Computer gone inSANE! Please HELP!
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Posted 14 August 2006 - 07:46 PM
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Posted 15 August 2006 - 12:52 PM
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Posted 15 August 2006 - 02:43 PM
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Posted 15 August 2006 - 03:33 PM
You can still run CHKDSK C: /f to fix errors on your Disk.
Close all programs
goto --> Start - Run - (type)chkdsk C: /f
Note: this procedure is relatively safe and can be run periodically (Microsoft recommends to do so regularly as a routine) to insure proper Hard Disk functionality.
http://www.microsoft...k.mspx?mfr=true
Note: If chkdsk C: /f "fixes" a location on your Hard Drive that is faulty due to being a "bad sector" or actual "physical" problem at that single location on the Hard Drive, it will save any recovered information for you to examine after chkdsk has run its course. To Be Honest, I have never even heard of anyone being able to make sense of the information saved by chkdsk from a "bad sector". The result will be that you will lose the data, information, or portion of a file that had been erroneously recorded on that "bad Sector".
In actual practice, this does not "create" any problems for you, since the data or file was "already" corrupted by virtue of being erroneously written to a "bad sector". You wouldn't have been able to retrieve it without some pretty high level techie magic.
(Alternative and Disclaimer)
I anticipate that some Members will "give me the raspberry" for making this recommendations, but there is an Excellent tool available to examine and repair Hard Disk surfaces, that is called "SpinRite" from http://www.grc.com. Lots of savvy Members may treat SteveGibson and GibsonResearchCo with a healthy amount of skepticism, mostly because of some of his rather far out speculations about trends with the internet, security, computer hardware, and such.
But the bottom-line, in my opinion, is that SpinRite is an excellent tool, even though it costs money, and may be a useful utility for you to consider buying for this and future maintenance.
OK, I've snapped out my towel and recovered from the "raspberries", so let's move on now.
With the native/embedded tools that Microsoft gives you.... go ahead and run chkdsk C: /f
Realize that this can take quite a while on large disks. It took me about an hour to do a 40gb hard drive just now.
Special Note: Since you purchsed your machine with a "pre-loaded" operating system, and received no physical CD for repair and installation, you should know ---- You are entitled to contact the manufacturer of your machine and request the XP installation CD for your machine at a reasonable shipping and handling fee.
Last time I did this, it cost me $9.00 (us) and I got the disk in about a week.
I'd recommend that you and all others in this situation, contact your manufacturers and request the CD!
Next time you need it, you'll be glad you used your foresite.
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Posted 17 August 2006 - 02:44 AM
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Posted 17 August 2006 - 06:01 PM
Please post the actual URL.
For instance, this is the address of your last HJT Posting on July 12, 2006
http://forums.tomcoy...mp;#entry297910
Is this the problem you are referring to?
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Edited Date and URL, sorry about the misprint
Edited by dough, 17 August 2006 - 06:03 PM.
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Posted 17 August 2006 - 07:44 PM
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Posted 17 August 2006 - 11:05 PM
While you're trying to get your original XP installation disk from the manufacturer, go ahead and get the Windows XP CD from Microsoft.
http://www.microsoft...p2/default.mspx
Bottom right hand corner of the page in the blue highlight.
What I'm hoping to accomplish is to enable you to use Recovery Console from the Installation CD to run Chkdsk /f to repair your Hard Drive.
Then we'll run SFC again.
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That should get you to a point where you can save a backup of your important files and data.
We can then install Everest 2.20 and Belarc Advisor to get a listing of your required drivers.
If your system is still compromised at that point, we can use Recovery Console from your new CD to do a Repair installation.
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Edited by dough, 17 August 2006 - 11:11 PM.
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