Corrupt Manifest File

Question

_{Wednesday, September 14, 2016 8:15 PM}

I have a corrupt manifest file. How do I fix it?  Several programs won't start because of it.

Event viewer gives the following message:

Activation context generation failed for "C:\Program Files (x86)\TechSmith\Snagit 13\Ltkrn15u.dll".Error in manifest or policy file "C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\manifests\x86_policy.8.0.microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.9193_none_517238e30f451516.manifest" on line 0. Invalid Xml syntax.

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_{Friday, September 16, 2016 5:56 AM ✅Answered}

Hi moschicago，

Were there any error messages when you run these commands?

If this corrupted file cannot be automatically fixed using these commands, we could manually replace a corrupted system file with a known good copy of the file. Please click this link, check the part of "How to manually replace a corrupted system file with a known good copy of the file".
Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/929833
If If you get the error message "cannot find source files" when run DISM command, you need to have an ISO file mounted and need to specify where it is located with the below command. Please check the following link for detailed information.
System file check (SFC) Scan and Repair System Files & DISM to fix things SFC cannot
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki/windows_10-update/system-file-check-sfc-scan-and-repair-system-files/bc609315-da1f-4775-812c-695b60477a93

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_{Wednesday, September 14, 2016 8:43 PM}

Hey there!

Why don't you try this out -

Open Command Prompt as administrator and give the following command - DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Then,

Restart your computer,

Run CMD in administrator mode and give command - sfc/scannow

_{Thursday, September 15, 2016 5:12 PM}

Thanks, but tried it, didn't work.

_{Friday, September 16, 2016 8:28 PM}

THANK YOU.  Using your advice I was able to fix it.  I did get the "cannot find source files"  message.  I had a good version of the manifest file on another system and was able to replace the corrupted version with a copy of it.  The link https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/929833#bookmark-manually%20repair gave me the information I needed to replace the file.