and SFCFix.zip.
5. Drag the file SFCFix.zip onto the file SFCFix.exe and release it.
6. SFCFix will now process the script.
7. Upon completion, a file should be created on your Desktop: SFCFix.txt.
8. Copy (Ctrl+C) and Paste (Ctrl+V) the contents of this file into your next post for me to analyse please - put
   tags around the log to break up the text.

SFC Scan

1. Click on the Start button and in the search box, type Command Prompt
2. When you see Command Prompt on the list, right-click on it and select Run as administrator
3. When command prompt opens, copy and paste the following commands into it, press enter after each
   
   sfc /scannow
   
   Wait for this to finish before you continue
   
   copy %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log "%userprofile%\Desktop\cbs.txt"
4. This will create a file, cbs.txt on your Desktop. Please attach this to your next post.