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My computer (older Dell xps latop) crashed (BSOD) and when it turned back on, it went in repair mode... unfortunately, problems don't happen one at a time, it lost power during the process. One the next reboot repair was not attempted. So I ran sfc/f (output saved). It corrected a bunch of stuff, but there were errors. Being in a crunch and without internet acces, I checked to see if the system was operationalstable. Everything seemed a-ok. That's until I attempeted to use a usb cable. The system returned a "New device found" (when in fact I used it many times for many years). I tried (bad decision) removing the device and its drivers to reinstall... that's when the newdev.exe error - bad image occured and a "msports.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error" message. I tried uninstalling, reinstalling the driver and it works without errors. But the instant I plug in the usb (prolific "rs232" calbe) to communicate with radios the system fails again with the new device found and eventual error message. I vaguely remember a way to extract/restore files from an image, but not enough to attempt and searches failed to find anything to put me back on track. Any recommendations? p.s. I need to run this machine as the software was never ported for later versions of windows and will not install (even in compatibility mode). the sfc log file states : 2024-06-05 17:10:57, Info CSI 00000398 Hashes for file member \SystemRoot\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-msports_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.16386_none_8ae6587cf259a8c2\msports.dll do not match actual file [l:22{11}]"msports.dll" : Found: {l:32 b:mW+LXmvdMCoaKRsRygjJfOac4gGdoZW4m3wg+ux2z70=} Expected: {l:32 b:wmEWMgxhYjCj6+IAQwLE9ZSrr8sRspRD89Qh+fQvHQs=} 2024-06-05 17:10:57, Info CSI 00000399 [SR] Cannot repair member file [l:22{11}]"msports.dll" of Microsoft-Windows-msports, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral in the store, hash mismatch 2024-06-05 17:10:58, Info CSI 0000039a Hashes for file member \SystemRoot\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-msports_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.16386_none_8ae6587cf259a8c2\msports.dll do not match actual file [l:22{11}]"msports.dll" : Found: {l:32 b:mW+LXmvdMCoaKRsRygjJfOac4gGdoZW4m3wg+ux2z70=} Expected: {l:32 b:wmEWMgxhYjCj6+IAQwLE9ZSrr8sRspRD89Qh+fQvHQs=} 2024-06-05 17:10:58, Info CSI 0000039b [SR] Cannot repair member file [l:22{11}]"msports.dll" of Microsoft-Windows-msports, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral in the store, hash mismatch 2024-06-05 17:10:58, Info CSI 0000039c [SR] This component was referenced by [ml:38{19},l:36{18}]"Windows Foundation" 2024-06-05 17:10:58, Info CSI 0000039d Hashes for file member \??\C:\Windows\System32\msports.dll do not match actual file [l:22{11}]"msports.dll" : Found: {l:32 b:mW+LXmvdMCoaKRsRygjJfOac4gGdoZW4m3wg+ux2z70=} Expected: {l:32 b:wmEWMgxhYjCj6+IAQwLE9ZSrr8sRspRD89Qh+fQvHQs=} 2024-06-05 17:10:58, Info CSI 0000039e Hashes for file member \SystemRoot\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-msports_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.16386_none_8ae6587cf259a8c2\msports.dll do not match actual file [l:22{11}]"msports.dll" : Found: {l:32 b:mW+LXmvdMCoaKRsRygjJfOac4gGdoZW4m3wg+ux2z70=} Expected: {l:32 b:wmEWMgxhYjCj6+IAQwLE9ZSrr8sRspRD89Qh+fQvHQs=} 2024-06-05 17:10:58, Info CSI 0000039f [SR] Could not reproject corrupted file [ml:520{260},l:46{23}]"\??\C:\Windows\System32"\[l:22{11}]"msports.dll"; source file in store is also corrupted (fyi, the instance is Windows Vista Ultimate Service pack 2. I assume its wrongly reported because, prior to the crash, just days before, I installed a new (old) software. At some point it asked if I wanted to overwrite drivers (maybe dll?). And I did, because it was more recent that the previous version of the software I had on... but again this is 15+ year old software written by Motorola. It worked well for a number of days.) 2024-06-05 17:10:58, Info CSI 000003a0 Repair results created: POQ 205 starts: 0: Move File: Source = [l:192{96}]"\SystemRoot\WinSxS\Temp\PendingRenames\88ce74dc8cb7da01b45500003414e822._0000000000000000.cdf-ms", Destination = [l:104{52}]"\SystemRoot\WinSxS\FileMaps\_0000000000000000.cdf-ms" 1: Move File: Source = [l:218{109}]"\SystemRoot\WinSxS\Temp\PendingRenames\98f574dc8cb7da01b55500003414e822.program_files_ffd0cbfc813cc4f1.cdf-ms", Destination = [l:130{65}]"\SystemRoot\WinSxS\FileMaps\program_files_ffd0cbfc813cc4f1.cdf-ms" 2: Move File: Source = [l:244{122}]"\SystemRoot\WinSxS\Temp\PendingRenames\b84375dc8cb7da01b65500003414e822.program_files_common_files_d7a65bb2f0e854e7.cdf-ms", Destination = [l:156{78}]"\SystemRoot\WinSxS\FileMaps\program_files_common_files_d7a65bb2f0e854e7.cdf-ms" 3: Move File: Source = [l:278{139}]"\SystemRoot\WinSxS\Temp\PendingRenames\d89175dc8cb7da01b75500003414e822.program_files_common_files_microsoft_shared_818c5a0e45020fba.cdf-ms", Destination = [l:190{95}]"\SystemRoot\WinSxS\FileMaps\program_files_common_files_microsoft_shared_818c5a0e45020fba.cdf-ms" 4: Move File: Source = [l:292{146}]"\SystemRoot\WinSxS\Temp\PendingRenames\f8df75dc8cb7da01b85500003414e822.program_files_common_files_microsoft_shared_msinfo_817ad0c7c1c8e490.cdf-ms", Destination = [l:204{102}]"\SystemRoot\WinSxS\FileMaps\program_files_common_files_microsoft_shared_msinfo_817ad0c7c1c8e490.cdf-ms" POQ 205 ends. 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