In Windows 7 only sfc /scannow can be used. This can be done, using the instructions given within this blog post Check and repair Windows system files and component store. In a first step I would let Windows check the system for damaged system files.
#Avast error message side by side configuration is incorrect how to
How to fix an 'side-by-side configuration is incorrect' error? Windows can't resolve the reference to the component (DLL file, manifest etc.). Also missing manifest files or broken links are causing this error. The error message is thrown, if a registry entry, pointing to WinSxS folder, has been deleted or is invalid. What's causing an 'side-by-side configuration is incorrect' error? Further details about WinSxS may be found at Joseph Conway's Technet article, within WikiPedia, within this WindowsClub article and at.
The WinSxS folder is the only location that the component is found on the system, all other instances of the files that you see on the system are "projected" by hard linking from the component store. Each component has a unique name that includes the version, language, and processor architecture that it was built for. A component in Windows is one or more binaries, a catalog file, and an XML file that describes everything about how the files should be installed.Ĭomponents are grouped into logical units, and these units are used to build the different Windows editions. According to this Technet article, this folder stores components of the operating system (. The folder WinSxS has been introduced in Windows XP as a subfolder of the Windows folder.