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ComputerProblems -> Corrupt C: Drive (4/22/2008 21:55:34)

Hello, I'm having some computer problems at the moment and could use some help. Let me explain my problem.

I've attempted some research online and failed to find anything about fixing a corrupt C: drive. What i'm finding online is people attempting to explain how to fix a machine that cannot start up.

My machine can boot and I can log in and use it normally. But, whenever I try to use defragmenter or ccleaner, it says I need to run chkdsk, which runs almost every startup. It also says my C: is corrupt. Can anyone help me?



ou812 -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/23/2008 0:20:09)

Have you tried running chkdsk with the F switch? I'm wonder if you are just "reporting" the errors with chkdsk and not actually "F"ixing them.

http://www.ehow.com/how_2052292_run-chkdsk-f-windows-xp.html



ComputerProblems -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/23/2008 15:18:22)

I'll take a look at that and check back in afterwards.



ComputerProblems -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/23/2008 16:42:18)

Okay, I tried this and it did not work. When I attempted to do what you suggested, I was told that the computer needed to be restarted before certain files could be accessed. I told it to run on my next startup and about two hours later after it checked all of the files and I logged in, nothing happened. I tried to run that again and it said the same thing... [:@]



Larry M. -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/23/2008 20:43:26)

Try this:

Boot from your Windows XP disc and select the Repair module, then, at the DOS prompt enter:

CHKDSK(space)/r

To leave the repair module, at the DOS prompt type C:\EXIT

Remove the XP disc and boot normally.

Hope this helps [8D]



ComputerProblems -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/24/2008 7:15:24)

It seems that I have lost the disc. Can I do anything without it?



rdouglass -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/24/2008 10:03:45)

You should be able to run Larry's suggestion if you hit F8 on startup and go into DOS mode.

That's if my memory is correct. [8|]



Larry M. -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/24/2008 12:47:01)

quote:

That's if my memory is correct


Roger,

I view the XP disc boot method as "cleaner" (for no particular reason), but I think I read somewhere the CHKDSK /r function can be activated this way as well.

I'm not going to try it to confirm one way or the other, however [X(]



rdouglass -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/24/2008 13:25:18)

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I view the XP disc boot method as "cleaner"


Absolutely. I agree completely. But they said they lost the disk. [;)]



ComputerProblems -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/24/2008 15:22:19)

I will try Rdouglass's next. I'll check back in afterwards.



jaybee -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/25/2008 14:24:12)

Virus? Did you have an up to date virus checker running? and by Up-to-date I mean daily updates to the signatures at the very least.



ComputerProblems -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/25/2008 15:25:58)

No, I have no virsus. I keep virus definitions up to date and do regular scans.




Larry M. -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/25/2008 17:42:01)

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I keep virus definitions up to date and do regular scans


What you're left with by process of elimination is a corrupted/bloated registry.

I recommend Advanced Windows Care Pro, V2 which you can by for $29.95 (3 licenses). The first time I ran it it found several hundred either empty or corrupted registry entries. The program also checks for Spyware, cleans up Junk Files, helps manage Startup files, etc. Go to: www.iobit.com/

Having "been there" (where you are), I can tell that you are on borrowed time. Either fork over a few $$ now or, since you don't have the XP installation disc, pay more $$ (not much) later + suffer the aggravation of reloading all programs/files (you do have these, don't you?).



jaybee -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/25/2008 20:05:04)

The other thing you could do is download a copy of Hijack This and run it then go post the resulting report over at 5 Star Support where they have a load of security experts who can interpret it.



Larry M. -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/25/2008 21:07:27)

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It seems that I have lost the disc. Can I do anything without it?


Propitious Posting? See: http://www.frontpagewebmaster.com/m-386348/tm.htm#386348



TJolly -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/26/2008 6:30:40)

Hi ComputerProblems

What av software are you using? We need to eliminate any possible virus infection. Please follow the advice of Jaybee and run hjt.

Hjt tutorial



ComputerProblems -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/26/2008 13:14:42)

Alright, I just used HJT and posted the report on their forums.

Also, Larry. I downloaded Advanced Windows Care V2 Personal. I ran the scan and it just says my c: drive is corrupted and unreadable, like the other scan. Does having pro make a difference?



ComputerProblems -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/26/2008 13:16:49)

I tried to use that key update tool and its telling me that it needs to be run on a supported version of the windows xp operating system... I'm confused...



Larry M. -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/26/2008 16:45:29)

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I ran the scan and it just says my c: drive is corrupted and unreadable, like the other scan


Sorry to say this means you're on the proverbial slippery slope [:'(] Make sure you have good file backups - it's too late to worry about program/system integrity, you, apparently, don't have any.

quote:

Does having pro make a difference?
No.




ComputerProblems -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/26/2008 22:59:59)

So alright then. Is my computer going to crash eventaully or what? How long do I have? [&:]



Larry M. -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/27/2008 7:01:56)

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Is my computer going to crash eventually


Yes.

quote:

How long do I have?


The "Blue Screen of Death" is in your immediate future. Plan for it.






matt_f -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/27/2008 11:54:42)

there's a program called 'spinrite'....it scans and corrects corrupts drive sectors and i have had great success with it...i believe the latest version is 6.0

give that a try

~Matt~



ComputerProblems -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/27/2008 12:53:10)

Well that sounds awfully depressing. The machines only about 2 years old and still works great. Ill give Matt's suggestion a try though.



Larry M. -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/27/2008 16:39:45)

I haven't heard of SpinRite - http://www.grc.com/sr/spinrite.htm - BUT for $89.00 (version 6) vice the projected cost of starting over make it a "pay a little now or a lot later" situation.

quote:

The machine's only about 2 years old


Yeah, right. I'm on my third hard drive in two and a half years on my custom-built desktop machine. It's not IF a hard drive will fail, it's WHEN. You're fast approaching the WHEN point; Denial won't work.

The law of averages/run time/how good looking you are/how well you maintain your system, etc., seem to have little bearing on hard drive life expenctancy. BTW, the last time I looked at HD statistics, the best ones still had a 25% +/- failure rate [:'(]





ComputerProblems -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/27/2008 20:05:10)

Wow. Three hard drives in 2 1/2 years. Would it be cheaper to replace the hard drive or buy a whole new system? And if it is cheaper to buy a new hard drive, what would I look for and how would I go about getting XP/Vista onto it?



Larry M. -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/27/2008 20:48:29)

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Would it be cheaper to replace the hard drive or buy a whole new system? And if it is cheaper to buy a new hard drive


My last (and present) hard drive, a 500 gb Samsung, (the two failed hard drives were Western Digital) cost $110.00 at Tiger. Since you lost your XP disc, you have that cost to bear as well (forget Vista). Compare that to a new machine which would have its advantages in processing speed and memory and you have the basis for an intelligent decision.

If you use your computer in business, I favor a new machine with Gold Technical Support. Dell is my choice.



dankos -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/27/2008 21:24:44)

If you work in IT the other thing inevitable about life besides death and taxes is a crashed hard drive. The first thing I do when I sense a drive is going bad, given that the faulty drive is semi-accessible, is start copying or backing-up my data files to a USB drive or memory stick, starting with the most recent and going back to the most recent back-up. System or Windows files are recoverable from the vendor CDs or DVDs.

The last time I had a drive failure I couldn't even get a directory display. I used a program called Restorer 2000 to reconstruct the files from the faulty drive.

Restorer2000 link

Since I assemble my own PCs from components, my policy is to have two hard disks -- one for Windows and the other for data. I run incremental back-ups on the data disk frequently and full back-ups on the C: drive perhaps only semi-annually, because it changes so little and the vendor DVDs serve as the backup.



matt_f -> RE: Corrupt C: Drive (4/28/2008 2:34:54)

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