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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?
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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
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RE: Corrupt C: Drive - 4/23/2008 15:18:22
I'll take a look at that and check back in afterwards.
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RE: Corrupt C: Drive - 4/24/2008 7:15:24
It seems that I have lost the disc. Can I do anything without it?
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RE: Corrupt C: Drive - 4/24/2008 15:22:19
I will try Rdouglass's next. I'll check back in afterwards.
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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.
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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?).
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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
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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
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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?
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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...
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RE: Corrupt C: Drive - 4/27/2008 7:01:56
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Is my computer going to crash eventually
Yes.
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How long do I have?
The "Blue Screen of Death" is in your immediate future. Plan for it.
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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
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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RE: Corrupt C: Drive - 4/28/2008 2:34:54
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Make sure you have good file backups - it's too late to worry about program/system integrity, you, apparently, don't have any. 
